Atlas of optical variation

This map shows which community eye care pathways are available where, according to the current arrangement of PCT clusters

Thursday June 28th, 2012

Successful integration is dependent on good commissioning

This NHS Confederation briefing looks at integration in health and social care

Thursday June 28th, 2012

Kidney Care Atlas – pdf versions now available!

The Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Kidney Disease is now available to download as a pdf

Thursday June 28th, 2012

NHS Commissioning Board local area teams and clinical senates

Information about the geographical boundaries for local area teams and clinical senates

Tuesday June 26th, 2012

Document of the Week (25th June): An analysis of hospital activity by day of the week

This analysis found that for elective admissions/ discharges/ caesareans, most procedures and diagnostics, there is a significant drop in activity at the weekend

Tuesday June 26th, 2012

Lung cancer map

This interactive map shows how your local area has performed in the delivery of key aspects of care for lung cancer patients

Tuesday June 26th, 2012

Significant variations in access to biological treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) across 12 EU countries

This study finds that English and Welsh guidelines require a more advanced stage of disease before biological agents are used to treat RA

Thursday June 21st, 2012

The ethics of rationing and waste avoidance

NEJM article about shifting the ethics of rationing towards the ethics of waste avoidance

Thursday June 21st, 2012

“NHS Rationing” in the news, again..

A freedom of information request lodged by GP magazine showed that .. 90% of primary care trusts are restricting procedures including hip, knee and cataract operations, weight-loss surgery and tonsillectomies.

Thursday June 21st, 2012

An atlas of variations in social care

This Atlas highlights the financial and personal costs of variations in social care provision

Tuesday June 19th, 2012

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