Academy of Royal Medical Colleges

The Academy’s response to the Health Select Committee inquiry into MMC
http://www.aomrc.org.uk/aomrc/admin/news/docs/MMC_response_final.pdf

AHRQ

Hospital survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/hospsurveydb/y2dbsubmission.htm

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority 2007 Annual Report
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7265

Safe Surgery Saves Lives. WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety. June 25, 2008: Washington
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7042

Using Data Effectively to Manage the Risks to Medication Safety. US Pharmacopeia, Institute for Safe Medication Practices. One-day workshop sessions through summer and autumn 2008, US
http://www.ismp.org/educational/ismpuspworkshops.asp

American Hospital Association

States to participate in quality improvement institute
http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews_app/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsNowArticle/data/an_080417_institute&domain=AHANEWS

Appointments Commission

Suspension and termination
http://www.appointments.org.uk/suspension.asp

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare

May 2008 bulletin
http://www.safetyandquality.org/internet/safety/publishing.nsf/Content/703C98BF37524DFDCA25729600128BD2/$File/Update5.pdf

British Medical Association

BMA reports junior doctor recruitment bodies for breaching regulations
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/STRE-7ELCA6?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

BMA Scotland comment on publication of new remote and rural health report
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/GGRT-7ELLG3?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Doctors say healthcare services for elderly people are not good enough
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7EGF2Q?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Report on training is damning indictment of government
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7EEGRL?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Results of research and demonstration projects sponsored in CPSI 2005 Research competition (posted 14 May)
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/research/cpsi/projects_2005.html

The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa

May bulletin
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/news/Cohsasa%20news%20May%2008.pdf

Care Commission

Care watchdog staff praised for exam success
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6042&Itemid=152

Joined Up Care – seminar. ISD hosted. Thursday 12 June 2008
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_events&task=view_detail&agid=306&year=2008&month=06&day=12&Itemid=113

Coventry University

Appointment of world’s first professor of patient safety
http://www.coventry.ac.uk/latestnewsandevents/a/4498

Department of Health

Changing for the better: Guidance when undertaking major changes to NHS services
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_084674

Public perceptions of privacy and dignity in hospitals
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_084763

Health Foundation

Health Foundation report gives wake up call on stroke care
http://www.health.org.uk/news/stroke_care.html

Health Professions Council

Chiropodists / podiatrists selected at random for CPD audits
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/news/index.asp?id=201

Health Protection Scotland

Care bundles
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/ic/bundles.aspx

Healthcare Commission

Maternity for managers and commissioners, 10 July 2008, Birmingham
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/events.cfm

May newsletter
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/newsletter.cfm?cit_id=6462&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

More drug users are being provided with effective treatment services but these are still key areas for improvement
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6432&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

More patients say they receive excellent care from NHS hospitals in major national survey
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6463&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Improvement report: patient first: efficient patient flow management impact on the ED
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Flow/EmergencyDepartment/ImprovementStories/PatientFirstEfficientPatientFlowManagementED.htm

Improvement report: reducing ED door-to-doctor time by implementing lean process and tools
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Flow/EmergencyDepartment/ImprovementStories/ReducingDoortoDoctorTimebyImplementingLeanProcessandTools.htm

‘Quality rules’ – 2008 progress report
http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/741D90B6-753B-4058-A1A2-FF0FB35595E5/0/2008ProgressReportFinal.pdf

Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare

9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference of the TCD School of Nursing & Midwifery, 5-7 November, 2008, Dublin
http://www.isqsh.ie/events/event.asp?ID=57&mnu=8&wgID=

All-Ireland Health Intelligence 2008, November 2008, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin
http://www.isqsh.ie/events/event.asp?ID=64&mnu=8&wgID=

Diploma in quality management – lean healthcare systems – University of Limerick
http://www.isqsh.ie/ssi/_file.asp?ID=303&save=1

Managing quality in healthcare textbook - ISQSH workbook based on the work of Don Berwick and Paul Plsek
http://www.isqsh.ie/ssi/_file.asp?ID=138&save=1

Joanna Briggs Institute

G-I-N Satellite Symposium. A world of difference: Putting a qualitative stamp on evidence synthesis: Wednesday, 1 October, 2008: Helsinki
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/events/2008Finland/

May update on protocols, reviews and reports
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/whats_new/2008.php

Joint Commission

Development of a National Performance Measurement Data Strategy
http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/24812778-7DBB-4F07-884C-9821FFD7792E/0/National_Perf_Measure_Data.pdf

The Joint Commission to Study Consumer Use of Quality Information
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_05_14_08.htm

King's Fund

Dying patients and their relatives to benefit from Department of Health investment in hospital environments
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/dying_patients_and.html

Doctors feel there is a need for clearer understanding of their role
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/doctors_feel_there.html

Fundamental reform of the care and support system needed, says King’s Fund
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/fundamental_reform.html

King’s Fund statement on Department of Health reconfiguration pledges
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/kings_fund_100.html

NASA

Patient safety reporting system
http://www.psrs.arc.nasa.gov/htmlsite/programoverview/index.html

