Inpatient care for people with diabetes: the economic case for change

This report from NHS Diabetes calls for more investment in specialist diabetes care to reduce the estimated £600 million excess spend on treating diabetes in hospitals.

First guideline on colorectal cancer care launched to promote best practice

In this new guideline, NICE sets out its recommendations for the treatment of colorectal cancer from diagnosis through to management, on-going care and support.

Hospital episode statistics: emergency readmissions within 28 days of discharge

These emergency readmission indicators provide information to help the NHS monitor success in avoiding (or reducing to a minimum) readmission following discharge from hospital.

Improving picture of bowel cancer care

A new audit shows that the overall care for bowel cancer patients in England in Wales is improving. However the report notes that urgent and emergency surgery continues to carry a much greater risk of death compared to elective and scheduled procedures.

National Voices develop Principles for Integrated Care

National Voices has developed, with its members, a set of principles for integrated care. agreed by 130 member organisations from health and social care.

What Experiences of Health Care Delivery Matter to Service Users and Why? A Critical Interpetive Synthesis and Conceptual Map

The aim of this recently published research by the Social Dimensions of Health Institute at the University of Dundee was to identify the range of experiences of health delivery that matter to patients and to produce a conceptual map to facilitate consideration of why they matter.

One plan to reduce four harms

The QIPP Safe Care programme aims to deliver care that is defined by the absence of pressure ulcers, falls, venous thromboembolism and catheter line infections by December 2012. It does this with one plan which can be implemented at a local level and integrated easily with existing workflow and routines.

Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS)

PLICS is a method of recording all significant activities (clinical interactions, processes, and procedures) related to an individual patient from the time of admission until the time of discharge. It calculates the resources consumed by using actual costs incurred by the organisation in providing the service or activity related directly to that patient’s care.

Case Management: What it is and how it can best be implemented

Case management is a way of integrating services around the complex needs of people with long-term conditions. This new report from the King’s Fund Case examines how this key strategy can improve delivery of integrated care for people these conditions.