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Death in hospital remains very common for cancer patients in developed countries. Although hospital surveys show that death was highly expected, patients dying in hospital have a high probability of unrelieved and poorly treated physical suffering, and emotional, spiritual and social distress. Quality improvement programs in the United States and United Kingdom suggest that aspects of the 'excellent practice' of palliative care can be transferred to other settings. The Liverpool Care Pathway...
LONDON, January 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently appointed Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that a 'revolution in primary care' is the only way to improve health services in the NHS. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121011/567198-a ) Speaking exclusively to the ITN Healthcare Channel, he pointed to an ageing population as one of the primary reasons why change needs to happen sooner rather than later. 'We're more committed than ever to...
Children's and young people's experience of the National Health Service in England Children under 16 make up less than 1% of participants in national NHS patient surveys, finds research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood. But the issue is particularly important as young adults who are asked about their experiences of the NHS, are less satisfied with the care they receive than older adults, say the authors. In 2010 the Kennedy Report concluded that services for...
Understanding ethnic and other sociodemographic differences in patient experience of primary care: evidence from the English General Practice Patient Survey Online First 2011 doi 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000088 Minority ethnic patients are not satisfied with NHS primary care services, despite the fact that they are using a national healthcare system that is supposed to be providing universal coverage, reveals research published online in BMJ Quality & Safety. Patient experience surveys...
LONDON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Jayex's QI Touch Screen Solution Enables the Trust to Instantly Review Patient Feedback to Assist in the Delivery of High-Quality Patient Centred Care - Jayex, the healthcare display technology specialist, http://www.jaxex.com today announces that United Lincolnshire NHS Trust (ULHT) has selected Jayex's QI Interactive survey and patient information management kiosk to provide real-time feedback from its patients...
LONDON, November 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Circle, the employee-owned social enterprise, has today been chosen as the preferred partner to run Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust in Huntingdonshire. In a historic move, the East of England Strategic Health Authority (SHA) has selected a non-state owned provider to take over the delivery of NHS services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Circle have a unique partnership model, where everyone from the consultants to the cleaners are...
BIRMINGHAM, England and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Carefx Corp., a leading provider of interoperable workflow solutions, today announced that it is working with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) on a new pilot project to improve and simplify the process of placing pathology orders at the point of care. The six-month pilot will monitor the use of ordering systems and automatically present clinicians with the most recent and relevant test results...
UK-based fixed-line carrier Thus has won a 17m pound ($29m) contract from the UK's Healthcare Commission to provide a next-generation communications network. Thus, which was acquired earlier this month by Cable & Wireless for 329m pounds ($586m), will provide a fully managed network with voice and data services, support, maintenance, consultancy, network monitoring, and disaster recovery. It will also provide a platform for further upgrades including managed and hosted unified communications...
By LUCY ADAMS CHIEF REPORTER MORE than 120 children were placed in Scottish adult psychiatric wards in the past year, according to a new report from the Mental Welfare Commission. Legally, NHS boards are obliged to provide appropriate accommodation and care for those under 18, but the report to be published today raises serious concerns that this is still not happening. In the past year there were 142 admissions of 122 young people, under the age of 18, to adult psychiatric wards. One of...
By IAN SWANSON Preserving the original ethos of the NHS and making cash go further for life-saving treatments is an urgent need, writes IAN SWANSON THE case of a dying man who had to pay for his own anti-cancer drugs has forced politicians to confront a difficult dilemma which could help determine the future shape of the National Health Service. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon last week announced a review of whether patients should be allowed to pay for top-up private treatment while...
