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Mortality among inpatients with diabetes

Diabetes Health Intelligence has conducted an analysis of mortality among inpatients with diabetes. The study used data on over 13 million hospital admissions to assess case-mix and risk factors for inpatient mortality and identify trust level variation in the risk of an inpatient with diabetes dying. The key finding from the study was that inpatients with diabetes are 10% more likely to die than those without the condition.
http://www.yhpho [...]

How to maintain quality during the transition

A ‘how to’ guide setting out the steps to be taken to ensure that any risk to quality is reduced and that business continuity is maintained has been published by the National Quality Board. It ensures that information about quality is not lost as organisations change. The guide sets out the requirements for the system to ensure that any risk to quality is reduced during this year of transition, and maintain momentum and ambition for quality improvement beyond April 2013. PCT Clusters are required to complete their plans to create a handover document for quality and submit them to their SHA Cluster, by no later than 23 June 2012.
http://www.dh [...]

Commissioning support services

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has published the results of the second stage in the business review process for commissioning support services (CSSs), known as ‘Checkpoint 2’. The objective of Checkpoint 2 is to assess whether emerging CSSs are on a viable and secure path and have the ability to develop a full business plan by August 2012 when they will undertake the final checkpoint, prior to a decision on hosting arrangements by the Board Authority.
http://www.commissioningboard [...]

NICE consultations

NICE has issued the following consultation documents:
- Review proposal consultation of clinical guideline CG88 Low back pain: early management of persistent non-specific low back pain.  Closing date for comments: 28 May 2012.
- Chronic kidney disease (update): scope consultation.  Closing date for comments: 15 June 2012.
- Bipolar disorder (update): scope consultation.  Closing date for comments: 15 June 2012.
http://www.nice [...]

Payment adjustments for GP contractors

Primary care trusts have been issued with guidance on how to make the necessary adjustments regarding the 2010/11 Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) achievement payments. The guidance includes an action to make the necessary adjustments by the end of June 2012.
http://www.dh [...]

Health statistics

The following health-related statistics have been published:
- Mixed sex accommodation breaches - April 2012
http://transparency.dh [...]
- Direct access audiology waiting times - March 2012
http://transparency.dh [...]
- NHS referral to treatment waiting times - March 2012
http://transparency.dh [...]
- Hospital activity data - March 2012
http://transparency.dh [...]

the week

The latest issue of 'the week' includes the following items:
- Government pledges support for women with postnatal depression and improvements to maternity care
- Department teams up with doc2doc forum to gather views on long-term conditions
- NHS Patient Feedback Challenge uses online crowdsourcing to collect ideas
- Public Health staff transfer to local government - treatment of pensions
- Technical amendment to the Category A8 ambulance response time standard
- How to maintain quality during transition: preparing for handover
- A&E data sharing audit - mandatory returns
- NHS companion document Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma
- National Review of Asthma Deaths
- Sport and Exercise Medicine: a fresh approach
http://www.dh [...]

Health Service Journal

This week's issue of the Health Service Journal includes the following articles:
- New power generation (quality)
- Six steps to achieve evidence-based care (stroke strategy)
- Modernising stroke care in England (service improvement)
- How fast can we get to the future? (technology)
- Giving some TLC to LTCs (long term conditions)
Sheffield PCT staff can request photocopies of up to two of these articles (in accordance with the NHS Copyright Licence).  Please complete a photocopy request form available at: http://nww.sheffield [...]

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