22 April 2009

NHS

Promoting and embedding innovation. Learning from experience (7th April 2009)
In light of the new statutory duty to innovate, HSMC has been working with East Midlands Strategic Health Authority on a review of the evidence on planning implementing and embedding innovation within a health care setting. The review draws on evidence and examples of good practice from national and international literature and examines the range of innovation determinants highlighted in the literature. Finally, the review identifies a series of key message and recommendations for those seeking to innovate.
Report

Planning for the evacuation and sheltering of people in health sector settings: interim strategic national guidance (21st April 2009)
Best practice guidance that supports a general set of principles to guide all NHS organisations in developing plans to manage the evacuation and shelter of healthcare premises within the context of the NHS Emergency Planning Guidance 2005.
Guidance

Figures you can trust - briefing on data quality in the NHS (9th April 2009)
This briefing builds on the findings of the Audit Commission’s work on the Payment by Results data assurance framework and reviews the results of current data quality programmes. It also assesses how NHS trust and foundation trust boards assure themselves about the quality of their data. The research was carried out as part of the Commission’s national study of how boards get their assurance which they plan to publish in April 2009.
Briefing

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