Knowledge Matters Volume 5 Issue 5

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Volume 5 Issue 5 December 2011 Welcome to Knowledge Matters Hello everyone! Welcome to the fifth Christmas Edition of Knowledge Matters! In this edition, we provide an overview of key documents which were published earlier in December—the NHS Outcomes Framework for 2012/13 and the Innovation report and outline important considerations to be taken into account when looking at SHMI data. I am pleased to report that we have articles from colleagues in other parts of the South highlighting the excellent work which is underway across the whole of the SHA cluster, and we have an excellent article from Nottingham University Hospitals on predicting patient flow which I hope will be useful to a number of our readers. This is the first time that we have a Christmas Appeal. We felt that it was important to highlight the plight of those that sometimes feel unloved. This issue’s poem (see the back page) continues the theme of the appeal. Please give generously…….. All that remains for me to say is very best wishes to all Knowledge Matters readers (wherever you are) for a prosperous, peaceful and productive 2012. See you next year! Best wishes Samantha Riley Director of Information for Service Improvement The Quality Observatory NHS South of England

Inside This Issue : Summary Hospital-Level Mortality Indicator

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The Winter Dashboard

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Predicting Patient Flow

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The NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13

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Innovation Health and Wealth

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Ask An Analyst

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Flu Fighters

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Quality Observatory Christmas Appeal

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Analysis Ancient & Modern

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Skills Builder

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Christmas Crossword

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News

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