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HCAI in the NHS in England: Where are we now and what next?

Infection spreads! and it knows no boundaries across health and social care as bacteria travel with their human hosts. Healthcare Associated Infections (HCAI)...

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The Big Care Debate
Why we need action to reduce alcohol-related harm
A Health economy wide approach to quality care
Raising awareness of Dementia
Speak up for a healthy NHS
Experts Agree New Mortality Indicator for the NHS
Transforming Social Care
Creating a driver for efficiency
Government launches £4.2m urban tree-planting plan
Patients to benefit from new drug pricing system
Delivering Transformational Change
Innovation is the key to a better NHS
DH Coding for Success Review
Support vaccinations
hepatitis C sufferers benefit from new payment scheme
Pharmacists at the heart of the community
NHS IT plans require safeguards, says BMA
NHS risks falling behind on technology
NHS overhaul plans pass first Commons hurdle
Coalition to spend £850 million on NHS payoffs
Fears over quality care revealed by nurses
NHS 'failing to treat elderly with care and respect'
Caution urged on readmission plans
When managing community teams is it possible to increase the amount of patient facing time without reducing the quality of care.
NHS still missing safety alerts - despite progress
Lord Howe announces International Register for Health Research
NHS to lose 50,000 jobs, trade unions say
Hospitals told to be vigilant over waiting times
Changing the way we pay the NHS
NHS nursing leadership boosted
NICE advice on preventing scalds backed by study findings
£775m health research funding 'to benefit NHS patients'
Millions of patients set to benefit from a modern NHS
MPs publish report on NHS hospital productivity
NHS staff satisfaction remains high
NHS professionals yet to be convinced on personal health budgets, says NHS Confed report
Health and social care services opened up to big society
Twenty centres to put health visitors at the heart of the community
Summary Care Record mailings to patients resume
Delivering on NHS modernisation: government launches £200 million a year Cancer Drugs Fund
Prescription charges abolished in Scotland
Improving services for adults with autism
Re-think needed on health and social care outcomes, says The King's Fund
MPs propose changes to Government's NHS reforms
Care Quality Commission looks ahead as last Count me in census is published
Government launches NHS listening exercise
More than half of NHS job cuts are on clinical frontline
99% say no to NHS Reforms at RCN Conference
Law Commission recommends radical overhaul of adult social care law
Safeguarding the NHS for the Future
PM’s speech on the NHS
Unite questions how Cameron’s ‘substantive’ changes to NHS bill are going to happen
National programme for IT across the NHS is failing say NAO
Public fears ‘shifting goalposts’ in long-term care funding
Dramatic drop in patients staying in mixed sex accommodation
Government commits funding to maintain vital Cancer Networks
Improving health services for vulnerable children and young people
Big Society NHS shows Lansley cannot ignore opposition
Introduction of bar codes will save NHS millions
BMA response to the NHS Future Forum recommendations on NHS health reforms
Young blood donor figures show decline
Putting patients at the heart of the Health Service
RCN responds to NHS reform announcement
Delivering excellence in military healthcare: A partnership to be proud of
People with hip fractures should be treated earlier
Tough times ahead for the NHS, warns BMA Chairman
The NHS complaints system is not working, says Commons Health Committee
More funding for dementia research
NHS must be 'preferred provider' say BMA
Health profiles released for your local area
Largest ever diabetes audit shows people still not receiving all their basic health checks
New framework will develop the next generation of NHS leaders
NHS staff to lead the NHS of the future
International study shows that governance, leadership and IT are required for greater integration in health care
Moving forward on modernising the NHS
Innovative care could help over 15 million people with long-term conditions
Group set up to reduce medicine wastage
PCT Network Rural Forum comments on independent review of North Yorkshire and York health services
30% of all public spending to be on NHS in 4 years time
Hospital waiting times double
New technology helps Hospital save money
15 minutes exercise can increase life expectancy
Millions announced for boosting research and development
Trainee doctors compromising patient safety
NHS continue to converse with patients
Lansley has "selected hearing" on health bill exercise
Data consultation to cut NHS red tape
Government prioritises children’s oral health in new dental contract trials
New ambulance performance figures published for the first time
RCN continues to fight for patient care and members’ jobs
