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NHS QIS March 2010 eNews

Welcome to the March issue of our eNews update. This update contains links to all the latest additions to our website. If you have any problems accessing these links contact online.qis@nhs.net.

Projects and news

Public partner recruitment
NHS QIS is recruiting volunteers to join our pool of public partners
Find out how to volunteer

NHS QIS March Board meeting
Get the papers for the NHS QIS March Board Meeting

LIFE SCIENCES – ‘Investing in Discovery’
23 March, 2010 - Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh
Find out more and register 

Disinvestment Challenge seminar
Thursday 6 May 2010, NHS QIS, Elliott House, Edinburgh
Find out more and register 

Diabetes 2010 and Beyond - Knowledge Into Practice conference
Tuesday 23 March 2010, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt University
Find out more and register

Latest findings and advice

Anaesthesia

Anaesthesia follow-up reports
Read four latest local board follow-up reports

Clinical Governance

Clinical Governance & Risk Management local reports 2010
Read the NHS Orkney, NHS Lothian and  NHS Education for Scotland local reports

Healthcare Environment Inspectorate

Antimicrobial Inspection Tool; HEI (2010)

HEI local inspection reports
Gilbert Bain HEI report
Raigmore Hospital HEI report
Queen Margaret Hospital HEI report

Neurological services

Neurological Services standards
Implementation plan now available

Nutritional Care

Food, Fluid and Nutritional Care in Hospitals
16 local reports now available

Nice Guidance

NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 185
Trabectedin for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma

NICE Single Technology Appraisal Guidance No 186
Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance
Get the latest interventional procedures guidance