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There is increasing evidence showing the benefits of pre-operative smoking cessation, as smokers may be at an increased risk of postoperative complications compared with non-smokers. These include del… more →
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Deborah Kenyon wrote 1 week ago:
There is increasing evidence showing the benefits of pre-operative smoking cessation, as smokers may … more →
Tags: Health promotion, Audit, Clinical Audit, Guidance, health promotion, hospital, lifestyle service, National Health Service, nhs
Katherine Lewis wrote 8 months ago:
The final report for the 2011-12 Northwest Prevention and Management of In-Patient Falls audit is no … more →
Tags: Clinical Audit, In-Patient Falls Audit, patient safety, Audit, audit cycle, Clinical Audit, Fall, falling, Falls
sophie1909 wrote 10 months ago:
The final report for ‘Measuring and Improving vitamin D promotion and prescribing to prenatal and po … more →
Tags: Clinical Audit, Health promotion, Vitamin D Audit, antenatal, Audit, Clinical Audit, health promotion, healthcare 2, hospital
Katherine Lewis wrote 1 year ago:
We have received some requests for information about the Northwest Prevention and Management of In-P … more →
Tags: patient safety, In-Patient Falls Audit, Clinical Audit, nhs, Patient Safety, Northwest, Audit, in-patient falls, Falls
acarerseyes wrote 1 year ago:
One of my biggest problems regarding Chris’ care is the Acute Trust practically ignoring his m … more →
Tags: crisis care, BPD, Mental Health, mental illness, police, A&E, Mental Health Trust, Coronary Care, hospital
Katherine Lewis wrote 2 years ago:
The final reports from the 2009 Northwest In-Patient Falls Audit are now available online for your r … more →
Tags: patient safety, In-Patient Falls Audit, Clinical Audit, hospital, nhs, Acute, Patient Safety, Northwest, Audit
Chris Jensen Romer wrote 2 years ago:
OK, today has seen a fascinating (frightening?) White Paper, which looks like completely changing o … more →
Tags: Social commentary desecrated, Aneurin Nye Bevan, chief medical officer, Children's Act 2004, Chris Jensen Romer, David Cameron, Department of Health, Director General Research and Development, Director of Medical Education.
Charlotte Haynes wrote 3 years ago:
Research and audit work to develop hospital based health promotion (HP) services which reduce the pr … more →
Tags: Health promotion, Health Promoting Hospitals, hospital, nhs, Acute, Research, Northwest, Audit, patients
Charlotte Haynes wrote 3 years ago:
Within hospital service optimising health promotion activities in patient pathways, working in partn … more →
Tags: Health promotion, Lifestyle Service, Acute, Pilot, quality improvements, Training, health promotion, smoking, Alcohol
Katherine Lewis wrote 3 years ago:
2009 re-audit of current practice using the latest published guidance on falls through a case note r … more →
Tags: patient safety, In-Patient Falls Audit, Clinical Audit, hospital, quality improvements, Audit, patients, in-patient falls, Falls
stockportrdi wrote 3 years ago:
2009 re-audit that aims to drive quality improvements in Northwest hospitals’ fracture neck of femur … more →
Tags: Clinical Audit, Fracture Neck of Femur Audit, patient safety, Audit, Delay, Fracture, hospital, Hospital admission, Management
Deborah Lee wrote 3 years ago:
Research implementing enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) in a district general hospital: Implica … more →
Tags: Clinical Research, Eras, Surgery, recovery, enhanced recovery after surgery, hospital, nhs, National Health Service, Acute