A modern NHS - putting patients and health professionals in the driving seat
March today to save the NHS
RCN says concerns remain over Health Bill
Health and Social Care Bill revised Impact Assessment published
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Clinical Strategy
New Responsibility Deal pledges on health at work and physical activity
Patients feeling the pain of government squeeze on NHS
Inefficiency across Ambulance service
IT Project to be scrapped
Dismantling the NHS National Programme for IT
Government's Payment by Results plans are dependent on better data
HRA legislation laid before parliament
Health reforms are a risk to patients
Patients to have a greater say and choice over their care
Patients may go abroad for treatment
A more transparent and safer NHS
‘Health tourists’ will pay the price for their NHS debts
NHS should pay for organ donors funerals
TUC urges support for Lord Owen and Lord Hennessy's amendment
Unison say Health Bill defeat is 'bitter disappointment'
20 Trusts face substantial problems to achieve Foundation status
'There is a great deal of anger'
Innovation in NHS outcomes competition winners announced
An unacceptably high number of older patients are denied basic help and aren't treated with dignity or respect - Kendall
NHS unions urge Lansley to listen to staff fears on pensions
GPs removing patients without warning
Midwives paying the price for reckless bankers in proposed pension increases
MPs report on high value equipment in the NHS
New five-year vision for Welsh NHS published
‘Peers with private healthcare links vote for NHS privatisation’ says Unite
More inspections on dignity and nutrition in 2012
The debate in the Lords is turning into a battle for the soul of the NHS - Burnham
Monitor could fail say Kings Fund
Huge increase in lung cancer surgery but still some way to go, says new audit
Commission on dignity in care gets underway
Six out of ten people with dementia go undiagnosed - £2 million campaign launched to tackle dementia
GPs prescribing brands such as Lemsip as prescription bill for NHS explodes
Occupancy Analytics: A fundamentally new approach to hospital design
Lansley delivers speech on NHS modernisation in US
Private company take over struggling hospital
Lack of joined up thinking to improve health and well-being is a missed opportunity to drive savings
New toolkit launched to promote equality and fairness in the NHS
Re-designing services in North West
NHS Partners Network statement on the Government's announcement on waiting times and arbitrary rationing
CCP welcomes DH’s support on patient choice
NHS Pension changes could spell midwife exodus
European Working Time Directive needs common sense solution, says NHS
Economic regulation in health care: what can we learn from other regulators?
On Andrew Lansley's watch, NHS waiting lists are spiralling upwards - Burnham
Clinical Commissioning Coalition demands equal relationship with National Commissioning Board
RCN: NHS heading for crisis point as job losses mount
Nursing staff must be given time to care, says RCN in Wales
International report confirms the NHS is performing well for patients
Dr Foster report backs the case for change in NHS
Bill carries on through Parliament
Study shows how integrated care between health and social services can improve
Labour warns Cameron: our NHS is not for sale
NHS Trusts' CRC liability may exceed £26m for 2012
NPSA issue rapid response report
Difficult choices to be made as England’s councils prepare for 'inevitable' job losses
Putting the NHS on the side of patients
More NHS staff to benefit from NHS pension contribution freeze
NHS pensions- RCM
NHS funding to drive improvements
London hospitals in shocking state say Committee
The King's Fund responds to the PAC report on NHS hospitals achieving foundation trust status
New report reveals sexual behaviour across the different age groups
Dementia care in hospitals is falling short of standards
Hundreds of NHS leaders sacked just days before Christmas
NHS Confederation says patient safety must top the agenda as rules change on mobility of workers
Department of Health moves to life course approach and streamlines its communications agencies
Ciarán Devane confirmed as Non-Executive Director of NHS Commissioning Board Authority
Homeless people die 30 years before national average
Free trial for GovToday NHS Sustainable Development Conference, February 2012
NHS on track to deliver savings to reinvest in care
Investigation reveals 74 deaths in NHS care
Department of Health statement on breast implants and response to expert group report
RCM comment re Future Forum second phase report
NHS Future Forum calls on healthcare professionals to make patient centred care a reality
RCN welcomes NHS Future Forum report
New approach to education and training published
Improve health of NHS workforce, experts say
Discredited credit ratings agencies in NHS could pose conflict of interest
More patients than ever before are staying in single sex accommodation
Can NHS hospitals do more with less?
