Current Awareness Bulletin Archive: September 2008

Wednesday 24 September 2008

AHRQ

Decisionmaker brief - barcoded medication administration
http://healthit.ahrq.gov/images/aug08bcmadmbrief/bar_coded.html

Keeping kidney patients safe. Renal Physicians Association. Website
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=8386

Patient safety in mental health: driving seven steps for safer services. November 26, 2008; Hilton Leeds City Hotel, Neville Street, Leeds
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=8398

Potential signals of serious risks/new safety information identified by the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) - FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=8397

Will it work here? A decisionmaker's guide to adopting innovations
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/resources/guideTOC.aspx

Audit Scotland

Day surgery in Scotland - reviewing progress - September 2008
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/work/health_national.php

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Winter 2008 bulletin - http://www.achs.org.au/pdf/Winter2008FINAL.pdf

British Medical Association

BMA Scotland welcomes First Minister's commitment to NHS General Practice - http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/GGRT-7J5JEK?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

BMJ

Evidence for the impact of quality improvement collaboratives: systematic review
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/336/7659/1491

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

CDC expands testing recommendations for chronic Hepatitis B virus infection
http://www.cdc.gov/media/pressrel/2008/r080918.htm

Centre for Health Economics

Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services in England
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/che/pdf/rp40.pdf

Department of Health

European Commission

Quality in and equality of access to healthcare services: HealthQUEST
http://www.euro.centre.org/detail.php?xml_id=86

GMC

Giving patients confidence - UK-wide consultation for the review of the GMC's guidance on confidentiality launched
http://www.gmcpressoffice.org.uk/apps/news/latest/print.php?key=457

GMC affiliates: bridging the regulatory gap
http://www.gmcpressoffice.org.uk/apps/news/archive/detail.php?key=460

Health Professions Council

Council decisions - 11 September 2008
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/news/index.asp?id=218

HPC re-elects council president
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/pressreleases/index.asp?id=281

Health Protection Scotland

Communicating with the public about health risks. Health Protection Network Scottish guidance. September 2008
http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/about-hps/hpn/risk-communication.pdf

Health Protection Network for Scotland Review of Activities 2007 - 2008 -http://www.documents.hps.scot.nhs.uk/about-hps/hpn/hpn-review-activities.pdf

Health & Safety Executive

HSE enforcement policy statement - updated
http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/23/hse-enforcement-policy-statement-updated

Proposed guidance on blood-borne viruses in the workplace
http://news.hse.gov.uk/2008/09/22/proposed-guidance-on-blood-borne-viruses-in-the-workplace

Volunteers are protected by health and safety legislation - Scotland
http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2008/sco13608.htm

Healthcare Commission

Healthcare watchdog applauds NHS for reductions in MRSA infections http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6546&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Newsletter September 2008
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/newsletter.cfm

Survey shows steady improvements in community mental health services
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?cit_id=6544&FAArea1=customWidgets.content_view_1&usecache=false

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Open School - case studies
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/CaseStudies.htm

Open school - improvement projects
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/ImprovementProjects.htm

Quality and safety education for nurses - recommended website
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/QualityandSafetyEducationforNursesWebsite.htm

When and where are errors and harm most likely to occur?

http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/IHIOpenSchool/ErrorsandHarmLikelytoOccur.htm

White papers collection. White papers represent innovative work by organizations affiliated with IHI
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Results/WhitePapers

Reducing hospital-acquired infections in a skilled care unit - improvement report
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SafetyGeneral/ImprovementStories/ReducingHAIinaSkilledCareUnit.htm

ISD

CHD & Stroke newsletter - September 2008
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffernamedFile=ISD_chd_stroke_newsletter_Sep08_Issue.pdf&pContentDispositionType=inline

JBI is proud to have Scottish Centre for Evidence Based Care of Older People, and National Healthcare Group HSOR Collaborating Centre for Evidence Based Health Services Management as our latest JBI Collaborating Centre
http://www.joannabriggs.edu.au/whats_new/2008.php

