Review of methods used in assessing non-serious adverse drug events in observational studies among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients

"We conclude that the current assessment of adverse drug events is hampered by the choice of methods."

A review of methods used in assessing non-serious adverse drug events in observational studies among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
L Hakobyan, FM Haaijer-Ruskamp, D de Zeeuw, D Dobre, P Denig
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2011, 9:83

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Shared leadership for change

"Case studies and learning from a programme to improve the quality of care for people from black and minority ethnic groups."

Learning report: Shared leadership for change
The Health Foundation
September 2011

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New medical professionalism

The report reviews the ways in which doctors’ relationships with evidence, society, patients, teams, regulators and employers have changed, are changing or may need to change, and the implications for medical professionalism.


New medical professionalism: a scoping report for the Health Foundation
S Christmas, L Millward
The Health Foundation

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Improving prescribing practice

The purpose of this group was "to understand the barriers to effective use of medicines by patients so that they can realise the benefits and minimise the risks for themselves."


N=1: Why people matter in medicines - recommendations of a subgroup of the Royal college of Physicians Medicines Forum
Royal College of Physicians
June 2011

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The influence of health research on the NHS

"Health services research can have a significant impact on maintaining quality, efficiency, equity and cost effectiveness in the new NHS landscape."


The influence of health research on the NHS
NHS Confederation
October 2011

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Improving surgical care for higher risk patients

"Evidence indicates that the peri-operative pathway followed by patients requiring emergency surgical
management is frequently disjointed, protracted and not always patient centred. This document describes key issues and standards."

The higher risk general surgical patient: towards improved care for a forgotten group
The Royal College of Surgeons of England and Department of Health
2011

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Adult emergency services

"This review explored the extent to which services across London were reliably safe throughout twenty-four hour periods and at weekends by considering the availability of key staff, namely consultants, as well as the necessary therapeutic and diagnostic support systems. It considered evidence from the literature with regard to the impact on outcomes for patients treated out-of-hours. It also examined hospital episodes statistics (HES) data in relation to mortality in London."

Adult emergency services: acute medicine and emergency general surgery: case for change
NHS London
September 2011

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