Burnham tells Lansley - listen to your own MPs and halt this reckless reorganisation
MPs committee starkly highlights financial pressure on NHS
Thousands of patients will benefit from tests to match treatment to their DNA
Circle gets up and running
NHS in Scotland a model for public sector reform, says major report
NHS to get £28m cash boost to improve access to dentists
RCN: health bill amendments are ‘merely tinkering’
Lessons from the NHS in Scotland
NHS Confederation announces new policy forum to help NHS speak strongly to Government
Conservative Home calls for Health Bill to be scrapped
No excuse for treating the vulnerable without dignity and basics of care
Dame Fiona Caldicott to lead review into confidentiality and the sharing of health and social care information
NHS must become more transparent
Clegg needs to decide where he and his party stand on the Health Bill - Burnham
Health and Social Care Bill: GP Commissioning
Telehealth and Telecare could save NHS £1.2 billion
“Obstinate government" has forced senior doctors into conflict, says consultants leader
Better integrated care could save the NHS millions
New information to help improve patient outcomes
NHS Prescription fee rises
“Remarkable achievement”: NHS Wales breaks-even
Giving patients more choice
MPs conclude that NHS workforce plans are unclear and lack crucial detail
NHS needs to up game but homelessness problem can not be solved alone
Buying smarter could save NHS £1.2bn
Goverment opens up data to benefit patients and GPs
NHS Confederation comments on NHS Information Centre statistics on alcohol
Patients not satisfied with NHS
NAPC, NHS Alliance and NHS Confederation announce new membership service for CCGs
NHS 111 plans need to be paused
Life–saving eCall system in all new cars by 2015, say MEPs
Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS
£3.4B spending increase on front line services
Social care funding clarity urged
Social workers to bike to visits during Olympics
Second anniversary of the NHS White Paper: How and Why?
Healthy diet and exercise reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
Can social impact bonds cut health and social care costs?
West Midlands agreement to improve safety for adults at risk
NHS Confederation comments on call by Royal College of Physicians for introduction of a National Early Warning Score
Intellect response to consultation on 'world class' procurement in the NHS
Antidepressants account for largest annual rise in prescriptions
NHS Constitution: Fact or Fiction?
England's £1.4 billion price tag for kidney disease
PRO-CURE secures NHS savings with TNT Post
Spirax Sarco EasiHeat systems help St George’s hospital save £45,000 a year
OFT welcomes action by NHS trusts to ensure compliance with competition law
Hospitals and patients urged to take action on missed appointments
NHS Confederation comments on innovation scorecards proposals
NHS data accuracy is getting better, but there is still room for improvement
'Short-sighted' regional pay moves would undermine NHS, BMA warns
NHS Confederation comments on RCP report 'Hospitals on the edge?'
Acute hospital care could be on the brink of collapse, warns RCP
NHS managers in south west accused of intimidation, as they attempt to drive down pay
More NHS organisations are struggling financially
NHS leaders sound alarm over "severe impact" of £2 billion gap in social care funding
Regional pay plans are unfair and won't help patients or pupils, says TUC poll
The Party of Wales responds to NHS waiting time figures
NHS performing well but worries over tougher times ahead
30 NHS hospitals should be taken over
NHS pay freeze branded 'disgrace'
NHS Confederation reaction to Andy Burnham speech
NHS Confederation on RCP and RCN report
Pay freeze not the answer to NHS challenges
Nurses and midwives to get more time for patients
NHS member re-appointed
ISO standards improve sustainability within the NHS
NHS supports leadership in Primary Care
BMA comment on revalidation roll out
Funding for eco hospitals
NHS urged to avoid false economy of hearing service cuts
Can modified Pilates help hidden problem?
