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The state of health care and adult social care in England 2018/19
14 January 2020
The recently published ‘State of Care’ report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) identified that while the overall quality of care in England is improving slightly, there is still too much variation in the quality of, and access to care.
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NHS safety expert Professor Mike Bewick joins Radar Healthcare
14 January 2020
Professor Mike Bewick, the former NHS England deputy medical director and lead for many NHS patient safety initiatives, has joined Radar Healthcare to act as strategic advisor to the quality improvement and compliance software provider.
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Improving CQC ratings in residential care: Gorsey Clough
01 January 2020
Gorsey Clough is 49-bed residential and nursing care home in Bury, Lancashire, specialising in Dementia, Alzheimer’s and EMI (elderly, mentally infirm). it provides 24/7 nursing and residential care for those with diverse and complex needs.
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Calculating Return on Investment (ROI) for quality and compliance software
20 December 2019
Organisations have been using ROI modelling to inform software purchasing decisions for many years; and research has shown that understanding the metrics of ROI both in advance and after purchase leads to more successful implementations.
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World Patient Safety Day 2019
17 September 2019
Today (17th September 2019) marks World Patient Safety Day, endorsed by the World Health Assembly (WHO), with the objective of raising global awareness about patient safety and encouraging global solidarity and action.
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Delivering the NHSX mission
02 September 2019
The new joint organisation for digital, data and technology – NHSX – launched this month, with the mission to improve health and social care by giving people the technology they need.
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A data-driven approach to quality improvement in healthcare
30 August 2019
With NHS chief Simon Stevens calling on tech firms to help the health service become a world-leader in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, there’s an increasing need for organisations like ours to deliver algorithm-based and data-driven systems that more effectively support health providers both operationally and clinically.
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Are you well led?
15 August 2019
In our guide, we’ve highlighted some key areas where you can practically evidence to the CQC your leadership, management and governance. In addition, you can also find out how quality and compliance software can support you evidence this...
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Can a digital approach help to minimise the risk of clinical harm?
15 July 2019
The purpose of clinical harm reviews is to; Identify any harm which may have arisen as a result of delays in appointments and/or receiving treatment, Ensure any harm is recorded and appropriate action taken, Explore the root cause of the harm, Implement change from lessons learned, minimising risk of recurrence, Mitigate risks to patients that could occur in the future
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Methodology for quality and compliance improvements
02 July 2019
With an exponential rise in the use of technology in healthcare organisations, embedding a culture of quality and compliance is about more than introducing a software package, it requires the redefinition of staff roles and responsibilities and support for them to work differently, connecting organisational silos.
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Technology for continuous improvement
11 June 2019
The CQC’s ‘Celebrating Good Care, Championing Outstanding Care’ report (2017) outlines that technology is influencing the way health and care services are delivered, and that future focus of the CQC will be placed on identifying where providers are successfully harnessing new technology to improve outcomes for people.
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Supporting NHS Trusts with ‘Fair’ incident resolution
15 May 2019
Last month we saw the publication of NHS Resolution’s ‘Being Fair’ report which was created to ensure NHS Trusts respond to incidents in a way that is fair to both the patient and staff involved, and that errors are not repeated.
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