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NHS winter workload and on/off switching of deaths

To this end, Figure 1 presents a calculation of excess winter mortality (EWM) for England and three local authorities in Berkshire. EWM is defined as the average deaths in the 4 months from December...

End-of-life demand is highly volatile and shows unexpected trends

NHS demand is therefore highly sensitive to the volatility in deaths. The sad fact is that deaths are highly volatile and that the magnitude of this volatility is location-specific (Jones, 2012). This...

Making prescribing a reality: the next steps in practice

‘The Commission considered and discussed feedback from the ad hoc group on the proposals for Independent Prescribing for Paramedics […] In conclusion, the Commission endorsed the ad hoc group's...

Expanding our contribution and shaping the future

The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) considered and discussed feedback from an ad hoc group on proposals for independent prescribing for paramedics in 2015. The CHM has a range of functions that...

Exploring trends in demand for urgent care

‘It is the sheer magnitude of these events which is driving growth rather than the underlying background growth due to demographic change, and slow incremental increase in the use of emergency...

HART communications: current capability and future options

‘The four key areas for HART present different challenges and requirements with regards to information technology’ .

Election fever and the football: a game of rhetoric

‘As with any election there will always be changes afoot, usually in the form of policy change’ .