18 March 2008

HEALTHCARE COMMISSION

National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit. A national audit of provision and outcomes of mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery for women in England and Wales. First Annual Report of the National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit 2008 (7th March 2008)
Only one in ten of women with breast cancer are getting access to reconstruction surgery at the time of their mastectomy, despite recommendations from the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in 2002 that it should be available to all. These are the early findings of the National Mastectomy and Breast Reconstruction Audit, published today by the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the NHS Information Centre on behalf of the Healthcare Commission.
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Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000. A report on regulation activity from 1st November 2006 to 31st December 2007 (March 2008)
The Healthcare Commission today calls on NHS and independent sector hospitals to ensure they are not exposing patients to the dangers of unnecessary radiation through x-rays, CT scans and other procedures. In the first report of its type, the Commission analyses 329 incidents reported to it during the 14 month period from November 2006 to December 2007 under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations (2000).
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