Joint Commission

Joint Commission - Online newsletter September 2008
http://www.jointcommission.org/Library/jconline/jconline_sept_2008.htm

The King's Fund

Response to Department of Health review of additional private drugs for NHS care
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/top_ups_response.html

Widespread variations remain in local NHS spending - new analysis from The King's Fund
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/media/pct_spend_variations.html

MHRA

Drug Safety Update: Volume 2, Issue 2 September 2008
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Safetyguidance/DrugSafetyUpdate/CON025631

Medicines Act 1968 Advisory Bodies Annual Report 2007
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&dDocName=CON2032766&RevisionSelectionMethod=Latest

Press release: British Pharmacopoeia launches new website http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON025695

Directives Bulletin 3 - Guidance on the operation of the EU vigilance system in the UK
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Regulatoryguidance/Devices/DirectivesBulletins/CON2033888

The European Commission's proposal to harmonise the handling of variations to national licences
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Howweregulate/Medicines/Medicinesregulatorynews/CON025707

National Library for Health

New - commissioning specialist library
http://www.library.nhs.uk/commissioning/

New Zealand Ministry for Health

Ministry of Health Response to the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee's Fourth Report to the Minister of Health. reporting mortality 2002-2005
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/5F77CE9129728B54CC2574CC007941B9?Open

Guidance for improving supportive and rehabilitative care for adults with cancer in New Zealand. Review document and submission booklet
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/80BF3E9AD8EC9F9FCC2574C2001223B4?Open

Health expenditure trends in New Zealand 1996-2006
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/996395487E25E3D6CC2574C8001C3512?Open

NHS Confederation

Press release: NHS Confederation challenges Professor Sikora on NHS drug bill fantasy figures
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/824

NHS Education for Scotland

Applications invited for the Scottish Senior Clinical Fellowship Scheme
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=621

Evaluation of practice education facilitator report
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=630

The first capability framework in Scotland for nurses who care for children and young people who are looked after away from home is launched
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/news/items/default.asp?id=625

Supporting a development & educational infrastructure around children's & young people's mental health - 30 October, Stirling University
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/events/items/default.asp?id=711

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

PIRAMHIDS - Positive and Innovative Resource: A Mental Health Interactive
Database (Scotland)
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/4649.html

Revised NHSQIS process for technology apprasial guidance published by NICE
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/3763.html

NHS Wales

Delivering emergency care services. an integrated approach for delivering unscheduled care in Wales
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/documents/decsstrategye.pdf

Toolkit developed for transfer of care communications
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/news.cfm?orgid=419&contentid=10596

NICE

eNews - September 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/nicee-newsletter/nice_enewsletter.jsp

Health and clinical excellence bulletin - September 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/healthandclinicalexcellencebulletin/health_and_clinical_excellence_bulletin.jsp

International policy consulting partners tender
http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/tenders/InternationalPolicyConsultingPartnerstender.jsp

Into practice - newsletter for implementers - September 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/intopractice-newsletterforimplementers/into_practice__newsletter_for_implementers.jsp

NICE seeks new members for its independent advisory committees on the use of health technologies
http://www.nice.org.uk/getinvolved/joinnwc/healthandotherprofessionals/MemberTechnologyAppraisalCommittee.jsp

Primary care update - September 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/updateforprimarycare/update_for_primary_care.jsp?domedia=1&mid=6654BB65-19B9-E0B5-D4D1D48356B9ADF4

Northern Ireland Executive

Minister welcomes publication of GP Quality Achievements 2007/08
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-dhssps/news-dhssps-190908-minister-welcomes-publication.htm

NPSA

New guidance issued to improve nutrition and hydration standards in all healthcare settings
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/news/new-guidance-issued-to-improve-nutrition-and-hydration-standards-in-all-healthcare-settings

NHS Number to be used as the unique patient identifier by all NHS organisations in England and Wales
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/news/nhsnumber

