Blog tagged as: Quality of care
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.
Understanding how the quality of care can be sustained and improved in general practice has been a core concern of the GP Inquiry commissioned by The King's Fund.
John Appleby considers the first set of data on post-operative patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) published by the Department of Health.
As we debate the proposed NHS structures we must think about what kind of care we want these structures to help deliver. And what role can the voluntary sector play?
We are beyond the tipping point where the long-term conditions agenda can be ignored, but where will the system leadership come from in the new NHS?
Can we guarantee patients compassionate care? Jocelyn Cornwell argues that while we can't currently guarantee this, we should be doing more to make it likely.
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The coalition has moved quickly in its first 100 days to set out its plans for the NHS. Do they build on Labour's health reforms, or are they much more radical?
The coalition government is promising real-terms growth for the NHS, but in practice this will be very small. So how should the NHS respond to this new world?