National Academy for State Health Policy

Planning for ABCD III: Building State Capacity for Care Coordination
http://www.nashp.org/_docdisp_page.cfm?LID=5BFBD287-CD3A-4B4D-956BF750BE16C0B1

National Patient Safety Foundation

Definitions resource
http://npsf.org/rc/mp/definitions.php

New Zealand Ministry of Health

Maternity Services Consumer Satisfaction Survey 2007
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/maternity-services-consumer-satisfaction-survey-2007

NHS Confederation

Annual conference and exhibition
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/delivering-the-future-today.cfm?frmAlias=/2008

NHS Confederation sets out its vision for the Darzi review
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/774

NHS Education for Scotland

Allied health professions practice-based education facilitation programme: reflections on the first steps
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=547

Discussion document on the education of health professionals in Scotland launched. Learning to care – executive summary
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/documents/publications/classa/BoardPaperNES-SFCJointWork170408.pdf

NHS National Services Scotland

Merger of Health Facilities Scotland and SHS Equipping and Technical
http://www.nhsnss.org/supplementary_pages/news_detail.php?newsid=61

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

The provision of safe and effective primary medical services out-of-hours follow-up report
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/3873.html

NHS Wales

Clinical Governance Support Unit - telephone coaching and e-coaching
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/news.cfm?orgid=419&contentid=9768

NLH - National Library for Health

NLH document of the week: RCT results may not always provide the best evidence for therapy recommendations
http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArticle.aspx?uri=http%3a%2f%2fwww.library.nhs.uk%2fresources%2f%3fid%3d284676

NLH document of the week: HaCIRIC - creating evidence-based outputs that support decision making
http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArticle.aspx?uri=http%3a%2f%2fwww.library.nhs.uk%2fresources%2f%3fid%3d285247

NICE

Standing advisory committee meetings in public
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/publicmeetings/PublicMeetings.jsp

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Busy start to 2008 for the NMC
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3149

Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority

A conversation with patient safety officers
http://www.psa.state.pa.us/psa/lib/psa/in_the_news_articles/conversation_with_psos_3-2-07.pdf

Scottish Government

Draft quality standards for adult hearing rehabilitation services
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/01153935/0

Final report of the remote and rural steering group
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/06084423/0

University of Manitoba

E-book of the month: Making health care safer: a critical analysis of patient safety practices
www.myuminfo.umanitoba.ca/index.asp?sec=940&too=100&dat=4/26/2005&sta=3&wee=5&eve=8&npa=8359

World Alliance for Patient Safety

Research for patient safety (brochure)
www.who.int/patientsafety/information_centre/documents/ps_research_brochure_en.pdf

World Alliance for Patient Safety

Research for patient safety (brochure)

http://www.who.int/patientsafety/information_centre/documents/ps_research_brochure_en.pdf

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Annual report 2006-2007
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/NHSQIS_AnnualReport_2007.pdf

Corporate plan 06-09
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/NHSQIS_Corp%20plan_2006-2009_web.pdf

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Annual report 2006-2007

http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/files/NHSQIS_AnnualReport_2007.pdf

AHRQ

AHRQ publishes fifth annual national healthcare quality report
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7116

Becoming a high reliability organization: operational advice for hospital leaders
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/hroadvice/hroadvice.pdf

Patient safety and quality: an evidence-based handbook for nurses
http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

What’s new at AHRQ health care innovations exchange
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management

Patient Safety Curriculum – Chicago, 14-17 July 2008
http://www.ashrm.org/ashrm/education/PatSafCurriculum.html

Appointments Commission

New induction programme for freshly appointed chairs and non-execs
http://www.networks.nhs.uk/news.php?nid=2184

Audit Scotland

Quick guide
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/docs/corp/2007/quick_guide.pdf

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare

Evaluation of the pilot of the national open disclosure standard
http://www.safetyandquality.org/internet/safety/publishing.nsf/Content/PriorityProgram-02_PilotNODstd

British Medical Association

More consultants urgently needed to deliver quality care to patients
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7DHD46?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Building the safest health system: strategic plan 2008-2013
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/uploadedFiles/About_CPSI/strategicPlan_2008-2013.pdf

Canadian disclosure guidelines
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/Disclosure.html

CPSI-sponsored issue of Healthcare Quarterly – Patient safety papers
http://www.longwoods.com/home.php?cat=538

New interventions to improve patient safety
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/shn_phase_II_interventions.html

Care Commission

Memorandum of understanding with RPSGB
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5997&Itemid=152

Cochrane Collaboration

Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions - major revision
http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/

Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

Performance review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council
http://www.chre.org.uk/news/16/

Department of Health

Making connections: using healthcare professionals to deliver organisational improvements
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_084514

NHS staff survey shows significant improvement in hospital infection control
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_084031

Patient experience statistics update
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_084241

Ergonomics Society

Improving Patient Safety 2008 – Cambridge, 16-18 July
http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/page.php?p=135&s=6

Geneva Forum

Conference 25 - 28 May 2008. The Forum will focus on "Strengthening Health Systems and the Global Health Workforce"
http://www.esqh.net/Members/Richard/agenda/event20080219145603/view?portal_status_title=AGENDA

