Abuse of vulnerable adults: cases referred by English councils up 11 per cent...
Care workers and family most common alleged abusers, provisional figures show
View ArticleSelf harm: hospital admission rate per 100,000 population in North East...
Drug poisoning most common reason for self harm admission in England
View ArticleWomen underestimate their weight by five pounds on average, new survey shows
Nearly half of parents of obese children thought their child was “about the right weight”
View ArticleEngland’s biggest mental health dataset to go monthly
Consultation feedback shapes future development of MHMDS analysis
View ArticleHospital admissions for tooth decay highest amongst England’s most deprived
New figures on hospital admissions for dental procedures reveal higher rates for patients from the most deprived sectors of the population when the primary diagnosis is for dental caries– also known...
View ArticleSudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome affects those in their thirties the most,...
Leading clinician calls for greater participation in clinical audit
View ArticleAlcohol dependency drugs: 60 per cent rise in prescription items in eight years
Report also shows rise in hospital admissions attributable to alcohol *Regional information to SHA level available from this report* The number of prescription items dispensed annually to treat alcohol...
View ArticleRise in sport injury cases treated in A&E
Accident and emergency departments in England have seen a 15 per cent rise in sports injury cases in a year, Health and Social Care Information Centre provisional figures show. **Regional data...
View ArticleLatest publications diary from the HSCIC
2 August 2012 Please find enclosed (below) the latest Health and Social Care Information Centre publications calendar for August and September 2012. Kind regards, The Media Team 0845 2576990...
View ArticlePatient survey suggests benefit from common procedures varies markedly by NHS...
- Comparative annual PROMs results published for first time 15 August 2012 *Regional information available from this report The level of health benefit patients feel they gain from common procedures...
View ArticleAbout 1,260 hospital admissions a day due to smoking, new figures show
An estimated 460,000 hospital admissions in 2010/11 among people aged 35 and over were due to smoking, according to new Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) figures. **REGIONAL DATA NOT...
View ArticlePay for contract-holding dentists fell by over £10,000 on average in 2010/11
- New figures also show pay for non contract holders fell by nearly £3,000 Average pay for self-employed dentists who hold a primary care contract fell by £10,900 to £117,200 in 2010/11, new figures...
View ArticleRise in young female dentists working for the NHS, says new report
· Male and female workforce heading towards equal number Regional information is available from this report **23 August 2012 An increasing number of female dentists are working for the NHS, with the...
View ArticleMore than 3,000 written complaints a week against the NHS
- New report shows rise in written complaints on previous year About 3,100 written complaints a week were made against the NHS in 2011-12 – just over 162,100 for the year. Although this in an eight per...
View ArticleFirst ever Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework published today
The first figures for the new adult social care outcomes framework were published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). The report includes data for 14 measures which are...
View ArticleMental Health: Guardianship cases continue to fall in England, new figures show
- 2011-12 figures show a quarter of cases occurred in North West Cases of Guardianship – a safeguard available under the Mental Health Act – have fallen in England for the seventh consecutive year, a...
View ArticleGPs’ incomes down £6,000 from their peak five years ago
Income before tax for UK contract holding GPs fell slightly in 2010/11 to £104,100 – bringing the total decrease since its peak in 2005/06 to almost £6,000. New figures from the Health and Social Care...
View ArticleEating disorder hospital admissions rise by 16 per cent in a year
· Children and young people account for most admissions *Regional information TO SHA LEVEL ONLY available on request from this report Hospitals recorded 2,290 eating disorder admissions in the 12...
View ArticleNICE-appraised medicines: new report shows apparent variation in use across NHS
Use of NICE-appraised medicines in the NHS in England – 2010 and 2011 is the third review of use by the NHS in England of selected medicines appraised by NICE. The report was commissioned by the...
View ArticleCervical screening: little change in a decade with around one in five women...
About one in five eligible women in England have not had cervical screening within the last five years – broadly the same as a decade ago – according to a Health and Social Care Information Centre...
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