What's leadership got to do with it?
This report explores what difference leadership development makes, and how it can have impact on service and quality improvement. Read more »
This report explores what difference leadership development makes, and how it can have impact on service and quality improvement. Read more »
NHS South of England officially came into effect on 3rd October 2011. It is made up of three former strategic health authorities NHS South Central, NHS South East Coast and NHS South West. Read more »
This guide identifies a number of key environmental principles to help improve privacy and dignity for patients and relatives. Read more »
The Care Quality Commission has published results of the 2011 survey of people who use community mental health services. The results are set to play an important role in the government’s new mental health outcomes strategy. Read more »
NICE has published a set of new proposed indicators for 2012/13 QOF. Set to drive up quality of care across general practice, the menu will help target resources where they are most needed and deliver the best patient outcomes. Read more »
The 2011 Conference, ‘Dementia Care in Hospital – Rising to the Challenge’, will now be held on 5th July 2011 at Somerset County Cricket Club. The venue was previously Taunton Racecourse. The conference will provide opportunities to share and spread learning and positive practice about dementia care in hospital. Read more »
At least another 60 clinical fellows will be created this year as part of the National Leadership Council’s drive to develop the next generation of leaders in many different clinical settings so that they can take a more central role in improving services for patients. Read more »
This national indicator set meets the commitment set out in the local government white paper Strong and Prosperous Communities to introduce a single set of national indicators by which to measure outcomes. Read more »
The Alzheimer’s Society says that action needed to improve dementia care, following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s second annual report on the state of health care and adult social care in England. Read more »
The final NICE guidance means the drugs Aricept, Exelon and Reminyl will be available on prescription to people in the early and moderate stages of Alzheimer’s and Ebixa will be available to people in the late stages. Read more »