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Welcome to the July 2010 e-bulletin

This month read about a new focus on the safety and quality of care in general practices across Scotland

From August look out for ongoing updates from SPSP in your monthly NHS QIS e-bulletin

We are always looking for ways to improve this bulletin and your comments and suggestions are welcome

Safety Improvement in Primary Care

This initiative aims to improve the safety and quality of care in 80 general practices in four Scottish health boards

We will work with practice and health board teams to develop their knowledge and skills, focusing on important safety and quality topics

Find out more about the work we are doing to improve safety in primary care

Performance and scrutiny

Clinical Governance and Risk Management local reports
Review reports from NHS Highland, NHS Ayrshire & Arran and NHS Fife
29 June 2010

Perth Royal Infirmary HEI announced inspection report
HEI inspection visit finds clear arrangements for leading and managing infection control and makes some recommendations for improvement
28 June 2010

Intensive Psychiatric Care Units overview
NHS QIS reports on IPCU services across Scotland
23 June 2010

Anaesthesia review programme
NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Fife and Golden Jubilee performance reports published
21 June 2010

Evidence for Improvement

Evidence note 30
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for respiratory support in adults
15 June 2010
Latest NICE guidance
NICE STA for non-small-cell lung cancer
Pemetrexed guidance No 190
23 June 2010

News from within NHS QIS

23 June 2010
NHS QIS Board Meeting
Papers available

20 June 2010
Implementation and Improvement Support Directorate
New structure to lead and support quality improvements