Document of the Week (13th May): The Power of Video Recording. Taking Quality to the Next Level

This JAMA article discusses whether the video recording of medical procedures can improve quality of care.

Monday May 13th, 2013

INHALE Asthma Data Tool reveals marked variation in primary care practice across England

The INHALE Asthma Data Tool is a web-based portal that pulls together a range of thirteen asthma-related indicators from primary and secondary care, allowing comparisons between CCGs

Thursday May 9th, 2013

Variation in number of people with asthma admitted to hospital in an emergency

These figures showing variation in emergency asthma admission rates have been taken from the Right Care NHS Respiratory Atlas

Tuesday May 7th, 2013

RCOG report finds variation in practice and outcomes in English maternity units

This report uses 11 indicators to show considerable variation between maternity units in England

Tuesday May 7th, 2013

Three-fold variation in overall length of NHS stay following admission for hip fracture

This analysis shows that the overall length of NHS stay for hip fracture across 180 hospitals ranges from 12.4 to 44.5 days – more than a three-fold variation

Thursday April 11th, 2013

Cesarean Delivery Rates Vary Tenfold Among US Hospitals; Reducing Variation May Address Quality And Cost Issues

This paper reports that cesarean rates in the US varied tenfold across hospitals, from 7.1% to 69.9%, and suggests ways of reducing this variation

Thursday April 4th, 2013

Document of the Week (25th March): NHS Atlas of Variation in Healthcare for People with Liver Disease

The new Right Care Liver Disease Atlas is now available to download or view

Tuesday March 26th, 2013

Child Health Profiles 2013 – a snapshot of child health for each local authority in England using key health indicators

These profiles allow you to compare the outcomes in your local population with others in order to identify and learn from better performing areas

Thursday March 21st, 2013

Reducing variation in health care: the rhetorical politics of a policy idea

This article discusses the policy issues around reducing variation in healthcare

Tuesday February 26th, 2013

New health maps similar to the existing Children’s Atlas of Variation will allow local health outcomes to be looked at

Newsnight iPlayer clip about improving the health of children

Thursday February 21st, 2013

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