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NHS QIS eNews - Issue 19 February 2008

Welcome to issue 19 of our eNews update. This update contains links to all the latest additions to our website. If you have any problems with any of these links please contact online.qis@nhs.net

News and Events

Changes to browser compatibility

For all users of Internet Explorer 5 web browser. Our development company CIVIC no longer test or support this browser. If you are experiencing problems accessing www.nshhealthquality.org at this time please contact us at on online.qis@nhs.net to help us evaluate the impact of this change.

 

Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record

The Scottish Woman-Held Maternity Record is an exciting and innovative NHS Scotland development.  Scotland is the first of the UK countries to have a single national unified handheld record for women during their maternity care.  The SWHMR has been developed and revised since 2002 by a national steering group representing all the multi-disciplinary maternity team, all parts of Scotland and service users.

Click here for more details 

 

Joanna Briggs Institute - Project update January 2008

JBI Connect

JBI COnNECT (Clinical Online Network of Evidence for Care and Therapeutics) is a web-based system that integrates resources and tools with clear easy to use pathways to assist health care workers make evidence-based informed clinical decisions about the care and treatment of their patients.

JBI Connect December 2007
An update on the JBI CoNECT project is now available in PDF format for download
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3578.html


JBI connect Newsletter – January 2008
The Latest JBI ConNECT newsletter is available in PDF format for Download
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3578.html

Forthcoming Events

MRSA workshops

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) in conjunction with Health Protection Scotland (HPS) are holding workshops in Glasgow and Dundee to allow staff from NHSScotland an opportunity to hear more about the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and the pilot study and to give their thoughts on the issues that should be considered as the protocol for the pilot is being developed

Thursday 21 February 2008 – Glasgow
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3949.html

Thursday 28 February 2008 – Dundee
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3950.html 

Management of Low Back Pain Meeting

The purpose of the meeting will be to launch the NHS QIS Health Technology Assessment (HTA) on Service delivery organisation for acute low back pain.

Monday 17 March 2008 - Dunblane
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3899.html


Latest Findings and Advice

Clinical Governance and Risk Management:
Achieving safe, effective, patient-focused care and services – Local Reports.
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3426.html

 

Consultation Report
Service delivery organistation for acute low back pain
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3921.html

 

Scottish Woman Held Maternity Record
Version 4 – 2008 now available
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3944.html

 

New Comment on NICE Guidance

This month we have commented on 2 new NICE Guidance releases.

 

NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 134
Infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3940.html

 

NICE (Multiple) Technology Appraisal Guidance No 135
Pemetrexed for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
http://www.nhsqis.org/nhsqis/3939.html