Draft revised Foundation Programme Curriculum - for review.
European Working Time Directive – statement – 12 July 2009.
Improving assessment report – 15 July 2009.
Newsletter – July 2009.
No health without mental health 28 July 2009 – ALERT report.
Statement on genomic medicine – 28 July 2009.
European working time directive - news release (26 May).
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Healthcare Improvement Scotland gathers the latest in quality improvement, innovation and adopted best practice. This bulletin brings you research, resources and publications from across the international improvement community. Follow our posts and keep up to date on the improvement methodologies, techniques and policies influencing your healthcare.
Thursday, 30 July 2009
AHRQ
California Hospital Patient Safety Organization. "This Web site offers tools, a newsletter focusing on lessons learned from error reports, and a detailed resource collection to support patient safety organization (PSO) efforts in California."
Council recommendation on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections. Council of the European Union (2009).
Medication safety self assessment for automated dispensing cabinets.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2009. [tool]
Safety first: top of your board's agenda: 100 day challenge survey report. The Patients Association. Harrow, Middlesex, UK: The Patients Association; June 2009.
Taking charge of your healthcare: your path to being an empowered patient.
Chicago, IL: Consumers Advancing Patient Safety; 2009. [toolkit / website]
[Links to external webpages]
Council recommendation on patient safety, including the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections. Council of the European Union (2009).
Medication safety self assessment for automated dispensing cabinets.
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2009. [tool]
Safety first: top of your board's agenda: 100 day challenge survey report. The Patients Association. Harrow, Middlesex, UK: The Patients Association; June 2009.
Taking charge of your healthcare: your path to being an empowered patient.
Chicago, IL: Consumers Advancing Patient Safety; 2009. [toolkit / website]
[Links to external webpages]
Audit Scotland
Health and community care bulletin – 30 June 2009.
Improving public sector purchasing.
[Links to external webpages]
Improving public sector purchasing.
[Links to external webpages]
BMJ
2010 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare. 20-23 April, 2010, Nice, France.
[Linkls to external webpage]
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Care Commission
Association for Continence Advice - annual study day. The Association of Continence Advice (ACA) Scotland is holding an Annual Study Day on 1 October 2009 in Falkirk.
Care news – summer 2009.
Care trigger tool: care homes for older people - pressure ulcer prevention.
Provider guidance - housing support and care at home inspections.
Registration of managers of care at home services.
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Care news – summer 2009.
Care trigger tool: care homes for older people - pressure ulcer prevention.
Provider guidance - housing support and care at home inspections.
Registration of managers of care at home services.
[Links to external webpages]
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission response to Health Committee report on patient safety.
CQC publishes plans on how it will assess health and social care in 2009/10.
Joan Bakewell at launch of Commission’s charter.
Regulator emphasises need for improvement in care provided to people detained under the Mental Health Act.
Regulator says NHS must do more to protect children from neglect and abuse.
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CQC publishes plans on how it will assess health and social care in 2009/10.
Joan Bakewell at launch of Commission’s charter.
Regulator emphasises need for improvement in care provided to people detained under the Mental Health Act.
Regulator says NHS must do more to protect children from neglect and abuse.
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Centre for Health Economics
CHE – Newsletter – July 2009.
CHE Research Paper 49, What explains variation in the costs of treating patients in English obstetrics specialties?
Policy briefing – July 2009 - Geographical variation in quality of life: the role of public service organisations.
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CHE Research Paper 49, What explains variation in the costs of treating patients in English obstetrics specialties?
Policy briefing – July 2009 - Geographical variation in quality of life: the role of public service organisations.
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Department of Health
2008/2009 national survey of investment in adult mental health services.
Appointment of General Pharmaceutical Council Chair.
Chair announced for new adjudication body for health professionals - Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA).
End of life care strategy: First annual report.
Essence of care: a consultation on a new benchmark on pain.
Estimating future numbers of adults with profound multiple learning disabilities in England.
