Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital

"This report presents a scoping review of the evidence and potential for use of ‘emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge from hospital’ as an indicator within the NHS Outcomes Framework."

Preventing emergency readmissions to hospital: a scoping review
E Nolte, M Roland, S Guthrie, L Brereton
RAND Europe
January 2012

Read more here.

Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety

"This guidance sets out our expectation that all doctors will, whatever their role, take appropriate action to raise and act on concerns about patient care, dignity and safety."

Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety
General Medical Council
January 2012

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Leadership and management for all doctors

"This guidance sets out the wider management and leadership responsibilities of doctors in the workplace."

Leadership and management for all doctors
General Medical Council
January 2012

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Working for equity in health

"Despite the growing number of policy commitments to tackle inequities, overall improvements in health have been dogged by persistent and increasing inequalities."


Working for equity in health: the role of work, worklessness and social protection in health inequalities: context, situation analysis and evidence review
Health Action Partnership International, The Scottish Government
January 2012

The full report is available here and a summary is available here.

Genomic technology in healthcare

"This report sets out a strategic vision for how the healthcare system in the UK – and particularly in the NHS – can benefit from the mainstream adoption of genomic technology."

Building on our inheritance: genomic technology in healthcare
Human Genomics Strategy Group
January 2012

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The Management Code

"An excellent manager will always have safety in mind when planning change and patient client services."

The Management Code
The Institute of Healthcare Management
January 2012

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Educating surgical patients to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism

"A simple method of introducing patient education at pre-assessment clinic and as part of their discharge planning, for major elective surgery, is an effective system in improving patient understanding of VTE, its risk factors and the importance of prophylaxis."


Educating surgical patients to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism: an audit of an effective strategy
H Sadideen, JM O'Callaghan, M Navidi, M Sayegh
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Short Reports, 2011, 2(12):97

Read more here.