Wednesday 18 June 2008

AHRQ

AACE patient safety exchange – online resource from American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
http://www.aacepatientsafetyexchange.com/

ASHRM annual conference & exhibition – American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. October 2-5, 2008: Hynes Convention Center, Boston
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7170

Patient safety in public hospitals - report examining patient safety in public hospitals in the state of Victoria (Australia)
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7404

Prescription drugs – proprietary name review. Draft report from FDA pilot program to evaluate submitted drug names and identify their potential risks http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7400

British Geriatrics Society

Clinical governance and older people - compendium document
http://www.bgs.org.uk/Publications/Compendium/compend_1-5.htm

British Medical Association

BMA Scotland response to new government consultation on alcohol misuse (issued by BMA Scotland Tuesday 17 Jun 2008)
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/GGRT-7FPHBX?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Women in academic medicine. developing equality in governance and management for career progression
http://www.library.nhs.uk/HealthManagement/ViewResource.aspx?resID=288068&tabID=290

Care Commission

Care news
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6081&Itemid=152

Public sector equality duties - annual update report 2007-2008
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6111&Itemid=167

Cochrane Collaboration

Cochrane Colloquim 2008 – Evidence in the era of globalisation. 3 - 7 October 2008: Freiburg, Germany
http://www.colloquium.info/urlhost/cochrane/events/5319/Welcome.jsp?T=1213791999164&FORCE_QP=1&artegis_SID=0-27-81-6690-18626-118-9-396343-3278-1221084876122-85-144-111-35

Issue 3, 2008 of The Cochrane Library is 16 July 2008
http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1250

Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

Performance review makes strong recommendations for Improvements to the Nursing and Midwifery Council
http://www.chre.org.uk/news/16

Department of Health

Department of Health business plan 2008 - 2009
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_084340

Extending Professional Regulation Working Group interim report: protecting the public by ensuring that workforce standards are met
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085300

Developing the NHS performance regime
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085215

Health inequalities: progress and next steps
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085307

The NHS resilience and business continuity management guidance 2008: interim strategic national guidance for NHS organisations
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Liveconsultations/DH_085422

Pre-registration education and funding for paramedics: guidance for SHAs, PCTs and ambulance services
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085225

Self care: a national view in 2007 compared to 2004-2005
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085351

Systematic review: Incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events
http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/Record%20Viewing/viewRecord.aspx?id=594026

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Guiding principles for the production of hospital visiting policies
http://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/visiting_policies_-_june_2008.pdf

ESQH

Autumn workshop & council meetings. 12 November 2008: London
http://www.esqh.net/Members/noel/agenda/event20080603165829/view?portal_status_title=AGENDA

European Commission

Information to patients - responses to the public consultation on the key ideas of a legal proposal on information to patients (relates to medicinal products)
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pharmaceuticals/patients/patients_responses_200805.htm

Summary of responses
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/pharmaceuticals/patients/docs/summary_publ_cons_220508.pdf

GMC

GMC Today - May/June
http://www.gmc-uk.org/publications/gmc_today/GMCtoday_june08.pdf

Health Foundation

June 2008 newsletter
http://www.health.org.uk/news/enewsletter/june_2008_newsletter.html

Why look to other countries to learn about health?
http://www.health.org.uk/news/features/why_look_to_other.html

Health Information and Quality Authority

Draft national standards for infection prevention and control
http://www.hiqa.ie/news_releases/080603_hiqa_infection_prevention_control_consultation.asp

Health Information and Quality Authority to host 2010 Health Technology Assessment International Conference
http://www.hiqa.ie/news_releases/080612_hiqa_health_technology_assessment_international.aspThe

Health Information and Quality Authority propose twelve steps for reducing healthcare associated infections
http://www.hiqa.ie/news_releases/080603_hiqa_infection_prevention_control_consultation.asp

Health Professions Council

HPC In Focus - June issue now online
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/news/index.asp?id=206

Health Protection Scotland

Safety warnings in Scotland: medical devices and other equipment (second item on list)
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/subjectsummary.aspx?subjectid=25

Health & Safety Executive

Evidence based evaluation of the scale of disproportionate decisions on risk assessment and management
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr536.htm

Management competencies for preventing and reducing stress at work
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr633.htm

PowerPoint presentation now available to help promote top-level leadership of health and safety
http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/12/powerpoint-slides-for-promoting-the-leadership-guidance

