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Patients urged to 'Please Ask' about their healthcare
30 March 2006
A new campaign to empower patients to take a more active role in managing their health has been developed by the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA). Read more »
NHS boards need better information on hospital performance - says Chair of NHS Appointments Commission
23 February 2006
Sir William Wells, chairman of the body responsible for appointing non-executives to NHS organisations, has today set out a challenge to the NHS to improve the information Boards use to fulfil their important governance role. Read more »
Dr Foster Intelligence: a new departure in management information for the NHS
14 February 2006
Dr Foster Limited is delighted to announce the launch of an innovative joint venture with the Health and Social Care Information Centre Read more »
New initiative launched to help NHS reduce emergency admissions to hospital
13 February 2006

People being repeatedly admitted to hospital via casualty account for more than a million emergency admissions every year, according to a report launched today by Dr Foster Intelligence.

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Hospital Guide reveals six-fold variation in heart bypass mortality
09 December 2005
Heart bypass mortality rates vary six-fold across England, according to Dr Foster's Hospital Guide 2005, published tomorrow. Read more »
Dr Foster in top ten fastest growing companies
05 December 2005
Dr Foster has been identified as one of the top ten fastest growing companies in Britain, according to a league table published in the Sunday Times yesterday. Read more »
Top NHS chief executive joins Dr Foster
17 November 2005
Dr Lise Llewellyn is set to join Dr Foster as director of strategy. Currently chief executive of Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust, Llewellyn has a wealth of experience in the NHS. Read more »
Dr Foster attracts top civil servant to its board
21 September 2005
One of the UK's most senior civil servants joins Dr Foster's management team Read more »
Complementary practitioners offer longer consultations than GPs
03 September 2005
A Dr Foster survey of complementary practitioners reveals they offer better access and longer consultations than the average GP appointment. Read more »
Short stays in hospital after operations do not lead to emergency readmissions
10 August 2005
The concern that patients are being discharged too early after planned surgery, leading to higher readmission rates, is not supported by a paper in this week's BMJ. Read more »

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