Extending professional and occupational regulation. The report of the working group on extending professional regulation.
Government's Response to the Health Select Committee Report on Top-up fees.
GP patient survey 2009.
Green paper: Shaping the future of care together.
Health profiles 2009 launched.
Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy implementation plan.
Moving forward: progress and priorities - working together for high quality sexual health: Government response to the Independent Advisory Group's review of the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy.
New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health - consultation.
Prevention package for older people.
Primary care and community services: improving GP access and responsiveness.
Quality accounts engagement report.
Safeguarding adults: report on the consultation on the review of No Secrets.
Three-digit number (3DN) to access non-emergency health care.
A year of progress towards High Quality Care for All.
[Links to external webpages]
Appointment of General Pharmaceutical Council Chair.
Chair announced for new adjudication body for health professionals - Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator (OHPA).
End of life care strategy: First annual report.
Essence of care: a consultation on a new benchmark on pain.
Estimating future numbers of adults with profound multiple learning disabilities in England.
Extending professional and occupational regulation. The report of the working group on extending professional regulation.
Government's Response to the Health Select Committee Report on Top-up fees.
GP patient survey 2009.
Green paper: Shaping the future of care together.
Health profiles 2009 launched.
Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy implementation plan.
Moving forward: progress and priorities - working together for high quality sexual health: Government response to the Independent Advisory Group's review of the Sexual Health and HIV Strategy.
New Horizons: towards a shared vision for mental health - consultation.
Prevention package for older people.
Primary care and community services: improving GP access and responsiveness.
Quality accounts engagement report.
Safeguarding adults: report on the consultation on the review of No Secrets.
Three-digit number (3DN) to access non-emergency health care.
A year of progress towards High Quality Care for All.
[Links to external webpages]
E-watch on innovation in health services
Consultation paper. A Draft National Strategy for Medical Research and Public Health Research. June 2009. (Australian Government)
National support to public health research: a survey of European ministries. (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Out-of-hours care in western countries: assessment of different organizational models.
(Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre)
Riding the knowledge translation roundabout: lessons learned from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Summer Institute in knowledge translation.
Theory versus practice. Discussing the governance of health technology assessment systems. [Stockholm Network]
[Links to external webpages]
National support to public health research: a survey of European ministries. (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
Out-of-hours care in western countries: assessment of different organizational models.
(Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre)
Riding the knowledge translation roundabout: lessons learned from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Summer Institute in knowledge translation.
Theory versus practice. Discussing the governance of health technology assessment systems. [Stockholm Network]
[Links to external webpages]
Health Foundation
Casting the patient safety net - launched in June 2009, the Health Foundation’s Safer Patients Network will test, develop and export ways to make healthcare safer for patients and build improvement skills in their systems of care.
Co-creating Health featured on BBC Radio 4’s Case notes. Link to BBC programme page.
Putting shared decision making into practice. “Shared Decision Making, the Health Foundation’s new programme, is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to explore how shared decision making can best be implemented into clinical practice.”
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Co-creating Health featured on BBC Radio 4’s Case notes. Link to BBC programme page.
Putting shared decision making into practice. “Shared Decision Making, the Health Foundation’s new programme, is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to explore how shared decision making can best be implemented into clinical practice.”
[Links to external webpages]
HSJ
NHS risk management conference. Thursday 8th October 2009. Venue - TBC, London.
[Link to external webpage]
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Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Chapter progress report 2009
Plus:
Chapter progress report 2009 - accomplishments
Plus:
Chapter progress report: goals 2009 - 2010
Healthcare 411 Podcast News Series from AHRQ. "Weekly audio and video programs for both consumers and clinicians feature the latest AHRQ research findings as well as informational stories on health care topics to help consumers improve the quality of their health care and navigate the system."
Health communications toolkits: improving readability of patient education materials.
Impact – leadership community.
Improvement methods – homepage. “We have collected all of the best content we know of — including change concepts, measures, resources, improvement stories, and downloadable tools — to help you make improvement successful in your organization.”