RIDDOR - new edition of guide to the reporting of injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences regulations 1995
http://www.hsenews.com/2008/06/05/a-guide-to-the-riddor-1995

Healthcare Commission

Better outlook for patients with oesophago-gastric cancer but palliative services still need to improve, says first national audit
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6476&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Commissioners appointed: Patrick Boyle, Dr Fiona Campbell and Charles Goody
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6473&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Healthcare watchdog to cross-check NHS performance as trusts make declarations on standards
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6477&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Is the treatment working? Progress with the NHS system reform programme (Audit Commission and the Healthcare Commission)
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6472&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

HSJ

Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/2008/06/hygiene_code_failures_a_wakeup_call.html

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Engaging physicians. How the team can incorporate quality and safety
http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/BC911F30-18F1-417D-974D-F6957B4A0957/0/ReinertsenEngagingPhysicians_ACHEMay08.pdf

From the top – the role of the board in quality and safety
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ProfessionalDevelopment/FromtheTopRoleoftheBoardinQualityandSafetyNov2008.htm

Highly reliable surgical teams (HRST): improving teamwork and surgical outcomes with structured briefings in a large HMO – a spread project
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SurgicalSiteInfections/ImprovementStories/HighlyReliableSurgicalTeams.htm

International Forum on Quality and Safety in Health Care – BMJ student edition article on lessons learnt
http://student.bmj.com/issues/08/06/life/228.php

Outpatient-centered care: quality, access, efficiency, and patient satisfaction
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/OfficePractices/Access/ImprovementStories/OutpatientCenteredCareQualityAccessEfficiencySatisfaction.htm

Reducing birth-related trauma and liability exposure – improvement report
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PerinatalCare/PerinatalCareGeneral/ImprovementStories/ReducingBirthRelatedTrauma.htm

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

Seven leadership leverage points for organization-level improvement in health care (second edition)
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Results/WhitePapers/SevenLeadershipLeveragePointsWhitePaper.htm

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission announces 2009 national patient safety goals
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_npgs_gen.htm

Standards revisions – pre-publication
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/Pre-PublicationStandards

Leadership chapter (governance etc) - effective January 1, 2009
http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/CD9A619C-C364-4543-A840-50E9AD914E17/0/09_ld_ltc2_prepubstds.pdf

King’s Fund

King’s Fund publishes major analysis on polyclinics
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/kings_fund_101.html

Reform of the NHS in England at critical point and further progress needed
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/reform_of_the_nhs_in.html

Response to Commission for Social Care Inspection report on dementia care
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/kings_fund_response.html

King's Fund welcomes government's inequalities strategy but further progress needed in tackling unhealthy lifestyles
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/inequalities.html

National Academies Press

The national children's study research plan: a review
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12211

National Academy for State Health Policy

State health policy news – bulletin 13 June 2008
http://www.nashp.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=D4AF7E20-E86B-4566-84139076698995E7

New Zealand Ministry of Health

Bowel (colorectal) cancer screening programme for New Zealanders
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/cancercontrol-newsandupdates-bowelcancerscreening

Methodology report for the 2006/07 New Zealand health survey
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/methodology-report-2006-07-nz-health-survey

A portrait of health. Key results of the 2006/07 New Zealand Health Survey
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/portrait-of-health

NHS The Information Centre

Wide regional variation in the number of patients seen for NHS dental treatment
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/news-and-media/press-releases/june-2008/wide-regional-variation-in-the-number-of-patients-seen-for-nhs-dental-treatment

NHS Confederation

NHS Confederation comments on health inequalities progress and next steps document from Department of Health
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/782

NHS Confederation comments on King's Fund report on polyclinics
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/780

NHS Confederation release top-ups debate paper
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/783

NHS Confederation responds to carers strategy
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/784

NHS Education for Scotland

Education and development framework for senior charge nurses
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=572

Information governance competency framework goes live
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=566

NHS Litigation Authority

NHSLA risk management standards 2008
http://www.nhsla.com/News

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Stoma care audit
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/4319.html

NHS Wales Clinical Governance Support & Development Unit

Review of Health Commission Wales releases findings
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/news.cfm?orgid=419&contentid=9976

NHS Wales

Your health, your care, your say – conference report
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/Documents/420/Your%20Health%2C%20your%20care%2C%20your%20say%20%2D%20%20english.pdf.pdf