Start of the 4th national audit project: major complications of airway management in the UK (NAP4) on 1st September 2008
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/improvingpatientsafety/anaesthesia-and-surgery/rcoa-national-audit

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Beyond consultation - sign up for UK wide events
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3304

Framework for QA monitoring 2008/09
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3332

Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow

Triennial conference - 6 and 7 November 2008: SECC, Glasgow
http://www.rcpsg.ac.uk/FellowsandMembers/BenefitsandServices/HotTopics/Pages/TriennialConference.aspx

OECD

Information availability for measuring and comparing quality of mental health care across OECD countries
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/53/47/41243838.pdf

Pharmaceutical pricing policies in a global market
http://www.oecd.org/document/36/0,3343,en_2649_33929_41000996_1_1_1_37407,00.html

Scottish Government

Accessing the mental health support worker service in Wester Hailes: exploring issues of accessibility to a service for people with co-morbid problems
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/04114324/0

Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon announced the re-appointment of the Chair to the Scottish Health Council
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/03104855

Draft Budget 2009-10
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/12140641/0

Health boards across Scotland have today been allocated record levels of funding to help give all children the best possible start in life
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/04081949

Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon chairs NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (QIS) Annual Review
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/16091353

Making an impact: exploring how to measure the mental health impacts of working in a social firm
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/04114432/1

New patient waiting time guarantee proposals http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/22100255

PLUS patients' rights consultation:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/22091148/2

Patient guidance leaflet: hospital appointments & waiting times explained
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/04113930/0

Rapid take-up of GP extended hours scheme
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/09133207

Single-crew ambulances to end
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/09/17150958

Statistics Canada

Making sense of health rankings
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/MakingSense_HealthRankings_web_secure_e.pdf

Swedish National Institute for Public Health Policy

Health for all? A critical analysis of public health policies in eight European countries
http://www.fhi.se/shop/material_pdf/R200821_Health_for_all0808komp.pdf

WHO

Atlas of health in Europe, 2nd edition 2008
http://www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20080905_1

Wednesday 3 September 2008

Age Concern

On the right track? A progress review of the human rights of older people in health and social care
http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/On_the_right_track_FINAL.pdf

AHRQ

Assessing the evidence base for context-sensitive effectiveness and safety of patient safety practices: developing criteria
http://www.psnet.ahrq.gov/resource.aspx?resourceID=8303

Audit Scotland

A review of palliative care services in Scotland
http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/work/health_national.php

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

National forum on safety and quality in health care, Adelaide, Australia. 29-31 October 2008
http://sapmea.asn.au/conventions/forumsqhc2008/

British Medical Association

BMA response to new information on polyclinics
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/GFLR-7HRKCN?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

BMA Scotland response to the Scottish Government's proposed strategy to tackle alcohol misuse
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/HREY-7HPDWY?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Clock is ticking on Junior Doctors' hours, BMA warns
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7HRH4D?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

PFI a millstone for NHS, BMA says
http://www.bma.org.uk/pressrel.nsf/wlu/SGOY-7J3JV7?OpenDocument&vw=wfmms

Care Commission

Care Commission welcomes Audit Scotland review of palliative care services in Scotland
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6306&Itemid=152

National care standards for older people campaign - theatre tour
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6318&Itemid=152

Tissue viability national programme
http://www.carecommission.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6309&Itemid=152

Cochrane Collaboration

The Cochrane Collaboration strategic review update
http://news.cochrane.org/view/item/review_one.jsp?j=1312

Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence

Regulators’ performance review
http://www.chre.org.uk/news/40

Department of Health

£1 million new funding for world's first end of life care research institute
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_087172

Ambulance guidelines: reducing infection through effective practice in the pre-hospital environment http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_087430

Common assessment framework [for children] – fact sheet
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/_files/eCAF_Fact_Sheet.pdf

Disease management information toolkit (DMIT) paediatric asthma data module
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_087167?IdcService=GET_FILE&dID=171009&Rendition=Web

