All Mortality rates articles – Page 20
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HSJ KnowledgeThe three key principles behind clinical decisions on resuscitation
“Do not attempt cardio-pulmonary resuscitation” orders can be a contentious area for clinical teams. Duncan Astill and Nick Morton unpick the principles behind them.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a lean approach can improve care for the growing number of cancer patients
In times where advanced treatments and a population living longer are putting pressure on services, cancer care must transform itself to meet this demand while at the same time as providing efficient, high quality, coordinated and patient-centred service delivery.
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HSJ Local
George Eliot 'concern' at high mortality rate
PERFORMANCE: An external review into mortality rates has been launched at George Eliot Hopsital, which has identified its persistently high death rate as “a concern”.
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NewsDH considers year-of-care tariff for patients with long term conditions
The Department of Health is considering a year-of-care tariff for telehealth technology which varies according to the number and severity of a patient’s long-term conditions.
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NewsGive doctors stronger assisted dying powers, report says
Doctors could be given powers allowing them to help terminally ill patients to die, a report said today.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a new heart valve treatment can improve heart disease mortality rates
A new treatment available to combat valvular heart disease could be an opportunity to improve the care provided to those who would previously have been too ill for open heart surgery - and cut mortality rates in patients with the disease. Dr Mark De Belder explains.
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Comment'It's time to remove the barriers to telehealth'
The results of the latest and biggest telehealth trial suggest that it should undoubtedly now be taken seriously in today’s medicine. Yet there is real resistance to it in the system, and the barriers need to be removed to ensure telehealth success, say Matthew Rutter and Joe Stringer.
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HSJ Local
West Middlesex conducting case note review after higher than average mortality
PERFORMANCE: The west London acute hospital started a “detailed case note review” to establish the cause of the score of 120.3 under the Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator, against a target of 90 or under.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to meet QIPP challenges in end of life care services
A review of palliative care services at one PCT led to the creation of a commissioning strategy that met both the DH’s end of life brief and the QIPP challenges. Andrea Ching explains what NHS Berkshire West did.
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News24,000 diabetes deaths 'preventable', report claims
Up to 24,000 patients with diabetes are dying unnecessarily every year, according to a new report.
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NewsHigh-risk surgery care 'poor' for more than half of patients
More than half of high-risk patients undergoing surgery do not receive good care, according to a study which paints a “disturbing” picture of some NHS services.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy it is vital trusts learn lessons from coroners' reports
When a patient dies, the Coroners Rules 1984 allows coroners to produce a report that has the single purpose of preventing future deaths, if it is deemed the risk of death will continue to exist. Joanna Trewin has some advice on how trusts can avoid these - and what to ...
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Comment'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
The principle in devolving power from the centre into the hands of communities is a worthy one, but it should not obstruct those already well-run and successful regional programmes, says Stephen Eames.
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CommentMedia Watch: the most wonderful time of the year
It is that time of year again, when the national media celebrate the annual publication of the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011.
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CommentLondon practices readying for first GP outcomes scorecard
Next week sees the unveiling of the capital’s GP performance scorecard, after much to-ing and fro-ing over the data between NHS London and the GPs.
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NewsDr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
NHS hospital patients admitted for emergency treatment at weekends are almost 10 per cent more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to the Dr Foster Hospital Guide 2011.
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NewsExclusive: weekend hospital arrivals up to 16pc more likely to die - DH
Patients admitted to NHS hospitals at the weekend are up to 16 per cent more likely to die than those admitted during the week, according to research for the Department of Health.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy occupational therapists have a vital role in integrated care
Occupational therapists make up a significant proportion of the healthcare workforce in the UK, and they have a major contribution to make in driving integrated care as a solution for sustainable and effectice healthcare.
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HSJ Local
Amber-red rating for Coventry and Warwickshire over C difficile and waiting times
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust has given itself an amber-red performance rating after falling short on seven Monitor standards.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe critical factors for an efficient acute medical care unit
Three elements decide the efficiency of an acute medical care unit, and its success or failure. Paul Glynne and colleagues advise on what they are, and the difference the unit is making at University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust.