All Quality accounts articles – Page 3
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CommentJo Webber on NHS care scandals
At the heart of the care scandal in Mid Staffordshire foundation trust and the Baby Peter case is the need for a strong culture of questioning and scrutiny
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CommentBen Bridgewater on why funding clinical audit is essential
Observing clinical outcomes and ensuring they enrich the NHS’s wealth of data is essential so audit must be fully backed by national funding, leadership and IT
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HSJ KnowledgeOne year on: Darzi's long and winding road
Only 12 months into Lord Darzi’s 10-15 year vision, it is no surprise that little real progress has been seen. But the forthcoming public spending squeeze could be a large and unexpected obstacle in the road to improved quality, safety and innovation.
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CommentLord Darzi on the first year of high quality care for all
The NHS’s cup is not running over as the service enters a period of increasing financial pressure, but the vintage laid down last year offers the best hope for everyone’s future
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NewsBe honest about weaknesses in quality accounts, FTs told
Foundation trusts have been urged to be “honest” with the public about weaknesses in their quality reports and accounts.
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NewsMPs to debate health reforms
MPs are set to consider reforms including the NHS constitution, quality accounts and personal health budget pilots following the Health Bill’s passage through the House of Lords.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS quality improvement: delivering and demonstrating quality
Following our highly successful Quality Information Assurance online seminar, in partnership with Oracle, in February, we are delighted to bring you the next step in supporting you on your quality journey: Quality Improvement - delivering and demonstrating quality in the NHS.
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NewsDepartment of Health publishes list of quality measures
The Department of Health will this Friday publish a “menu” of measures agreed by senior clinicians for judging the quality of their care.
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HSJ KnowledgeGuidance on implementing the never events framework
Operating on the wrong part, or leaving an instrument inside a patient, should not happen. Martin Fletcher and Tanya Huehns look at attempts to make such ‘never events’ history
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Blogs
NHS news blog: Alan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a series of policies to help avoid more NHS services falling to the “appalling” standards exposed at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.Providers will have to publish the number of complaints they get and an annual statement on how they are involving patients and the public ...
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NewsAlan Johnson launches new rules on patient involvement
Health secretary Alan Johnson has announced a series of policies to help avoid more NHS services falling to the “appalling” standards exposed at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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DH says NHS can save money and improve patient safety
The NHS is in a position to make “significant” efficiency savings without compromising patient safety, according to a senior Department of Health economist.
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NewsMid Staffs scandal: confed says NHS must 'put its own house in order'
The NHS Confederation has said the NHS must “put its own house in order” in response to the failures at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.
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Blogs
NHS news blog: Mid Staffs scandal - confed says NHS must 'put its own house in order'
The NHS Confederation has said the NHS must “put its own house in order” in response to the failures at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust.Two reports, on the trust’s progress since the highly critical Healthcare Commission investigation and lessons for the whole NHS, were published yesterday. Health secretary Alan Johnson announced ...
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Confed proposes peer review to avoid Mid Staffordshire repeat
The NHS Confederation has called on hospital trusts to invite others trusts’ directors to inspect their services to help prevent failures such as those at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust.
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Blogs
NHS news blog: Confed proposes peer review to avoid Mid Staffordshire repeat
The NHS Confederation has called on hospital trusts to invite others trusts’ directors to inspect their services to help prevent failures such as those at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust.The confederation has proposed a series of steps that should be take voluntarily in response to ...
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News
Dry run for quality accounts gets the go ahead
All foundation trusts, and other provider trusts in the East of England, will have to publish reports on the quality of their services this year, it has been confirmed.
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Experts voice concerns over 'cyclical NHS sackings'
The NHS should be less ready to “junk” managers when things go wrong, senior figures have said.
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NewsAudit Commission warns that data quality is still too poor
The NHS has made only limited progress in improving its data quality in the last five years, the Audit Commission has said.
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CommentNoel Plumridge on foundation trusts
Are foundation trusts here to stay? Five years have passed since the prototypes first saw the light of day. Once controversial enough to bring the government’s very survival into question, how far has this radically new and politically controversial way of organising NHS hospitals simply become normal?