NLH

Integrating NHS care: lessons from the frontline
http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArticle.aspx?uri=http%3a%2f%2fwww.library.nhs.uk%2fresources%2f%3fid%3d288164

Rapid evidence assessment toolkit (from Government Social Research)
http://www.gsr.gov.uk/professional_guidance/rea_toolkit/

NPSA

A practical guide to recognising and responding to early deterioration of acutely ill patients on the wards. 8 July 2008: Manchester Conference Centre
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/events/acutely-ill-patients-on-the-wards

Quarterly report: patient safety incident reports Jan-Mar 2008
http://www.nelm.nhs.uk/Record%20Viewing/viewRecord.aspx?id=594295

Reporting and learning from patient safety incidents in general practice
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/news/reporting-and-learning-from-patient-safety-incidents-in-general-practice

Nursing & Midwifery Council

NMC projects on the go
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3196

NMC responds to CHRE’s expanded performance review
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3199

Office of National Statistics

Marked differences between UK’s four National Health Services
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/ukhealth0608.pdf

Picker Institute

A consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers: a response from Picker Institute Europe to the Department of Health
http://www.pickereurope.org/Filestore/Downloads/Registration_Framework_Picker_Instituter_response__June_08.pdf

Patient Safety Research Portfolio

Diagnostic error in primary care: a learning needs analysis
http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/psrp/documents/PS027_Final_Report_Kostopoulou_2008.pdf

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

Protecting patients - reducing risks. The organisation and management arrangements for the prevention and control of Clostridium difficile in Northern Ireland
http://www.rqia.org.uk/cms_resources/C%20Diff%20Report%201%20Jun%2008.pdf

Scottish Government

60 years of the NHS: a new web resource charting the history of the NHS in Scotland has been set up
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/10111130

Healthy hospitals
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/13112007

Leading better care: report of the senior charge nurse review and clinical quality indicators project
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/30104057/0

Public Health etc (Scotland) Bill
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/13082410

World Health Organisation

World health statistics 2008
http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/2008/en/index.html

World Alliance for Patient Safety

Surgical safety checklist
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/challenge/feasibility_testing/en/index.html

Tuesday 3 June 2008

AHRQ

Correlates of medication error in hospitals
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7341

Health care professionals tools (National Transitions of Care Coalition)
http://www.ntocc.org/Home/HealthCareProfessionals/WWS_HCP_About.aspx

Safety across high-consequence industries conference
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=7308

Australasian Association for Quality in Healthcare

6th Australasian conference on safety and quality in healthcare. 1 – 3 September 2008, Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.conference.co.nz/index.cfm/aaqhc08

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare

Health ministers endorse implementation of safety and quality accreditation reforms
http://www.safetyandquality.org/internet/safety/publishing.nsf/Content/MediaRelease_AccreditationReviewMay08

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Bulletin – autumn 2008
http://www.achs.org.au/pdf/FINAL_ACHS_News_Autumn08.pdf

Australian Patient Safety Foundation

New staff at APSF – move to NPSA
http://www.apsf.net.au/news.php

British Medical Association

BMA response to the GMC statement of findings on the Bristol case (issued Friday 29 May 1998)
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/CLOE-4DYMBH?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Consultants hampered in their efforts to do more for patients, BMA survey shows (issued Tuesday 3 June 2008)
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7F8EFX?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

The 26th international system safety conference: the next generation of safety professionals
http://www.system-safety.org/~issc2008/

CALL FOR MEMBERSHIP – Patient Safety in Pre-Hospital Care Advisory Committee
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/uploadedFiles/Research/Pre-Hospital%20Team%20Request%20for%20LOI.pdf

May 2008 newsletter
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/uploadedFiles/Newsletter/cpsinl%20may08%20EN%20final.pdf

Patient safety in home care
http://www.patientsafetyinstitute.ca/research/homecare_EN.html

Care Commission

Care services for young people need to improve
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6072&Itemid=152

Identifying service users at risk of under nutrition
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6075&Itemid=152

Cochcrane Collaboration

Developing a protocol for a review - 29 July, Oxford, UK
http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1110

Introduction to analysis - 30 July, Oxford, UK
http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1111

Department of Health

Accreditation scheme for health and social care information – next steps and
testing phase

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Lettersandcirculars/Dearcolleagueletters/DH_085064

Departmental report 2008 (annual report)http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/AnnualReports/DH_084908

Government announces a National School for Social Care Research
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_085103

Government launches national dignity tour
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_084941

Implementing the white paper: ‘Trust, assurance and safety: enhancing confidence
in healthcare professional regulators - final report and DH response to
recommendations’

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085162

NHS Chief Executive publishes annual report
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_084854

No patient left behind: how can we ensure world class primary care for black and
ethnic minority people?

