We support the conclusion of the Healthcare Commission’s report that the NHS has made real progress in tackling hospital ‘superbugs’. |  |
The Euro Consumer Health Index should carry its own health warning pointing out that anything but the broadest comparison using their figures is meaningless.
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The change to the rules on paying for private care announced by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson is a welcome move to address an issue that threatened to seriously undermine confidence in the NHS says the NHS Confederation. | |
These figures are really encouraging and show what the NHS can achieve given a period of stability. | |
Official figures today confirm that Foundation Trusts are providing some of the best care in the country. | |
More and more trusts are achieving an excellent or good rating according to the government’s official regulator the Healthcare Commission. At the same time, the tail of poor performers with a poor rating has shrunk significantly. | |
Although the PAC report highlights a number of issues, we are pleased that it recognises the benefits of the new GP contract, such as the shift in focus to the quality of patient services and the much needed increase in the number of GPs. | |
For all organisations, stability is a vital foundation to improving performance. The NHS is no exception and the Audit Commission’s figures show what NHS organisations can do given the right conditions. | |
The NHS Confederation has endorsed the approach and recommendations set out in the Healthcare Commission report, Not just a matter of time. | |
The Healthcare Commission’s survey findings show that overall community mental health services are improving. We welcome these findings while realising that there is still more to do. | |
The private patient cap is too restrictive and is undermining the government’s health and well-being agenda says the Foundation Trust Network in its submission to Monitor’s Private Patient Cap consultation. | |
The report sets out variations in spending patterns between different primary care trusts. Many of these variations are expected as different areas have different patterns of illness which require an appropriate local response. | |
We have made a great deal of progress on the take up and awareness of choice since this survey started. | |
We welcome the Healthcare Commission’s decision to help NHS providers improve the standards of care for young people with learning disabilities through its series of investigations. | |
The results of the survey confirm that there are generally very high levels of satisfaction with primary care and evidence of continued improvement. | |
We welcome the publication of Sir Jonathan Michael’s important report and his comprehensive recommendations. The NHS completely accepts the need to urgently address poor practice building on what is known about good quality care. | |
While it is clear that there are still places where acute inpatient services are not acceptable it is also clear that a great deal of progress has been made in the last 8 years and most acute inpatient wards offer a good or fair level of care. | |
Monitor’s annual report demonstrates the achievement and progress of the foundation trust model. | |
These figures show that the NHS has made good progress in reducing healthcare acquired infection rates over the last year, with significant reductions in the prevalence of both MRSA and C. diff. | |
End-of-life care in the NHS needs to be improved - patients want and deserve the right to choose to die in the comfort their own home, as part of a comprehensive and dignified package of end-of-life care. | |