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Disparity in NHS death rates: According to an investigation by The Guardian doctors in the NHS do not know how well they are performing and whether they are more likely than their colleagues to kill or cure their patients, because of a widespread failure to collect the information. The results of a major exercise looking at one particular procedure – vascular surgery- show a massive variation in death among patients admitted for planned operations and reveal that some hospitals have unacceptable high mortality.
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Andrew Lansley speech on NHS reforms: Following on from yesterday’s story on Andrew Lansley speech on NHS reforms, The Daily Mail reports that Andrew Lansley said nurses are being forced to spend the bulk of their time completing paperwork and filling in forms, limiting the time they can spend with patients. The article says that the RCN has repeatedly warned that nurses are being bogged down by the weight of administrative duties. Andrew Lansley speech is widely reported in all the newspapers with each covering different aspects of his speech. The Financial Times looks at the issue that hospitals will no longer be paid when patients are readmitted as emergencies within 30 days of discharge. The Daily Mail looks at how hospitals are to be ordered to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to tackling superbugs. A comment piece in The Daily Telegraph criticises the government for shying away from tackling what it believes is the fundamental problem facing the NHS – its monolithic, inflexible structure. Dr Peter Carter also took part in interviews with BBC Radio 5 Live and Talk Sport Radio.
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Health reforms: Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is to announce today a series of major reforms that will see hospitals held responsible for patients' health and wellbeing for up to a month after they are discharged, and will be penalised financially if patients have to be readmitted within 30 days because their conditions were not treated properly. Hospitals will also be penalised financially for a wide array of so-called "never events" - things which should never happen to patients. These will include contracting an infection, such as MRSA, and bungled surgery.
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A leaked copy of an inquiry report is to disclose that hospital errors allowed nurses at Airedale NHS Trust in Yorkshire to prescribe and administer powerful painkillers that led to the deaths of three patients and may have harmed dozens more. A police investigation was ordered into the deaths of three patients. One nurse was charged but never stood trial. It has been reported the final report will be released on Tuesday following a board meeting at NHS Yorkshire & Humber.
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NICE calls for curbs on alcohol: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has announced a series of recommendations to reduce the harm of excessive drinking. The recommendations include, introducing of a minimum price per unit of alcohol to discourage supermarkets from selling at a discount price, giving council powers to shut down off-licences in areas “saturated” with alcohol outlets and high level of drunkenness or anti-social behaviour. NICE has also said new initiatives are needed to help doctors, hospitals and the police screen people with potential drinking problems. The Daily Mirror and The Independent mention the RCN has backed the guidance for minimum pricing of alcohol.
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