Impact of psoriasis more than skin deep
Seventy patients had wrong surgery
Type 2 diabetes HbA1c monitoring ‘may be over-frequent’
Views sought on strengthening NHS Constitution
Health Red Tape Challenge Launched
Funding allocations announced for new children's hospice 2012/13 grant
The franchising of Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust
NHS responds to findings of Monitor's Fair Playing Field Review
Regional pay debated by MPs
NHS Confederation response to complaint handling
NHS sleepwalking into crisis, warns RCN
Historic NHS Mandate Published
Mental Health Network comments on Schizophrenia Commission report
RPS and RCGP call for improvements to NHS information sharing to prevent harm
Changing patient choices driven by bigger role for private providers
Interview with NHS Employers Organisation
Chief Medical Officer publishes her first annual report
First aiders warned of potentially faulty defibrillators
Cold homes costing NHS £1.36 billion
Decisive action needs to be taken to respond to poor standards of care
More employees receiving a better occupational health service
Pay-for-performance: clear, simple and wrong?
NHS performance holding up, but treacherous waters are ahead
NHS financial squeeze set to last a decade
Rewarding people to live healthier lives is acceptable if it works
Jackie Baillie's actions 'so wrong'
New Stroke audit report recommends seven day working for therapists
Collaborative approach can make ambulance turnaround delays 'a thing of the past'
People with diabetes at greater risk of suffering heart failure
'Recova wrap' the revolutionary recycling scheme which is wrapping up the NHS
Improved treatments for chronic myeloid leukaemia have dramatically increased survival
Progress in making NHS efficiency savings
Comment on report: Progress in making NHS efficiency savings
Thyroid cancer cases double in 20 years
Paediatric Extensions costing NHS hundreds of millions
Kawneer systems help with healing in Fife
A window onto mental health
Bowel Cancer: Postoperative deaths fall for fourth consecutive year
Apologises and pledges of positive and swift response to public inquiry
Job cuts planned in trusts under investigation
The NHS and the true meaning of compassion
Outlook for NHS and social care pessimistic as financial squeeze bites
RE:FIT helps the NHS cut carbon emissions and reduce energy bills
FDS response to Commissioning NHS Dental Services
NHS information service for parents reaches 100,000 signups
Waiting times report
Covert NHS privatisation must be resisted, says Green Party
Lords Science Committee to hear from David Willetts and NHS Medical Director
NHS LA Seeks Pharmacy Panel Members
NHS Sustainability Awards
NHS Partners Network responds to recent comments about section 75 regulations
NHS charges from April 2013 announced
NHS improvement tool
Local stop smoking initiatives
Review of NHS complaints system
Targeting NHS staff pay has been shown to be 'flawed', says Unite
Response to the Public Accounts Committee's report on NHS efficiency savings - Reed
Cancelled urgent operations and delayed transfers of care data
Barts Health get ready for Sustainability Day
Expert group issues health warning for procurement on NHS Sustainability Day
D-Day for the NHS
Real opportunity to improve care in the new NHS, but major challenges remain
Family Nurse Partnership programme to be extended
The Green Consortium appointed solar PV partner working with the NHS
NHS-funded nursing care rates increased for 2013
NHS response to Measles outbreak praised
Public remain wedded to NHS funding model says new research
Mid Staffs NHS trust privatisation break-up fear
Feedback shapes the NHS
A&E; pressures critical, says RCN
NHS England urges parents to get their children vaccinated against measles
NHS 11 is not fault of primary care say Alliance
Over one million NHS days lost since 2010
A&E; must change or face collapse, NHS warned
FDA questions whether Government will back DH front line experience plan
Expansion of groundbreaking scheme to support NHS staff

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