Emergency department crowding: Time for interventions and policy evaluations
14 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Stays in ED, Hospital Productivity
This review summarises the consequences of emergency department crowding and provides a comparison of the scales used to measure emergency...
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A decade of investment in radiotherapy in New South Wales: Why does the gap between optimal and actual persist?
17 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement and 2 more
There is a gap between optimal and actual radiotherapy utilisation (RTU) rates in New South Wales (NSW). It is uncertain...
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Recovery and self-management support following primary cancer treatment (UK)
16 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment
Although around 2 million people are living with or beyond cancer in the UK, little research has been conducted on...
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Internet chemotherapy information: Impact on patients and health professionals (UK)
15 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment
The authors investigated the impact of internet chemotherapy information (ICI) on patient care and analysed health professionals’ (HPs’) attitudes towards...
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Opportunistic childhood vaccinations in emergency—Are we really missing anyone? (Australia)
14 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Stays in ED, Increased Immunisation
The authors note that every health service presentation of a child should be considered an opportunity to ensure optimal immunisation...
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Kia Ora - E te iwi, a cancer education and support programme for Māori
14 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment
Kia ora - E te iwi, a cancer education and support programme for Māori, has been gifted to the Māori...
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New Zealand Society for Oncology 2012 Conference
13 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment
The 2012 meeting will be held at the James Cook Hotel in Wellington May 2-4. The aim is to bring...
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The health of children and young people with chronic conditions and disabilities in New Zealand
2 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment, Primary Health Care>Long Term Conditions, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Primary Health Care, Hospital Productivity, Knowledge Library, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Cardiovascular Diseases and 5 more
This report reviews a range of routinely collected hospital admission, mortality and survey data, with a view to identifying the...
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The health and well-being of cancer survivors in the UK: Findings from a population-based survey
16 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment
UK study comparing self-reported health and well-being in a sample of cancer survivors with individuals who have not had cancer...
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A qualitative study of unmet needs and interactions with primary care among cancer survivors (UK)
16 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment, Primary Health Care>Long Term Conditions, Primary Health Care and 1 more
This UK study explores the experiences of individuals who have survived at least 5 years following a cancer diagnosis, and...
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Health and independence report
15 February 2012 by Research Admin in Access to Elective Services, Shorter Waits for Cancer Treatment, Shorter Stays in ED, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Diabetes, Increased Immunisation, Hospital Productivity, Help for Smokers to Quit, Knowledge Library, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Services>Cardiovascular Diseases and 7 more
The Health and Independence Report is published annually and looks at the public funds that are allocated to health and...
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Physicians’ ability to predict hospital length of stay for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (United States)
14 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Stays in ED, Hospital Productivity
Accurate predictions of patient length of stay (LOS) in the hospital can effectively manage hospital resources and increase efficiency of...
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Risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in eleven countries
13 February 2012 by Research Admin in Shorter Stays in ED, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement, Knowledge Library and 2 more
The aim of this study was to identify common risk factors for patient-reported medical errors across countries. Data was sourced...
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Seven day working case studies (UK)
3 February 2012 by Research Admin in Access to Elective Services, Primary Health Care, Hospital Productivity, Quality Improvement>Implementation, Quality Improvement and 3 more
NHS Improvement has been working with clinical teams across health and social care in the UK to find examples of...
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Documents
- Does competition improve public hospitals' efficiency? Evidence from a quasi-experiment in the English National Health Service
- Smokefree interventions in emergency care
- National Cancer Core Data
- NZMJ paper: Improving acute patient flow and resolving ED overcrowding in NZ hospitals - the major challenges and the promising initiatives
- Shorter Stays in ED - Quarter 1 2011/12 Performance Graphs
Tools
- Seven day working case studies (UK)
- Standards of service provision for lung cancer patients in New Zealand
- Delivering major breast surgery safely (excluding reconstruction) as a day case or one night stay (England)
- Hospital emergency response checklist (World Health Organization)
- Clinical practice guidelines in Australia and New Zealand for the management of melanoma
Literature Abstracts
- Health and independence report
- Risk factors for patient-reported medical errors in eleven countries
- The health of children and young people with chronic conditions and disabilities in New Zealand
- Nelson Marlborough District Health Board: Health Needs Assessment 2011
- Prosthetic hip dislocations: Is relocation in the emergency department by emergency medicine staff better?
International Literature
- Effect of working consecutive night shifts on sleep time, prior wakefulness, perceived levels of fatigue and performance on a psychometric test in emergency registrars (Australia)
- A decade of investment in radiotherapy in New South Wales: Why does the gap between optimal and actual persist?
- The health and well-being of cancer survivors in the UK: Findings from a population-based survey
- Recovery and self-management support following primary cancer treatment (UK)
- A person-time analysis of hospital activity among cancer survivors in England
Discussion
- A structured approach to transforming a large public hospital emergency department via lean methodologies (USA)
- Investment in medicines highest in PHARMAC history
- New Zealand in grips of "silent" diabetes epidemic
- Improving the lives of patients with long term conditions (England)
- Towards better access to information about our health (IT Health Board ebooklet)