Rethinking comparative effectiveness research: An interview with Dr. Donald Berwick.
[Linkls to external webpages]
Plus:
Chapter progress report 2009 - accomplishments
Plus:
Chapter progress report: goals 2009 - 2010
Healthcare 411 Podcast News Series from AHRQ. "Weekly audio and video programs for both consumers and clinicians feature the latest AHRQ research findings as well as informational stories on health care topics to help consumers improve the quality of their health care and navigate the system."
Health communications toolkits: improving readability of patient education materials.
Impact – leadership community.
Improvement methods – homepage. “We have collected all of the best content we know of — including change concepts, measures, resources, improvement stories, and downloadable tools — to help you make improvement successful in your organization.”
Rethinking comparative effectiveness research: An interview with Dr. Donald Berwick.
[Linkls to external webpages]
ISD (selected stats – 30 June and 28 July issues)
Alcohol-related mortality and morbidity.
Audit of Critical Care in Scotland 2009 – Reporting on 2008. (Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group)
Childhood hospital admissions and mortality.
Dental statistics.
Drug treatment waiting times.
Findings from the 2nd Balance of Care/Continuing Care Census - 31 March 2009.
General ophthalmic services.
Genito-urinary Medicine ( GUM ) Statistics, year ending December 2008.
Mental Health (Psychiatric) Hospital Activity Statistics.
Prescribing statistics.
Provision of Injecting Equipment in Scotland, 2007/08.
Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the new GMS Contract - National Prevalence Day Scotland Level Prevalence Estimates for 2008/09.
ScotPHO website section updates.
Scottish Breast Screening Programme Statistics 2007/2008.
Scottish schools adolescent lifestyle and substance use survey.
Teenage Pregnancies 2007.
Web based Clinical Outcome Indicators – year end 30.06.08
[Links to external webpages]
Audit of Critical Care in Scotland 2009 – Reporting on 2008. (Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group)
Childhood hospital admissions and mortality.
Dental statistics.
Drug treatment waiting times.
Findings from the 2nd Balance of Care/Continuing Care Census - 31 March 2009.
General ophthalmic services.
Genito-urinary Medicine ( GUM ) Statistics, year ending December 2008.
Mental Health (Psychiatric) Hospital Activity Statistics.
Prescribing statistics.
Provision of Injecting Equipment in Scotland, 2007/08.
Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) of the new GMS Contract - National Prevalence Day Scotland Level Prevalence Estimates for 2008/09.
ScotPHO website section updates.
Scottish Breast Screening Programme Statistics 2007/2008.
Scottish schools adolescent lifestyle and substance use survey.
Teenage Pregnancies 2007.
Web based Clinical Outcome Indicators – year end 30.06.08
[Links to external webpages]
MHRA
3rd Annual MHRA Paediatric Regulation Seminar. Thursday 11 February 2010 - London.
Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative (BROMI): Improvements in Detailed Descriptions of Pharmacovigilance System (DDPS) assessments.
Draft guidance for comment on the UK's arrangements under the hospital exemption scheme for advanced therapy medicinal products.
Marketing Authorisation applications for medicines using the Decentralised procedure (DCP) with the UK as Reference Member State (RMS): New or earlier slots available in all therapeutic areas.
Members announced for the MHRA’s Agency Board.
MHRA Annual Report and Accounts 2008/09.
MLX 356 - Outcome of consultation on proposals for regularising the position of those mixing and administering medicines in palliative care.
MLX 357 - Outcome of consultation on measures to strengthen the medicines’ supply chain and reduce risk from counterfeit medicines.
Public consultation (MLX 360): Latent UK marketing authorisation (MA) applications.
Public consultation (MLX 361): The UK proposals on the charging of fees in respect of the European Regulation (EC 1234/2008) on variations to Medicines Marketing Authorisations.
Revised statement on medical and non-medical prescribing and mixing medicines in clinical practice.
Streamlining the approval process of safety variation applications of medicines.
