Labour has criticised NHS bosses’ decision not to publish key performance data over the festive period, describing the move as a news blackout. NHS Engl...
Posts Tagged ‘Hospital data’
20,000 men access midwifery services in England
By Mike Broad - April 6th, 2012
Specialists are calling for improved accuracy in capturing and coding patient episodes after examining the Hospital Episode Statistics database. The docto...
Government to scrap a quarter of data returns
By Mike Broad - September 1st, 2011
The government is set to scrap a quarter of the data returns demanded from GPs, hospitals and other NHS bodies as part of a drive to cut NHS red tape and s...
“Quality of coded data is clinicians’ responsibility”
By Mike Broad - May 16th, 2011
A report by the NHS Information Centre - and endorsed by the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges - urges clinicians to improve the quality and value of their...
Doctors must improve approach to hospital data
By Mike Broad - May 13th, 2011
Clinicians must improve the quality and value of their hospital data, a report says. The report, by the NHS Information Centre, urges consultants to take ...