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_084971

Report and analysis of the experience of patients in black and minority ethnic
groups

http://www.clingov.nscsha.nhs.uk/Default.aspx?aid=4119

Report of the National Improvement Team for Primary Care Access and
Responsiveness

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_084970

SHAs unveil visions for improved healthcare
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_084980

Health Foundation

Co-creating Health: how ‘co-creating health’ aims to transform long-term conditions care http://www.health.org.uk/publications/briefings/cocreating_health.html

Developing leaders to improve patient care
http://www.health.org.uk/publications/corporate_publications/developing_leaders.html

Further evidence on the link between healthcare spending and health outcomes in England
http://www.health.org.uk/publications/research_reports/spending_outcomes.html

Sir Alan Langlands to chair The Health Foundation's board
http://www.health.org.uk/news/sir_alan_langlands.html

Health Information and Quality Authority

Draft national standards for infection prevention and controlhttp://www.hiqa.ie/news_releases/080603_hiqa_infection_prevention_control_consultation.asp

Health Professions Council

Council decisions - 29 May 2008
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/news/index.asp?id=205

Health Protection Scotland

Hand hygiene monitoring tool
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/ic/publicationsdetail.aspx?id=38074

How we can reduce SABs in NHS Scotland? 1 day event - 30 July 2008, Glasgow / 11 August, 2008 Dunblane
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/news/spdetail.aspx?id=153

Model policies on transmission based precautions
http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/ic/wrdetail.aspx?id=37958&wrtype=2

Health Rights Information Scotland

Bulletin – May 2008
http://www.hris.org.uk/mod_cms/news/newsletter_view.aspx?id=3397

Healthcare Commission

Measuring what matters. An event for AHPs. 11 July 2008, London
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/_db/_documents/Measuring_What_Matters_an_event_for_Allied_Health_Professionals.pdf

HEPS 2008

2nd international conference. 25-27 June 2008, Strasbourg
http://www.esqh.net/Members/noel/agenda/event20070717162301/view?portal_status_title=AGENDA

HSJ

Assessing independent sector performance
http://www.hsj.co.uk/goodmanagement/bestpractice/2008/05/assessing_independent_sector_performance.html;jsessionid=0DB637E9E5DB3B628FEF12A43AD496D1

Patient Safety Congress 2008: Ann Keen urges staff to champion safety
http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/2008/05/patient_safety_congress_2008_ann_keen_urges_staff_to_champion_safety.html

INAHTA

INAHTA briefs
http://www.inahta.org/Publications/Newsletters-Other-publications/3795/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Getting lean in the ED
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/Flow/EmergencyDepartment/ImprovementStories/GettingLeanintheED.htm

Improving safety within the birth center – improvement report
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PerinatalCare/PerinatalCareGeneral/ImprovementStories/ImprovingSafetyWithintheBirthCenter.htm

Injurious fall data collection tool
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/ReducingHarmfromFalls/Tools/ReducingHarmFallsToolsIndex.htm

Partnering with patients and families to design a patient and family-centered health care system: recommendations and promising practices
http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/C810CCBB-2DEB-4678-994A-57D9B703F98D/0/PartneringwithPatientsandFamiliesRecommendationsApr08.pdf

Satellite broadcast of the 20th annual National Forum - December 10 and 11, 2008
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/SatelliteBroadcast20thNationalForumDecember2008.htm

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Advancing quality improvement research: challenges and opportunities. Workshop summary
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/38607/43175.aspx

Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare (ISQSH)

Safeguarding a patient centred service. 12 September 2008, Dublin
http://www.isqsh.ie/_images/conference_notice%5b1%5d.pdf

ISD

Clinical decision-making: is the patient fit for theatre? A report from the Scottish Hip Fracture Audit
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5649.html

Scottish Arthroplasty Project annual report 2008
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5650.html

JBI

Midwifery node now live
http://www.jbiconnect.org/midwifery/home/entry/index.php

NHSScotland and JBI: A dynamic partnership. Celebrating one year of all of Scotland membership. 11 June 2008, Edinburgh (no further online information)

King’s Fund

Background to the ‘next stage review’
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/briefings/background_to_the.html