Five years on: delivering the diabetes national service framework http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_087123

Going further faster II: applying the learning to reduce HCAI and improve cleanliness
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_087431

Impact assessment of introduction of HPV vaccination
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/DH_087475

Report of the national patient choice survey, England - March 2008, and provisional headlines for May 2008
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsStatistics/DH_087437

Department of Health & Children (Rep of Ireland)

A vision for change - the 2nd report of the expert group on mental health policy
http://www.dohc.ie/publications/vision_for_change_2nd_report.html

European Commission

Scientific evidence for policy-making
http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/pdf/scientific_evidence_policy-making_en.pdf

GMC

Licensing and revalidation – web information pages
http://www.gmc-uk.org/about/reform/index.asp

European Society for Quality in Health Care

Autumn Workshop – 11 and 12 November, 2008: London
http://www.esqh.net/Members/noel/agenda/event20080603165829/view?portal_status_title=AGENDA

Health Foundation

Does public release of performance results improve quality of care? A systematic review
http://www.health.org.uk/publications/research_reports/performance_results.html

Health Professions Council

HPC are seeking the views of stakeholders on the potential statutory regulation of psychotherapists and counsellors
http://www.hpc-uk.org/mediaandevents/news/index.asp?id=215

Healthcare Commission

Healthcare watchdog keeps up the pressure to improve learning disability services
http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.content_view_1&cit_id=6538

INAHTA

INAHTA briefs compilation volume 8
http://www.inahta.org/Publications/Newsletters-Other-publications/3795/

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Reducing hospital-acquired infections in a skilled care unit – improvement report
http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SafetyGeneral/ImprovementStories/ReducingHAIinaSkilledCareUnit.htm

Transforming care at the bedside (TCAB) – improvements double nurse time at the bedside
http://www.ihi.org/NR/rdonlyres/0FF90B6F-2AA8-4981-96EE-53608A177F0E/0/RutherfordTCABImprovementsinterview_HFMABusinessofCaringAug08.pdf

Institute of Health Economics [Canada]

Health technology assessment on the net. 10th Edition
http://www.ihe.ca/publications/library/2008/health-technology-assessment-on-the-net-10th/

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Addressing the barriers to pediatric drug development: workshop summary
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11911

Internal Emergency Medicine

Evidence-based knowledge management: an approach to effectively promote good health-care decision-making in the information era
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l176410027464270

ISD

Acute activity, waiting times and waiting lists to 30th June 2008 (quarterly and annual data)

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5725.html

Delayed discharges in NHSScotland (formerly patients ready for discharge) figures from the July 2008 census
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5726.html

‘Mystery shopper’ study 2008: A study of GUM service access for acute STIs in Scotland
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5727.html

The Scottish bowel screening pilot key performance indicators
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5728.html

Suicide statistics 2007
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/5724.html

Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Person-centred support. What service users and practitioners say
http://www.jrf.org.uk/bookshop/eBooks/2173-person-centred-support.pdf

Joint Commission

The Joint Commission to develop hospital standards for culturally competent patient-centered care
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_08_25_08.htm

The Joint Commission perspectives, special issue, August 2008
http://www.jointcommission.org/NewsRoom/NewsReleases/nr_08_25_08.htm

MHRA

Drug safety update: volume 2, issue 2 September 2008
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Safetyguidance/DrugSafetyUpdate/CON025631

Public consultation (MLX 351): Proposals for amendments to medicines legislation to allow dispensing opticians access to certain prescription only medicines (poms)http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Publications/Consultations/Medicinesconsultations/MLXs/CON025637

National Academies Press

Addressing the barriers to pediatric drug development: workshop summary
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11911

NHS Confederation

Mental Health Network responds to Healthcare Commission on learning disability services for young people and adolescents
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/815

NHS Confederation welcomes first quarter figures for NHS
http://www.nhsconfed.org/issues/mediacentre-listing.cfm/pressrelease/816