Health Information and Quality Authority

First presentation to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children
http://www.hiqa.ie/news_releases/080422_hiqa_presentation_oireachtas.asp

Health Protection Scotland

Compliance with hand hygiene – 2nd audit report
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/news/spdetail.aspx?id=148

Health Professions Council

Listening event - Glasgow, 6 May 2008 + Edinburgh, 8 May 2008
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/events/index.asp?id=174

Healthcare Commission

Good leadership and management are keys to avoiding failings in patient safety
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6188&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Healthcare watchdog launches biggest ever inspection programme in acute NHS trusts to check infection control
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6429&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Spotlight on complaints
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/5632_HC_V18a.pdf

INAHTA

Evidence-informed health policy: using research to make health systems healthier
http://www.inahta.org/Publications/Briefs-Checklist-Impact/2008/3723/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Executive Quality Academy, Boston – 9-12 September 2008
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ProfessionalDevelopment/ExecutiveQualityAcademySept2008.htm

The Spotlight feature has eight items of general interest
http://www.ihi.org/IHI

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Knowing what works in healthcare. A roadmap for the nation
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12038

International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care 2009

International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care 2009. Dates 18-20 March, ICC, Berlin
http://internationalforum.bmj.com/2009-forum

ISD

Information Governance Annual Conference, Holiday Inn, Corstorphine, Edinburgh - 4 June 2008 - Holiday Inn
http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/portal/ig/Pages/SSRecordDetailShort.aspx?referer=AAS&un=nousername&ContainerID=138612&nid=203887&ret=http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/portal/ig/pages/index.aspx?referer=AAS&un=nousername

ISQua

ISQua 2008 - Copenhagen. Conference - 19 to 22 October
http://www.isqua.org/isquaPages/copenhagen08.html

Joint Commission

One size does not fit all: meeting the health care needs of diverse populations report
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_04_21_08.htm

MHRA

European Commission public consultation: legal proposal on information to patients. MHRA response on behalf of UK government
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=CON014932&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased

MHRA corporate plan, business plan and summary report of responses to our public consultation on our five-year strategy published
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/CON014983

The "sunset clause": One-off exercise to establish the marketing status of all medicinal products on the UK market
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Howweregulate/Medicines/Medicinesregulatorynews/CON014922

National Clinical Assessment Office

NCAS to establish service in Scotland in 2008
http://www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/news/ncas-to-establish-service-in-scotland-in-2008

National Academies Press

Advancing quality improvement research:challenges and opportunities - workshop summary
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11884

Standardizing medication labels: confusing patients less. Workshop summary
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/31487/53764.aspx

The state of quality improvement and implementation research:expert views, workshop summary
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11986

National Patient Safety Agency

Corporate plan 2008-2009
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=7558&type=Full&servicetype=Attachment

England's patient safety campaign to launch in July
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/events/patient-safetycongress

Patient Safety Congress - 22 to 23 May 2008 London
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/events/patient-safetycongress

A taste for improving patient safety and quality of life
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/news/a-taste-for-improving-patient-safety-and-quality-of-life

National Patient Safety Foundation

Ambulatory Stand Up for Patient Safety Program
http://www.npsf.org/hp/su/Ambulatory.php

Partnership for Clear Health Communication joins forces with the National Patient Safety Foundation
http://npsf.org/pr/pressrel/2007-05-4.php

NHS Education for Scotland

Information governance bulletin
http://www.elib.scot.nhs.uk/SharedSpace/ig/Uploads/2008/Mar/20080318155106_IG_ebulletin_March08.pdf

NHS National Services Scotland

Information for quality improvement
http://www.indicators.scot.nhs.uk/bulletin13.pdf

NHS Wales

NHS campaign launched to save 1000 lives in Wales
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=781

NHSScotland

Hand hygiene targets
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/04/17104759

NICE

NICE consults on revised methods and process for clinical guideline development
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/pressreleases/press_releases.jsp?domedia=1&mid=09828603-19B9-E0B5-D4A1A3098E0B877B

NICE response to judicial review appeal proceedings
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/pressreleases/press_releases.jsp?domedia=1&mid=3DD2B98F-19B9-E0B5-D456DB1FE3C231B1

NPSA - National Clinical Assessment Service

Memorandum of understanding between the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS) and Independent Healthcare Advisory Services (IHAS)
http://www.ncas.npsa.nhs.uk/news/memorandum-of-understanding

Nursing Times / HSJ

Patient Safety Congress 2008, London - 22-23 May
http://www.patientsafetycongress.co.uk/files/patient_safety_6pp_a4web.pdf

Royal College of Nursing - Scotland

RCN Scotland asks Scottish Government to introduce a new public/patient seat on all health boards
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/scotland/balance_needed_to_create_a_genuinely_mutual_nhs

Scottish Government

National guidance for local authorities and health boards on the implementation of local area coordination for people with learning disabilities
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/27092411/0

Review of free personal care
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/04/28120547

Towards a mentally flourishing Scotland http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/04/03092148/0