[Links to external webpages]
Better Regulation of Medicines Initiative (BROMI): Improvements in Detailed Descriptions of Pharmacovigilance System (DDPS) assessments.
Draft guidance for comment on the UK's arrangements under the hospital exemption scheme for advanced therapy medicinal products.
Marketing Authorisation applications for medicines using the Decentralised procedure (DCP) with the UK as Reference Member State (RMS): New or earlier slots available in all therapeutic areas.
Members announced for the MHRA’s Agency Board.
MHRA Annual Report and Accounts 2008/09.
MLX 356 - Outcome of consultation on proposals for regularising the position of those mixing and administering medicines in palliative care.
MLX 357 - Outcome of consultation on measures to strengthen the medicines’ supply chain and reduce risk from counterfeit medicines.
Public consultation (MLX 360): Latent UK marketing authorisation (MA) applications.
Public consultation (MLX 361): The UK proposals on the charging of fees in respect of the European Regulation (EC 1234/2008) on variations to Medicines Marketing Authorisations.
Revised statement on medical and non-medical prescribing and mixing medicines in clinical practice.
Streamlining the approval process of safety variation applications of medicines.
[Links to external webpages]
National Academies Press
Accelerating the Development of Biomarkers for Drug Safety: Workshop Summary. [full text free online]
Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research. [full text free online]
[Links to external webpages]
Initial National Priorities for Comparative Effectiveness Research. [full text free online]
[Links to external webpages]
New Zealand Ministry of Health
DHB Hospital Benchmark Information. Report for the Quarter January - March 2009.
Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu. National Health Coordination Centre (NHCC) Action Plan and Planning Assumptions.
Longer life, better health? Trends in health expectancy in New Zealand, 1996 – 2006.
Programme for the integration of mental health data.
Report on Indicators of DHB Performance (IDP) for Quarter Three 2008/09Report on Indicators of DHB Performance (IDP) for Quarter Three 2008/09.
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Influenza A (H1N1) Swine Flu. National Health Coordination Centre (NHCC) Action Plan and Planning Assumptions.
Longer life, better health? Trends in health expectancy in New Zealand, 1996 – 2006.
Programme for the integration of mental health data.
Report on Indicators of DHB Performance (IDP) for Quarter Three 2008/09Report on Indicators of DHB Performance (IDP) for Quarter Three 2008/09.
[Links to external webpages]
NHS Education for Scotland
Communiqué – June 2009.
A guide to health care support worker education and role development.
Education and development framework for senior charge nurses.
Information Governance Newsletter - issue 21.
The scope for joint education and training for health and social care support workers in Scotland.
Working with individuals with cancer, their families and carers. Continuing development framework for healthcare support workers.
And:
Working with individuals with cancer, their families and carers - practice examples.
[Links to external webpages]
A guide to health care support worker education and role development.
Education and development framework for senior charge nurses.
Information Governance Newsletter - issue 21.
The scope for joint education and training for health and social care support workers in Scotland.
Working with individuals with cancer, their families and carers. Continuing development framework for healthcare support workers.
And:
Working with individuals with cancer, their families and carers - practice examples.
[Links to external webpages]
NHS Employers
Equality Bill - consultation on public sector duty.
Independent review of KSF commissioned.
Medical Education England: launch of website.
New service from NHS Litigation Authority - now providing a new service for NHS organisations on age discrimination claims, alongside its existing advisory role on equal pay claims.
[Links to external webpages]
Independent review of KSF commissioned.
Medical Education England: launch of website.
New service from NHS Litigation Authority - now providing a new service for NHS organisations on age discrimination claims, alongside its existing advisory role on equal pay claims.
[Links to external webpages]
NHS Evidence – formerly National Library for Health
Annual Evidence Update on Oesophago-gastric Cancers: 22-26 June 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis: from 29 June to 3 July 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities: from 29 June to 3 July 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Hip Fracture: 27-31 July 2009
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Annual Evidence Update on Osteoporosis: from 29 June to 3 July 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities: from 29 June to 3 July 2009
Annual Evidence Update on Hip Fracture: 27-31 July 2009
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NHS Information Centre
Audit shows sixty percent of people with diabetes in England not receiving recommended care.
