HEALTHCARE COMMISSION

Improving services for substance misuse - Commissioning drug treatment and harm reduction services (7th May 2008)
Healthcare watchdogs today (Wednesday) are calling for a continued drive to improve drug addiction treatment, to ensure services are delivered consistently across the country. A report released today by the Healthcare Commission and the National Treatment Agency (NTA), shows results from the second of three annual reviews to assess the performance of substance misuse treatment services. Focusing specifically on how services are commissioned and harm reduction service provision, the findings reveal the majority of services are performing well within acceptable levels across these categories.
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National NHS patient survey programme - Survey of adult inpatients in the NHS 2007 (14th May 2007)
More patients are rating the care provided by NHS hospitals as “excellent”, according to a survey published today by the Healthcare Commission. In the biggest survey of patients staying overnight in English NHS hospitals, 42 percent of respondents gave their care the top possible rating, up from 38 percent in 2002 and an increase from 41 percent in the last survey. The survey also shows that satisfaction with overall care remains high with the proportion of patients saying their care is “good”, “very good” or “excellent” at 92 percent.
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