The watchdog responsible for considering complaints by the public that the National Health Service in England has not acted properly or fairly or has provided a poor service is "too complicated, unresponsive and lacking in compassion", says a new report.
PAS 1616:2016, a specification-driven document addressing the provision of clinical services in the healthcare industry, has been released. This PAS aims to assist clinical service providers in offering services which are both efficient and good value. Developed by BSI in association with the Clinical Service Accreditation Alliance (CSAA), PAS 1616 is part of a suite of resources being delivered by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership on behalf of the CSAA.
Although the word standard might bring to mind something prohibitive or limiting, it’s actually the complete opposite: they are catalysts for change. Standards are voluntary tools developed by and for industry. They establish procedures which often save companies time and money – they fuel growth in emerging sectors.
Your heart is the size of your fist. It is the strongest muscle in your body. It pumps blood to all of your organs, tissues and cells through your arteries and veins – keeping cells oxygenated, supplying them with nutrients and removing waste.
Every month or two, new standards are published and old ones are set aside. We all know that new standards are essential reading for those working in the relevant sector, but what about the withdrawn standards? Do they have any uses once they are no longer current?
The medical device (MedDev) industry is one of the largest in healthcare. Its market growth has been driven by new and innovative technologies and it offers a low cost, low risk option for investors. Last year, the global market for medical devices reached £260 billion, according to Kalorama Information.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has issued new guidelines for prescribing dentists, Dentistry.co.uk reports. The guidelines are set out in a new Competency Framework for all Prescribers.
New NHS guidelines urge doctors to treat signs of possible sepsis as urgently as chest pains that could be a heart attack, the Daily Telegraph reports.
