In this section our current projects can be viewed. More of our work can be found in the following areas; workforce,getting fit for the 2012 games and the London Programme for IT.

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• Accident & Emergency (A&E) clinical quality indicators

  The A&E clinical quality indicators were introduced as part of the NHS Outcomes Framework 2011/2012, developed by the Department of Health in conjunction with the College of Emergency Medicine.

• Armed Forces Healthcare

  All Strategic Health Authorities have been instructed by the Department of Health to establish a network to ensure that Armed Forces personnel, their dependants and veterans suffer No disadvantage from their Service.

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• Cancer Drugs Fund

  Following the announcement from the Health Secretary in July 2010, a cancer drugs fund has been established as a means of improving access to new cancer drugs which are not routinely available on the NHS.

• Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN)
• Continuing Healthcare

  NHS continuing healthcare is the name given to a package of care which is arranged and funded solely by the NHS for individuals outside of hospital who have ongoing healthcare needs.

• Creating foundation trusts

D

• Delivering Revalidation

  Revalidation is the process by which licensed doctors will demonstrate to the GMC that they are up to date and continue to be fit to practise.

E

• Emergency preparedness

  We work with all the NHS services in London to make sure we are prepared in the case of a large scale emergency in London.

• Enhanced Recovery Programme

  Enhanced Recovery, also known as Rapid or Accelerated Recovery or Fast Track surgery, is an evidence-based approach to the care of patients, before, during and after a scheduled surgical procedure.

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G

• GP development programme

  The NHS in London is committed to supporting GPs through this journey to become authorised GP consortia by April 2013. To provide this support NHS London is working with GPs, sectors and PCTs to establish a regional development programme for GP consortia in London.

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I

• Improving Cancer Care

  The NHS Cancer Plan published in September 2000 first introduced three specific cancer waiting time standards.

• Improving dementia care and prescribing

  Late last year Care Services Minister Paul Burstow publically announced that reducing the level of antipsychotic prescribing to people with the dementia was a national priority and tasked SHAs with bringing greater drive to this work in order to deliver significant reductions in 2011.

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L

• Learning disability

  The Health Access Team at NHS London works in partnership with the Valuing People Team and health and social care organisations in London to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities.

• London Respiratory Team

M

• Modernising pathology services in London

  During 2010/11 the London Pathology Modernisation Programme has been developing the clinical and service case for change for pathology services in London in response to the national pathology programme.

N

• NHS 111 service

  NHS 111 is free to call and is a fast and easy way to get the right help whatever your need, wherever you are, and whatever the time.

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P

• Performance – quick guides

  The quick guides have been created as an aid to improving commissioning and performance against a number of priorities.

• Personal health budgets

  Personal health budgets are a new way of giving patients more control and choice over their healthcare

• Promoting Innovation
• Publishing NHS data

  NHS London is making more information about London's healthcare services available to the public. We want to give patients, the public and the market direct access to London's NHS data so they can use it however they see fit, free of charge.

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• QIPP - Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention

  QIPP is a large-scale national initiative for the NHS which will improve the quality of care the NHS delivers while making up to £20 billion of efficiency savings by 2014-15 across England.

• Quality for Nurses and Midwives

  The London quality matters group is a pan London group working with NHS London to deliver the quality agenda and initiatives relating to nursing and midwifery.

R

• Reducing infection

  We expect all London hospitals to be as clean and safe as possible and that they are doing everything they can to make sure staff have the skills, the knowledge and the resources to ensure that healthcare can be provided in an infection-free environment.

• Reducing waiting times

  We challenge and support PCT Clusters and Trusts to improve their processes and streamline patient pathways to improve access and reduce waiting times for treatment.

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• Safeguarding adults at risk

  NHS London is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk

• Same sex accommodation: Your privacy, our responsibility

  Protecting patients' privacy and dignity is an essential part of delivering high-quality care for all.

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