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Understanding Nutritional Needs of Vulnerable Patients

The Dewsbury Feeding and Swallowing Screen was initially developed in 2002 as an assessment of a patient's capabilities with both food and drink and has been in use at Dewsbury and District Hospital since 2003. Over the last six years, nurses, carrying out thousands of this observational screen, have successfully identified the presence of feeding and swallowing problems in patients with a variety of different diagnoses. This early identification has then led to prompt and accurate referrals to Speech and Language Therapy for a more detailed assessment.

12 Nice Annual Conference 2012

The NICE Annual Conference is back for 2012!

NICE 2012 will focus on the strategic issues surrounding the current reforms as well as drilling down to the details of daily challenges.

£4 Million for Innovative Solutions to Tackle Healthcare Problems

The government has announced £4 million of funding for businesses to develop cutting-edge ideas to address some of the biggest health problems of our time.

Innovation Scouts – Making a Difference to the NHS

An event focusing on the increasing importance of the spread and adoption of innovation in the NHS - to broaden best practice, increase efficiency, make cost savings and improve the patient experience - has just been held in Cambridge.

Supporting Organisations to Improve Patient Care

NHS East of England is using its Regional Innovation Fund (RIF) to support ten innovative projects that aim to improve patient care and efficiency across the region. NHS organisations were given the opportunity to put forward proven innovations from outside of their organisations to bid for funding to deliver them locally. Each innovation had to demonstrate improvements in quality for patients; significant improvements in productivity and evidence of success.