Blog post 07/12/2018Sarah Scobie
Ensuring care is safe and harm-free remains high on the policy agenda, and rightly so. But are we measuring and monitoring safety appropriately, and what steps could be taken to improve it in the long run? Sarah Scobie argues for a shift in our understanding.
Indicator 30/11/2018
We look at suicides by people who had been in contact with mental health services.
Indicator 30/11/2018
We look at whether adult social care services are helping service users feel safe.
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We analyse changes in annual counts of healthcare-associated infections including MRSA, C. difficile and E. coli.
Indicator 30/11/2018
This indicator uses survey data to explore whether patients are told about medication side effects to watch for.
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This indicator looks patients who are readmitted to hospital in an emergency within 30 days of discharge.
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This analysis explores the percentage of hip fractures that were the result of an inpatient fall, and how prompt hip fracture surgery is.
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We examine rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment and deaths from VTE related events after discharge from hospital.
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We examine results from the Adult Inpatient Survey, looking at hospital ward cleanliness.