NHS Education for Scotland

An e-education strategy for NHS Education for Scotland Pharmacy programme 2008-2009
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/documents/publications/classa/250808NES_eEd_strat.pdf

Visible, accessible and integrated care capability framework for the advanced practitioner: nursing in the community
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/documents/publications/classa/270808Capability_Framework_for_the_Advanced_Practitioner.pdf

Working with individuals with cancer, their families and carers professional development framework for nurses. specialist and advanced levels
http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/documents/publications/classa/250808_cancer_healthcare_spec.pdf

NHS Information Centre

Data on written complaints in the NHS 2007/08
http://www.ic.nhs.uk/statistics-and-data-collections/audits-and-performance/complaints/data-on-written-complaints-in-the-nhs-2007-08-%5Bns%5D

NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement

Quality improvement: theory and practice in healthcare
http://www.institute.nhs.uk/service_transformation/quality_improvement/quality_improvement%3a_theory_and_practice_in_healthcare.html?utm_source=newsletteraugust08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=quality

For the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s catalogue please see:
http://www.institute.nhs.uk/index.php?option=com_joomcart&Itemid=194&main_page=document_product_info&cPath=67&products_id=403

NHS Litigation Authority

[Draft] Equality scheme. December 2008
http://www.nhsla.com/NR/rdonlyres/0231D7B2-C853-4D32-8263-56E24C0CA91C/0/DraftEqualityScheme2008.pdf

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

Maternal history taking best practice statement
http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis/4543.html

NICE

Health and clinical excellence bulletin: August 2008
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/nicenewslettersandalerts/healthandclinicalexcellencebulletin/health_and_clinical_excellence_bulletin.jsp?domedia=1&mid=E035F3E9-19B9-E0B5-D4E247C59106A938

NICE 2008: Excellence in action, 10th anniversary conference. 3-4 December 2008: Manchester Central, Manchester
http://www.nice.org.uk/newsevents/events/niceannualconference/nice_annual_conference.jsp

NPSA

Healthcare staff told: Clean your hands at the point of care to save lives
http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/corporate/news/healthcare-staff-told-clean-your-hands-at-the-point-of-care-to-save-lives

Nursing and Midwifery Council

NMC announces interim chief executive
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3306

New NMC Council - recruitment update
http://www.nmc-uk.org/aArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3278

OECD

Health status determinants: lifestyle, environment, and efficiency. Economics department working papers no. 627
http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2008doc.nsf/ENGDATCORPLOOK/NT0000363E/$FILE/JT03249407.PDF

Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority

Unannounced hospital hygiene inspections
http://www.rqia.org.uk/publications/rqia_review_reports.cfm

Royal College of General Practitioners

Good medical practice for general practitioners
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/PDF/GMP_web.pdf

Royal College of Nursing

RCN Scotland Board nomination deadline extended
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/scotland/rcn_scotland_board_nomination_deadline_extended

RCN Scotland members give evidence to Mental Health Act Review Group
http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/news/article/scotland/rcn_scotland_members_give_evidence_to_mental_health_act_review

Scottish Government

A&E waiting times at an all time low
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/26094817

eHealth Strategy 2008 - 2011
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/26094817

Fall in cancer waiting times 'encouraging'
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/19102404

Free personal and nursing care 2006-07
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/26093433

The Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force: report on the Scottish government's two HAI programmes between January 2003 and March 2008
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/09/02115016/0

New dementia research network
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/29081256

Opening of new Pitlochry hospital
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/08/19143809

Organisational performance management in a government context: a literature review
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/25142353/0

Tackling occupational segregation in Scotland: a report of activities from the Scottish Government cross-directorate Occupational Segregation Working Group
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/08/27101332/0

WHO

Inequities are killing people on a "grand scale" reports WHO's Commission
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr29/en/index.html

WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety

Patient safety workshop. Learning from error
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/activities/technical/vincristine/en/index.html

WHO patient safety curriculum guide for medical schools
http://www.who.int/patientsafety/activities/technical/medical_curriculum/en/index.html