Libraries & the NHS - Peter Hill Review - Tooke Review - Darzi Review

   Report of a National Review of NHS Health Library Services in England: From knowledge to health in the 21st Century. , Peter Hill Review, March 2007
This Review has highlighted the centrality of library, knowledge and information services within the NHS and describes four key purposes for library and knowledge service:

Clinical decision making by patients, their [...]

In the Know - Using Infomation to Make Better Decisions

   In the Know - Using Infomation to Make Better Decisions, a discussion paper, Audit Commission, Februay 2008
Abstract: This paper is not quite the same as other Audit Commission studies. Instead of analysing issues and presenting solutions, this paper aims to encourage people to think about the information they use whenever they make decisions. And [...]

Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence “More than half of nurses on mental health wareds report being physically assaulted at work.

   Healthcare Commission - National Audit of Violence 2006-07 Final Report Working Age Adult Services, 14 February 2008,
Introduction
More than half of nurses on mental health wards report being physically assaulted at work. The figure rises to almost three-quarters for mental health nurses working on wards for patients with  disorders such as dementia.
The findings were [...]

Transgender - NHS funding processes and waiting times for adult service-users

   NHS funding processes and waiting times for adult service-users 14th February 2008 Department of Health
This publication will help you understand the processes involved in obtaining funding for treatment for gender variant conditions. It answers the questions that service-users typically ask, and it provides guidance on how to navigate this complex system with minimum delay.
Many people [...]

Audit of NICE Self-Harm Guidelines

   An audit of the NICE self-harm guidelines at a local accident and emergency department in North Wales, Accident and Emergency Nursing (2007) 15, 217–222
Abstract: This paper reports the findings of a self-harm audit based on data collected at an A&E department in North Wales. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on the [...]

Economic Consequences of Autism in the UK Report

     Economic Consequences of Autism in the UK Report, November 2007, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
There are approximately 540,000 people with autism in the UK - 433,000 adults and 107,000 children. The findings in this report reveal that children with autism cost £2.7 billion a year, yet for adults the figure is £25 billion [...]

Best Interests

    Best Interests - Guidance on determining the best interests of adults who lack the capacity to make a decision (or decisions) for themselves [England and Wales]
Best Interests Guidance for England and Wales (December 2007)
This guidance has been written in order to give additional information and support to people who may have to participate in [...]

Learning Difficulities - A life like no other

A life like no other  A national audit of specialist inpatient healthcare services
for people with learning difficulties in England , December 2007, Healthcare Commission
The Healthcare Commission (HC), in its first audit of specialist inpatient healthcare services for people with learning difficulties, argues that sweeping and sustained changes are needed if they are to meet the [...]