Inherited blood conditions such as Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia can have a devastating impact on people's lives, but help is... NHFT News
Friday 3 August 2012
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Awareness Month
Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Awareness Month: Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Awareness Month
Inherited blood conditions such as Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia can have a devastating impact on people's lives, but help is... NHFT News
Inherited blood conditions such as Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia can have a devastating impact on people's lives, but help is... NHFT News
Boozing problems are ‘changing kids’ brains’
Boozing problems are ‘changing kids’ brains’:
Detox specialists are treating an average of six new Northamptonshire people each day for alcohol abuse, latest figures showed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Detox specialists are treating an average of six new Northamptonshire people each day for alcohol abuse, latest figures showed. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Measuring wellbeing: a guide for practitioners
Measuring wellbeing: a guide for practitioners:
This guidebook is designed primarily for voluntary organisations and community groups delivering projects and services and aims to improve the design and delivery of services through the use of wellbeing outcome measures. NHS Networks
This guidebook is designed primarily for voluntary organisations and community groups delivering projects and services and aims to improve the design and delivery of services through the use of wellbeing outcome measures. NHS Networks
Implementing the arrangements for emergency preparedness, resilience and response
Implementing the arrangements for emergency preparedness, resilience and response:
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CBA) and the Department of Health (DH) have today published further information on implementing the arrangements for emergency preparedness, resilience and response, including the establishment of local health resilience partnerships (LHRP) while maintaining current resilience arrangements.
Full details are available on the Department of Health’s website.
The NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHS CBA) and the Department of Health (DH) have today published further information on implementing the arrangements for emergency preparedness, resilience and response, including the establishment of local health resilience partnerships (LHRP) while maintaining current resilience arrangements.
Full details are available on the Department of Health’s website.
GPs need more support to promote child health
GPs need more support to promote child health: GP would benefit from more training in paediatric medicine and child health, a report claims. GP Online
How to measure for improving outcomes: a guide for commissioners
How to measure for improving outcomes: a guide for commissioners:
These two slide sets aim to help CCGs make the best use of measurement to support them to commission for improved outcomes. The first set of slides introduces general concepts about approaches to measurement in health care, the uses of structure, process and outcome indicators, and how to achieve a good mix of indicators for commissioning. The second set looks specifically at how commissioners can build up sets of measures along whole pathways of care.
These two slide sets aim to help CCGs make the best use of measurement to support them to commission for improved outcomes. The first set of slides introduces general concepts about approaches to measurement in health care, the uses of structure, process and outcome indicators, and how to achieve a good mix of indicators for commissioning. The second set looks specifically at how commissioners can build up sets of measures along whole pathways of care.
Birth defects not being detected
Birth defects not being detected:
A new report has revealed that one out of every 45 babies born in England and Wales in 2012 had a congenital abnormality.
The annual report by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collates data from six regional registers and covers around a third of all births in England and Wales.
However, it appears that a significant proportion of congenital abnormalities, such as club... Healthcare Today
A new report has revealed that one out of every 45 babies born in England and Wales in 2012 had a congenital abnormality.
The annual report by the British Isles Network of Congenital Anomaly Registers (BINOCAR) collates data from six regional registers and covers around a third of all births in England and Wales.
However, it appears that a significant proportion of congenital abnormalities, such as club... Healthcare Today
Half a million disabled people may lose benefits under reforms
Half a million disabled people may lose benefits under reforms:
Charities reacted with horror as the Government announced that Atos and another private company, Capita, had won three contracts to run a new work-capability check for disabled people being brought in next year. The Independent
Charities reacted with horror as the Government announced that Atos and another private company, Capita, had won three contracts to run a new work-capability check for disabled people being brought in next year. The Independent
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