Latest news: Press Releases
New hospital system will help identify home care 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
The Dr Foster Hospital Guide Questionnaire
Each year Dr Foster sends out a questionnaire to all trusts as part of the research for the annual Hospital Guide. We test these questions with clinicians and others in the NHS to make sure they are relevant and useful…. Read more
New partnership to drive quality and performance improvement
Dr Foster Intelligence and GE Healthcare Performance Solutions, on the first day of the NHS Confederation Conference, have announced a partnership that looks to improve the quality of care and efficiencies of hospitals across England. The partnership offering called intelligent… Read more
Updated mortality rates available now
The updated HSMRs (mortality rates) are now available on drfosterhealth.co.uk showing a number of changes from the 2010 Hospital Guide. Dr Foster will continue to distribute important updates on Twitter @DrFosterIntel and in a new blog coming shortly. These results… Read more
The 2010 Dr Foster Hospital Guide
Patients need information to ensure they get the care that is right for them, and so that they know what best practice is and can demand it. In order to fulfil this need, patients must have access to independent, easy-to-understand… Read more