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Allergens Issues - Food Safety in the NHS

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 29 January 2020 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

Recently there have been several incidents relating to allergens (AGs) in hospital food reported. Consistent themes are lack of info and/or communication on food AGs present in food and/or details of...

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A manager's guide to criteria-led discharge [PDF]

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 30 October 2019 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

This is a process that empowers a competent member of the multidisciplinary team to discharge a patient when they meet pre-agreed clinical criteria for discharge, and removes the need for patient to...

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Delivering the NHS Long-Term Plan's ambition of ageing well: Old age psychiatry as a vital resource [PDF]

Remove: Royal College of Psychiatrists - RCPsych source - 21 October 2019 - Publisher: Royal College of Psychiatrists

Report aims to support decision-makers responsible for implementing NHS Long-Term Plan as it affects older people in providing a clear case for need for high-quality, well-led mental health support, ...

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Provisional publication of Never Events reported as occurring between 1 April and 31 October 2019 [PDF]

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 28 November 2019 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

There were 277 Never Events: 1 of IV med given epidurally, 4 of oral med given IV, 1 of oral med given subcut, 5 of methotrexate overdose prescribed and administered, 4 of overdose of insulin, 3 of...

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Provisional publication of Never Events reported as occurring between 1 April and 31 December 2019 [PDF]

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 30 January 2020 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

There were 350 serious incidents including 1 enteral medication given IV, 4 oral meds given IV, 2 oral meds given subcut, 6 methotrexate overdose prescribed and administered, 1 insulin withdrawn from...

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Updated Frequently Asked Questions issued regarding supply issue to people on home parenteral nutrition from Calea

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 06 January 2020 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

The updated FAQ highlights that the supply disruption is expected to continue for several more months and well into 2020. Work is underway to examine longer-term solutions for the supply of...

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Preventing healthcare associated Gram-negative bloodstream infections

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 24 January 2020 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

This report makes suggestions about how to reduce infections with a collection of tools for local teams; emphasizing effective prevention of infection is multifaceted and requires strong leadership, ...

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Patient safety improvement programmes

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 31 October 2019 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

These documents describe the aims of the National Patient Safety Improvement Programme which supports two areas of work: preventing deterioration and sepsis; and the adoption and spread of effective, ...

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Introducing criteria-led discharge in an acute medical unit

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 17 January 2020 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

A case study detailing how criteria-led discharge (CLD) was introduced on an acute medical unit at Tameside General Hospital resulting in increased weekend discharge rates.

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DRAFT National Tariff Payment System 2020/21: a consultation notice

Remove: NHS Improvement source - 19 December 2019 - Publisher: NHS Improvement

NHS England and NHS Improvement propose this DRAFT for the 2020/21 National Tariff Payment System; for which consultation is open until midnight at the end of 22 January 2020.

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Allergens Issues - Food Safety in the NHS

A manager's guide to criteria-led discharge [PDF]

Delivering the NHS Long-Term Plan's ambition of ageing well: Old age psychiatry as a vital resource [PDF]

Provisional publication of Never Events reported as occurring between 1 April and 31 October 2019 [PDF]

Provisional publication of Never Events reported as occurring between 1 April and 31 December 2019 [PDF]

Updated Frequently Asked Questions issued regarding supply issue to people on home parenteral nutrition from Calea

Preventing healthcare associated Gram-negative bloodstream infections

Patient safety improvement programmes

Introducing criteria-led discharge in an acute medical unit

DRAFT National Tariff Payment System 2020/21: a consultation notice