The Quality Premium (this document is no longer available here but can be found on the National Archives website) rewards clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) for improving the quality of services they commission and for associated improvements in health outcomes and reducing inequalities. It is based on a number of different measures that are set each […]
NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health, Dr Geraldine Strathdee, today called for a drive aimed at improving care for psychosis patients across the country. Dr Strathdee told 150 delegates at the National Psychosis Summit to share best practice and help put together an action plan for making improvements to care across the country. […]
A patient safety alert has been issued today (10 April 2014) by NHS England on minimising risks of omitted and delayed medicines for patients receiving homecare services. This alert has been issued via the Central Alerting System (CAS) to all NHS healthcare organisations that commission clinical homecare services. You can read the full ‘Minimising risks […]
A patient safety alert has been issued today (10 April 2014) by NHS England on minimising risks of omitted and delayed medicines for patients receiving homecare services. Minimising risks of omitted and delayed medicines for patients receiving homecare services Patient safety alerts are shared rapidly with healthcare providers via the Central Alerting System (CAS).
NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health, Dr Geraldine Strathdee, is to head up a drive aimed at improving care for psychosis patients across the country. Dr Strathdee will call on 150 delegates at the National Psychosis Summit to share best practice and help put together an action plan for making improvements to care […]
Hilary Garratt, Director of Nursing at NHS England, said: “The feedback we are getting from this survey is absolutely critical to the ongoing development and improvement of how we care for and treat patients who receive NHS funded services. “We are pleased that patients recognise and report on the things that are working well and we are […]
Jenny Hicken, a Network Delivery Facilitator for NHS England’s Northern Clinical Networks and Senate on Tyneside, looks at why the NHS needs the voluntary sector: Our team has recently received some training on the benefits of Patient and Public Involvement, and the role of the voluntary sector in supporting the work of the NHS. With […]
A Regional innovation Fund (RIF) of £5million was launched by NHS England in November 2013, to support and promote the adoption of innovation and the spread of best practice across the NHS. Bids for the fund were invited from NHS England, the NHS and Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and were managed by an Independent […]
Reduce the risk of hypothermia with CRRT equipment that continuously monitors the temperature of fluid being administered to patients. Risk of hypothermia for patients on continuous renal replacement therapy Patient safety alerts are shared rapidly with healthcare providers via the Central Alerting System (CAS). Related content Patient safety alerts
Dr Mike Bewick wrote to all higher level RO’s to launch the Framework for Quality Assurance – see our Quality Assurance section for more details.