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Hospitals are to trial a new system that will help identify when elderly patients are being neglected by care...
The campaign group, led by Dr Foster, has today written to the Secretary of State for Health asking him...
Dr Foster Intelligence has today (Monday 16 Jan) launched ‘TrustView’, an online ‘quick-look’ overview tool for non-specialist users within...
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The 2011 Hospital Guide explores a range of issues: 24/7 care across the NHS, including weekend working; best practice in stroke care and orthopaedics; patient safety; and a look across four indicators of mortality, including the Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR) and the government-backed Standardised Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI). Read more
When Dr Foster looked into the data around Decubitus Ulcers, otherwise known as pressure sores, a large number of hospital trusts told us they could not distinguish between pressure sores that had developed whilst in hospital care and those that were present when the patient was admitted. By mandating the use of a ‘Present on Admission’ (POA) flag, the data can give us a clear picture of not only hospital care but of the wider care sector, including care homes and at-home care. We have therefore launched a campaign to get the use of POAs mandated. A number of hospital trusts, the CQC, the Royal College of Nurses and others have already signed up to the campaign. Read more
