Blog tagged as: Quality of care
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After the CQC report on quality of care, Anna Dixon asks if acute hospitals are providing the right care for people with dementia.
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Anna Dixon asks if ever-increasing specialisation in acute care is benefitting patients in her new blog.
Using a personal experience of emergency surgery, Candace Imison makes the case for hospital reconfiguration in her blog.
Chris Ham examines how to reconfigure hospital services to improve the quality and safety of health care.
Jocelyn Cornwell discusses the dynamic, culture-changing power of stories and story-telling in health care in her new blog.
Early indications show that while waiting times are still historically low, they are beginning to increase under the coalition government.
Joanna Goodrich asks can we really expect to improve services in a way that makes a difference to patients if we don’t listen to their experiences?
With more reports on the care of elderly and vulnerable people Jocelyn Cornwell looks at the state of care in acute hospitals.
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How good is the quality of general practice in England? An independent panel commissioned by the Fund provided an answer to this question this morning.
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Could the situation in maternity care be improved if maternity services changed the way they use their current workforce? Natasha Curry explores in our blog.
In light of the Health Service Ombudsman's recent report, Jocelyn Cornwell examines ways to improve NHS care, including intentional nurse rounds.
After a bad experience of airline customer service, Bev Fitzsimons reflects on how similar an experience patients may face with health care providers.
The Point of Care team reflect on how the smallest actions on the part of staff can make a huge difference to patients’ experience of care.
Catherine Foot asks if the new quality accounts will help the public and patients have a clearer view of the quality of care provided locally.
An important issue in understanding trends in waiting times is seasonal variations. John Appleby looks at hospital waiting times in his data blog.
Stephen Moss, Chair of Mid Staffordshire, spoke at our conference this week about the lessons he had learnt from the 'story of a hospital that lost its way'.
The health White Paper sets out a significant set of reforms for the NHS. We plan to follow the evolution and implementation of these changes and assess their impact.
A trip to Australia, where he was able to compare our two health systems, reminds Chris Ham of the strengths of general practice in the English NHS.
Today The King's Fund published a survey of GPs that asked what they would prioritise to improve patient care in their practices.
The government last week published two new consultations on choice and information, which could have significant implications for how end-of-life care is delivered.