[Links to external webpages]
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NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement
Organisational Health: a new perspective on performance improvement?
The NHS Institute to collaborate in public sector peer review initiative.
The Productive Operating Theatre - to be launched 21 September 2009. The NHS Institute is developing an exciting new programme for perioperative practitioners, surgeons and anaesthetists.
[Links to external webpages]
The NHS Institute to collaborate in public sector peer review initiative.
The Productive Operating Theatre - to be launched 21 September 2009. The NHS Institute is developing an exciting new programme for perioperative practitioners, surgeons and anaesthetists.
[Links to external webpages]
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
Clinical standards for stroke services: care of the patient in the acute setting – update June 2009.
eNews – Issue 36 – July 2009.
Improving nutritional care newsletter. Issue 3 now available for download.
Latest guideline available on SIGN website - British guideline on the management of asthma.
Learning disabilities services local reports: Ayrshire and Arran local report now available.
Resource pack for CHD Improvement Programme.
Scottish Government Health Directorates 2nd annual regulation event. Edinburgh International Climbing Arena. 27 & 28 October 2009.
[Links to external webpages]
eNews – Issue 36 – July 2009.
Improving nutritional care newsletter. Issue 3 now available for download.
Latest guideline available on SIGN website - British guideline on the management of asthma.
Learning disabilities services local reports: Ayrshire and Arran local report now available.
Resource pack for CHD Improvement Programme.
Scottish Government Health Directorates 2nd annual regulation event. Edinburgh International Climbing Arena. 27 & 28 October 2009.
[Links to external webpages]
NICE
2009/034 NICE interventional procedures programme publishes landmark 300th guideline. [news release]
eNews – May 2009.
Health and clinical excellence bulletin – July 2009 (issue 63).
Health and clinical excellence bulletin – June 2009 (issue 62).
Into practice – July 2009.
NICE starts work on setting quality standards.
Sir Ian Kennedy presents his report on the value of new innovative health technologies.
[Links to external webpages]
eNews – May 2009.
Health and clinical excellence bulletin – July 2009 (issue 63).
Health and clinical excellence bulletin – June 2009 (issue 62).
Into practice – July 2009.
NICE starts work on setting quality standards.
Sir Ian Kennedy presents his report on the value of new innovative health technologies.
[Links to external webpages]
Scottish Government
Better heart disease and stroke care action plan.
Better Together: Scotland's patient experience programme: patient priorities for inpatient care report no. 5/2009.
GP access survey: results and methodology.
NHSscotland efficiency and productivity programme: delivery framework.
One year job guarantee for nurses and midwives.
Patients' rights bill for users of the NHS in Scotland consultation analysis report and Scottish Government response - quick read summaries.
The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009.
Review of allergy services in Scotland: a report by a working group of the Scottish Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.
[Links to external webpages]
Better Together: Scotland's patient experience programme: patient priorities for inpatient care report no. 5/2009.
GP access survey: results and methodology.
NHSscotland efficiency and productivity programme: delivery framework.
One year job guarantee for nurses and midwives.
Patients' rights bill for users of the NHS in Scotland consultation analysis report and Scottish Government response - quick read summaries.
The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Sunbed) Regulations 2009.
Review of allergy services in Scotland: a report by a working group of the Scottish Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee.
[Links to external webpages]
Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Administrative justice in Scotland - the Way Forward. The final report of the Administrative justice Steering Group.
Ombudsman's commentary July 2009.
SPSO issues Performance Update 2008-09.
SPSO publishes new advice leaflet for public service providers.
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Ombudsman's commentary July 2009.
SPSO issues Performance Update 2008-09.
SPSO publishes new advice leaflet for public service providers.
[Links to external web pages]
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