More than one in 10 babies born to mothers who smoke
18 June, 2015: New figures published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that 11.4 per cent (2) of pregnant women were recorded as smokers at the time of giving birth (3) in 2014-15, representing 70,880 out of 622,640 maternities (4). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - June 18, 2015 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Hospital admissions due to dogs and other mammals: new figures released
28 May 2015: New figures on NHS hospital admissions for injuries caused by dogs, rats and other mammals (including horses, foxes and cats) are released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - May 28, 2015 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Report looks at high or low mortality ratios across hospital trusts in England
27 January, 2015: The Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) - Deaths associated with hospitalisation, England, July 2013 - June 2014 compares the actual number of patients who die following hospitalisation at a particular trust with the number that would be expected to die, based upon average England figures, given the characteristics of the patients treated there(2). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - January 27, 2015 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Mental Health Act: Hospital based Place of Safety orders increase whilst police station orders decrease
October 29, 2014: Latest figures on detentions(2) under Section 136(3) of the Mental Health Act 1983 show that the reported number of Place of Safety Orders made where an individual was taken to a police station has decreased by 24 per cent(4), from 7,900(5) in 2012-13 to 6,000 in 2013-14. (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - October 29, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Drop in hospital admissions attributable to smoking for adults aged 35 and over
October 8, 2014: The number of hospital admissions of adults aged 35 and older estimated to be attributable to smoking(2) dropped to 460,900(3) in 2012/13, according to statistics released today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - October 8, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Major NHS IT system successfully rebuilt and launched while supporting thousands of health staff and patients
September 09, 2014: A highly complex national IT system that provides the foundation for round-the-clock patient care has been successfully rebuilt in a project led by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - September 9, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
New data show rates of common NHS operations and resulting patient benefit
August 14, 2014: The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published information about four common NHS operations, and patient feedback about the health outcomes of these operations. (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - August 14, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
2.2 million pounds spent every day on diabetes drugs in primary care
More than 120,000 prescription items dispensed each day. (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - August 12, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Ambulance services: 16 emergency calls to 999 per minute
July 31, 2014: Figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show that ambulance trusts dealt with an average of 16.1 emergency calls per minute (23,216 on average per day) in 2013-14. (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - July 31, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
HSCIC learns lessons of the past with immediate programme for change
(Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - June 17, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Learning Disability Census: new analysis including anti-psychotic medication use and physical 'incidents' for inpatients
• Two thirds of inpatients with learning disabilities in specialist units2 are given anti-psychotic medication • A third of all these patients subject to hands-on restraint (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - April 29, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Access to psychological therapies: first annual report published
15 January 2014: The first annual report of experimental statistics for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme is published today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - January 15, 2014 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
First drop in obesity prevalence among final year primary school children in England
December 11, 2013: The proportion of Year 6 primary school children who are obese or overweight has fallen for the first time in six years, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - December 11, 2013 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Hospital care: clear differences between mental health service users and others
30 August 2013: Longer hospital stays and fewer procedures on average, for mental health service users, new analysis shows (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - August 30, 2013 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
New clinical record standards to support seamless care
New record standards which will allow information about patients to be shared more accurately and efficiently across the NHS have been launched today. (Source: The IC : Dentistry)
Source: The IC : Dentistry - July 12, 2013 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
