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Improvement Reviews

The Healthcare Commission will carry out a number of improvement reviews each year. An improvement review is a review of a particular aspect of healthcare that is applied in every relevant organisation. Its aim is to encourage each organisation taking part to improve the quality of healthcare it provides to patients and the public.

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Improving services for tobacco control

Publisher: Healthcare Commission
ISBN: 1845621328
Published: January 2007
Language: English

Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death and ill health in England. Half of all smokers will die prematurely as a result of smoking and this year alone several hundred non-smoking adults will die from breathing in second hand smoke. One in four adults continues to smoke, and the figures for young people are worryingly high.

10% of girls and 7% of boys were regular smokers in 2005. Smoking disproportionately affects the poorest members of society, owing to differences in culture and lifestyle, and is therefore a primary cause of inequalities in health.

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Clearing the air: a national study of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Publisher: Healthcare Commission
ISBN: 1845621018
Published: June 28th 2006
Language: English

The Healthcare Commission has carried out a national study of the care and treatment available for people with COPD in England. The study is part of a wider programme of work, which focuses on promoting improvement in services for people with long term conditions or chronic disease. This publication calls for action on neglected services for people with chronic lung conditions .

Services for children in hospital - management summary

Publisher: Healthcare Commission
ISBN: 000MSCHILD
Published: May 2005
Language: English

The Healthcare Commission has a statutory duty to “pay particular attention to the need to uphold the rights and welfare of children” and we are committed to this in our vision.

This improvement review assesses the quality of healthcare for children in hospital based on elements of the hospital standard in the National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity. The data collection for this review has now closed

Substance misuse services - management summary

Publisher: Healthcare Commission
ISBN: 0000MSSUBS
Published: May 2005
Language: English

The improvement review into substance misuse services is being undertaken in partnership with the National Treatment Agency (NTA) and is governed by a memorandum of understanding. The Healthcare Commission will provide the statutory remit to review substance misuse treatment services, while the National Treatment Agency will provide the specialist knowledge to support the reviews.

The aim of the joint programme is to develop and implement a system for the independent assessment of the quality of substance misuse treatment services in each drug action team area.

Tobacco control - management summary

Publisher: Healthcare Commission
ISBN: 00000MSTOB
Published: July 2005
Language: English

The improvement review into tobacco control is to assess the contribution PCTs make to reducing the prevalence of smoking in the local population and to reduce the amount of exposure to second hand smoke. The improvement review is part of a wider piece of work to improve the health of the public. The data collection for this review has now closed.

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