Evidence: How safe are clinical systems?
Primary research into the reliability of systems within seven NHS organisations and ideas for improvement
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The patient will see you now
How changing the interaction between patients and service providers can be a driver for improving quality
Implementing shared decision making in the UK
This report explores how shared decision making can be embedded into clinical practice as a core part of mainstream health services.
Can automation help with growing dissatisfaction among GPs?
Justine Karpusheff explores common themes emerging from Health Foundation funded research linked to automation and primary care.
The Francis Inquiry and an international picture of safety
For the World Health Organization (WHO), the Francis Inquiry report into very poor standards of care in a hospital in the NHS represents, at one level, a domestic response to a domestic issue in one o...
Something for healthcare which is uplifting, inspiring, scientific and relevant to you all
Francis has presented an amazing opportunity for healthcare, if people are able to grasp it. Looking from just over the fence has allowed me to observe behaviours, especially over the last few weeks, ...
Congestion and safety: home thoughts from abroad
The news for UK hospitals, those they treat and those who work in them, seems grim. Hospital doctors, nurses and Royal Colleges note that hospitals are at bursting point. Robert Francis was concerned ...
Protection or prosecution? Learning from Denmark
Following so much introspection about the state of our health service in recent weeks, attention is now focused on finding practical ways to implement the recommendations set out by Robert Francis QC....
Government response to Francis: engaged patients still not in the mainstream
The government’s initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, published earlier today, is entitled, Patients First and Foremost. But while it contains many sensible p...
Seven day working - a parent's view
There is now general recognition that the NHS needs to get to grips with seven day working. This has been reflected in the NHS Commissioning Board Planning Guidance, Everyone Counts: Planning for Pati...
