What's New
15 July 2010
Meetings Bulletin July 2010
The July Orthopaedic Meetings Bulletin is available here under BOA Events/BOA Meetings List.
14 July 2010
Government Publishes its Plans to Reform the NHS
Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley has set out the Government's plans to reform the NHS with the publication of the White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'.
In the paper, the Government details their plans for reforming the NHS during this parliament and the long-term.
The Department of Health's press release can be found here.
A copy of the White Paper, complete with the executive summary in the first five pages, is available for download below
13 July 2010
President's Newsletter - July 2010
The June edition of the Presidential Newsletter has now been published. Any member who has not received their Newsletter by email can find it Here (please note you need to be logged into the BOA Website to access the newsletter), or contact BOA for access to a copy.
30 June 2010
NICE publish new Quality Standards for Dementia, Stroke and VTE Prevention
Today NICE has launched quality standards for Dementia, Stroke and VTE Prevention. These new quality standards are available here:
http://www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/qualitystandards/qualitystandards.jsp
NICE quality standards are a set of specific, concise statements that act as markers of high-quality, cost-effective patient care, covering the treatment and prevention of different diseases and conditions. To find out more on the NICE quality standards, Click here.
28 June 2010
The NCEPOD has released a report on Patient Nutrition
A new National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) report has been release on process of care of patients who receive Parenteral Nutrion. The report is titled A Mixed Bag: An enquiry into the care of hospital patients receiving parenteral nutrition and both the full report and executive summary are available for viewing or downloading at the NCEPOD website.
The Executive Summary is also available for download below for convenience.
23 June 2010
Charity Launch of a Confidential Reporting System in Surgery (CORESS)
The Confidential Reporting System in Surgery (CORESS) was officially launched as a registered charity by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, at the House of Lords on Thursday 10th June 2010. The purpose of CORESS is to promote safety in surgical practice, both within the NHS and in the independent sector. It aims to improve the safety of patients and the quality of care that they receive by detecting system and human factors error before they result in a catastrophe.
Read the full press release below
25 November 2009
The BOA is now on Facebook and Twitter
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