Improving care by using patient feedback<\/strong> Hospital complaints<\/strong> SpeakUp2020<\/strong> Fracture Liaison Service Database<\/strong> Acute bowel obstruction<\/strong> Healthy social media<\/strong> Research in the NHS<\/strong> NIHR Signals<\/strong> NICE guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n Technology appraisal guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThe National Institute for Health Research has published Improving care by using patient feedback<\/a>.\u00a0 This themed review features nine new research studies about using patient experience data in the NHS which show what organisations are doing now and what could be done better. The evidence ranges from hospital wards to general practice to mental health settings. There are also insights into new ways of mining and analysing big data, using online feedback and approaches to involving patients in making sense of feedback and driving improvements.<\/p>\n
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\nHealthwatch has published Shifting the mindset: a closer look at hospital complaints<\/a>.\u00a0 This report investigates how well NHS hospital trusts communicate about their work on complaints.\u00a0 It presents the findings of the investigation and set out recommendations for improvement in the complaints handling and management system at a national and a local level.<\/p>\n
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\nHealthwatch has launched a new campaign SpeakUp2020<\/a> to encourage people to speak up about what would make health and social care services\u202fin their communities better.\u00a0 The results will be shared with decision makers across the NHS, social care sector and Government to ensure that improvements to services are informed by people\u2019s experiences.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership has published Fracture Liaison Service Database \u2013 2019 Annual Report<\/a>.\u00a0 This annual report presents the results of analysis on secondary fracture prevention care received by patients 50 years and older in England and Wales between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. \u00a0It examines 11 key performance indicators deemed critical for a fracture liaison service to be effective and necessary for service improvement. The report found continued variation in each Key Performance Indicator, particularly for identification and monitoring.<\/p>\n
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\nThe National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death has published Acute bowel obstruction: delay in transit<\/a>.\u00a0 This report highlights the quality of care provided to patients aged over 16 years with a diagnosis of acute bowel obstruction.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Mental Health Foundation has published Healthy social media<\/a>.\u00a0 This report presents the social media experiences of young people and other stakeholders that attended an engage event in May 2019; it offers their recommendations on how to maintain a healthy social media life in regards to body image.<\/p>\n
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\nThe Academy of Medical Sciences has published Transforming health through innovation: integrating the NHS and academia<\/a>.\u00a0 This report sets out a series of actions to achieve six key outcomes which the Academy believe are essential for enhancing the interface between the NHS and the UK\u2019s academic biomedical and health research sector.<\/p>\n
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\nThe following research summaries have been added to the National Institute for Health Research website:<\/p>\n\n
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