Latest news: Press Releases
Why our health service must work as a 24/7 operation
Roger Taylor, Co-Founder and Director of Research at Dr Foster, provides his view through on why our health services must work as a 24/7 operation. Read more
Dr Foster publishes weekend mortality data
In preparation of the 2012 Hospital Guide publication in late November, Dr Foster partnered with the Guardian on a story focused on the variances in mortality when patients are admitted at the weekend. Read more
What’s in the Hospital Guide 2012
This year’s Hospital Guide will be published in late November 2012. It will be the 11th edition in the series. Dr Foster is committed to continuing to publish the Hospital Guide as an independent assessment of NHS hospitals which highlights… Read more
Dr Foster Intelligence responds to NHS Information Strategy
In response to the NHS Information Strategy published today, Dr Foster Intelligence’s Director of Research, Roger Taylor, said: “We welcome the broad aims of the information strategy to give people greater control over their health records and to use technology to… Read more
New hospital system will help identify care home neglect
Hospitals are to trial a new system that will help identify when elderly patients are being neglected by care homes, according to the Department of Health. By making it possible for NHS staff to record signs of poor care, such… Read more
Present on Admission campaign group’s letter to Rt Hon. Andrew Lansley MP
The campaign group, led by Dr Foster, has today written to the Secretary of State for Health asking him to help implement a Present on Admission flag to give a clearer picture of both in-hospital care and social care. Find… Read more
Dr Foster launches new trust-wide performance dashboard
Dr Foster Intelligence has today (Monday 16 Jan) launched ‘TrustView’, an online ‘quick-look’ overview tool for non-specialist users within acute hospital trusts. The tool provides top-level information on clinical quality, clinical efficiency and market share (covering both the PCT and… Read more
Press Release: Dr Foster launches latest tool to promote understanding between new mortality indicator and HSMR
Dr Foster Intelligence has today launched a new informatics tool called, Mortality Comparator, which enables trusts and commissioners to view and understand the new Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) and how it compares to the established Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio… Read more
Clinical commissioning groups must ‘be bold’ and not commission ‘more of the same’ says latest Intelligent Board report
The Intelligent Board 2011 focuses on Clinical Commissioning. The expert reference group believes these new commissioners should “Be bold”, and suggest they, “Don’t start from a position of commissioning more of the same.” The report, sponsored by Dr Foster Intelligence,… Read more
Hospital Guide 2011 indicator consultation launched
Dr Foster Intelligence intends to include a number of new indicators in the 2011 Hospital Guide and wants the views and feedback of healthcare professionals on these issues and more. The methodologies (including the codes) for each new indicator can… Read more