All NHS Information Centre articles – Page 2
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NewsHealth database sparks privacy fears
Debate has reignited about the sale of patient records containing information on mental health conditions, diseases like cancer and habits such as drinking or smoking being sold to organisations such as drug and insurance companies.
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CommentMore patient data ultimately means better care
Help us get a complete picture of the care the NHS delivers
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NewsA&E attendance highest in spring, not winter
Accident and emergency attendances have been at their highest between April to June every year since 2008-09, according to a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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NewsHigher death rate NHS trusts named
Seven NHS trusts have higher than expected death rates for patients who die in hospital or within 30 days of discharge, according to new data.
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News'Significant difference in opinion' remains over data access
Plans to create “safe havens” where patient identifiable data is processed and pseudonymised for use by bodies across the health service could be dropped, it emerged this week.
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NewsCare.data will ‘reduce flow of confidential data around NHS’
The establishment of a new national patient database will “reduce the flow of patient identifiable data” around the NHS, the Health and Social Care Information Centre’s clinical director said yesterday.
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HSJ KnowledgeBetter data saves lives
Reviewing information systems in the NHS to better identify problems
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HSJ Local
Norfolk and Suffolk sickness absence rate second highest in region
WORKFORCE Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust had the second highest average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across the East of England region, according to HSJ analysis of official data.
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NewsPioneer database faces delay after watchdog intervenes
NHS England’s controversial plan to extract confidential information from patient records to build a national database faces a delay after an intervention by the information watchdog.
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NHS 'gets 3,000 complaints a week'
The NHS in England receives more than 3,000 complaints a week, according to official data.
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NewsFall in number of dentists earning £200,000-plus
The number of dentists earning more than £200,000 a year dropped slightly to around 700 in 2011-12, new figures show.
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HSJ Local
Below average sickness absence at Kent Community
WORKFORCE: Kent Community Trust had a below average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among community providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Below average sickness absence at Medway community provider
WORKFORCE: Medway Community Healthcare had the best average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among community providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Above average sickness absence at Sussex Community
WORKFORCE: Sussex Community Trust had the second worst average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among community providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Virgin contract provider has worst sickness absence in SE
WORKFORCE: VH Doctors Ltd had the worst average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 among community providers – and any provider of NHS services – in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Above average sickness absence at Sussex Partnership
WORKFORCE: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust had the worst average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across mental health providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Below average sickness absence at Surrey and Borders FT
WORKFORCE: Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust had the best average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across mental health providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Above average sickness absence at Kent and Medway Partnership
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust had an above average sickness absence rate for the first three months of 2013 across mental health providers in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
SE Ambulances has worst NHS absence rate in region
WORKFORCE: South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust had the worst sickness average sickness absence rate of any NHS organisation for the first three months of 2013 in the South East Coast region.
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HSJ Local
Surrey PCT records low sickness absence in its last month
WORKFORCE: NHS Surrey achieved an average sickness absence rate of 3.56 per cent during its last three months of existence.