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NHS report demonstrates 2010 improvements

30 March 2011
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NHS report demonstrates 2010 improvementsImprovements in the performance of the NHS were seen during the fourth quarter of 2010, a new report states.

Published by the Department of Health, the study reveals quality and financial performance within the organisation continued to excel during the three months from October.

It suggests patients are getting better levels of care, while financial management is more robust.

Operations management professionals in the public sector may be interested to learn the NHS saw further falls in the rates of hospital-acquired infections during the period in question, in addition to better adult access to dentistry and improved breast and bowel cancer screening rates.

Areas earmarked for improvement include uptake of HPV vaccine among young girls and unnecessary delays in A&E.

"By keeping politics out of the NHS and freeing NHS staff to focus on outcomes for their patients, we will enable continuous improvement in the NHS," health secretary Andrew Lansley declared.

In related news, the government recently reported advances are being made in terms of reducing bureaucracy within the NHS, with a decline in the number of managers reducing administrative costs.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800480891-ADNFCR
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