Patients give Trust healthy diagnosis

                   
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk: Dr Rachel Voller and patient Colin Smik chat on a ward at Airedale General Hospital thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
thetelegraphandargus.co.uk     May 14, 2008            

Patients have given Airedale Hospital a clean bill of health in the biggest survey of patients staying overnight in English NHS hospitals. But patients at hospitals in Bradford did not show the same level of confidence in their care, the survey published today by independent health watchdog, the... [read full story]                

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'NHS cleanliness not improving'

msn.com     May 14, 2008          

Patients believe cleanliness levels in NHS hospitals are not improving, the health watchdog has said. The Healthcare Commission also found wide variations in patients' experience of cleanliness between health trusts in England. Its patient survey reported "striking" differences between health...                

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Damning verdicts on our hospitals

thisishampshire.net     May 14, 2008          

TOO many mixed sex wards and dirty surroundings - that is the damning verdict of a patient survey at two Hampshire hospitals. Health watchdog The Healthcare Commission has today published its findings from a survey of 76,000 patients staying overnight in hospitals run by 165 trusts nationwide....                

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St George's NHS Trust gets patients votes

bloggers4labour.org     May 14, 2008          

If you caught BBC London News tonight, you'll have seen a feature about London's worst performing hospitals. Rather than using some obscure performance indicators, this latest survey actually asked people "overall, how do you rate the standard of care you received".For a hospital trust that tends...                

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St George's NHS Trust gets patients' votes

bloggers4labour.org     May 14, 2008          

If you caught BBC London News tonight, you'll have seen a feature about London's worst performing hospitals. Rather than using some obscure performance indicators, this latest survey actually asked people "overall, how do you rate the standard of care you received".For a hospital trust that tends...                

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Too Many Patients Treated on Mixed Wards - Watchdog ; Food Served in NHS Hospitals in the South...

redorbit.com     May 15, 2008          

Food served in NHS hospitals in the South West fails to meet high standards and mixed sex wards are still commonplace, according to the health watchdog. The Healthcare Commission found that in some cases, almost a quarter of patients admitted to hospital were put in mixed wards.                

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Big Differences As Hospital Care Improves

redorbit.com     May 15, 2008          

Posted on: Thursday, 15 May 2008, 00:00 CDT STANDARDS of care are improving in NHS hospitals although big variations still remain, a survey of tens of thousands of patients reveals today. Healthcare Commission chiefs are urging poorer performing hospitals to learn from the best as the poll showed...                

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Survey praises hospital’s care

thisisdorset.net     May 15, 2008          

DORSET County Hospital has been praised for its care of patients. But a Healthcare Commission survey out today found staff do not always wash their hands between patients. Inpatients were questioned about many aspects of their care last year. Results show Dorset County Hospital is among the top...                

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