Understanding doctors - harnessing professionalism
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/kings_fund_publications/understanding_docs.html

MHRA

European Commission launch a public consultation on proposals to recast the medical devices directives
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/CON017731

European Commission public consultation: legal proposal to combat counterfeit medicines for human use
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/CON015432

Public consultation on amendment to the medical devices regulations 2002
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Consultations/Deviceconsultations/CON017800

Public consultation (MLX 350): amendments to the medicines for human use (marketing authorisations, etc) regulations 1994 to clarify pharmacovigilance reporting requirements
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Consultations/Medicinesconsultations/MLXs/CON017761

Seventh National Liaison Officer Conference. 14 November 2008, Manchester
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/ConferencesLearningCentre/Conferences/CON017756

National Academies Press

Adolescent health services: missing opportunities
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12063

Emerging safety science: workshop summary
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11975

Improving the quality of cancer clinical trials: workshop summary
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12146

National Academy for State Health Policy

State health policy news – bulletin 23 May 2008
http://www.nashp.org/_catdisp_page.cfm?LID=D4AF7E20-E86B-4566-84139076698995E7

National Patient Safety Agency

Foresight training programme
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/patientsafety/improvingpatientsafety/humanfactors/foresight

New Zealand Ministry of Health

Scanning the horizon: recent developments in health innovations and technologies (bulletin – first issue – May 2008)
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/A8C0EC925E66A8E1CC25742300817BD2?Open

Statement of intent 2008 – 2011
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/soi0811

NHS Confederation

NHS Confederation responds to legislative proposals on the NHS reform bill and equality bill
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/776

Our priorities for 2008 – 2009
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/issues-3778.cfm

NHS The Information Centre

NHS Comparators wins the ‘best use of information' award at the ASSIST Annual Awards
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/news-and-media/press-releases/may-2008/nhs-comparators-wins-the-best-use-of-information-award-at-the-assist-annual-awards

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Draft best practice statement: caring for the patient with a tracheostomy http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/4293.html

Health and clinical excellence bulletin – May 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/healthandclinicalexcellencebulletin/health_and_clinical_excellence_bulletin.jsp?domedia=1&mid=1057EACC-19B9-E0B5-D4DDD3ACB42179BB

Into practice bulletin – May 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/intopractice-newsletterforimplementers/may2008/intopracticemay2008.jsp

NeLH

NLH document of the week: collection of papers by the GRADE team
http://www.library.nhs.uk/rss/newsAndRssArticle.aspx?uri=http%3a%2f%2fwww.library.nhs.uk%2fresources%2f%3fid%3d286955

Nursing & Midwifery Council

Help us review the midwives ruleshttp://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3178

New midwifery advice sheets
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3172

Patient Safety Research Portfolio

Evaluation of the uptake of advice, directives and guidelines to the NHS concerning patient safety by the safety alert broadcast system (SABS)http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/psrp/documents/PS046_SABS_Final_Report.pdf

Executive summary
http://www.pcpoh.bham.ac.uk/publichealth/psrp/documents/PS046_SABS_Extended_Executive_Summary.pdf

Scottish Government

Evaluation of the accreditation framework for the Scottish national standards for information and advice
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/27161155/0

Evidence briefing - early years and early intervention
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/06/evidence

Independent scrutiny: the independent examination of proposals for major change in NHS services: analysis of consultation responses
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/15143847/0

MRSA screening programme
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/02091748

New approach to tackling drugs
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/05/29103236

Progress on cancer waiting times
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/05/20095324

Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse: Integrated Care for Substance Misusers Project Group - final report
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/05/27154248/0

Scotland Performs goes live
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/06/02090043

Scrutiny of NHS performance
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/05/21114454

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

May commentary (summary of reports)
http://www.spso.org.uk/includes/download.php?id=1149

Scottish Social Services Council

Consultation on proposed amendments to the Scottish Social Services Council’s complaints procedure May 2008
http://www.sssc.uk.com/News+and+Events/Projects+and+Consultations/Consultation+on+Proposed+Amendments+to+the+SSSC+Complaints+Procedure.htm

World Health Assembly

World Health Assembly sets bold new action for WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/wha02/en/index.html

World Alliance for Patient Safety

Progress report 2006-2007
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/information_centre/documents/progress_report_2006_2007.pdf

Summary of the evidence on patient safety: implications for research
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/information_centre/20080523_Summary_of_the_evidence_on_patient_safety.pdf