New national pregnancy in diabetes audit reveals deficiencies in basic preparation and care
• 'Renewed commitment needed by every diabetes and maternity service' to develop initiatives to reduce pregnancy risk (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - October 7, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

GPs income in the UK continues to decline as expenses increase
(Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - September 19, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Mesothelioma: new audit published for first time
September 12, 2014: New information from the National Lung Cancer Audit3 about the diagnosis and treatment of patients with mesothelioma (a cancer involving the outer membrane of the lung) has been published for the first time today by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - September 11, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Asthma emergency admissions: fall in August, rise in September
August 20, 2014: New analysis shows emergency admissions for asthma were lowest in August and increased considerably in September, and this seasonal pattern has continued since 2006-07. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - August 20, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Community prescribing increases by almost 60 per cent, but costs rise by only 15 per cent since 2003
July 09, 2014: The number of prescription items dispensed in the community has increased by 58.5 per cent since 2003 new Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) analysis shows today. Over 1.03 billion items were prescribed in 2013 compared to 649.7 million in 2003. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - July 9, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Updated quarterly register of data releases published by HSCIC
2 July 2014: The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) today publishes the latest quarterly edition of its register of approved data releases, which details releases made between 1 January 2014 and 31 March 2014. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - July 2, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Cost of drugs for treating alcohol dependence tops £3 million for the first time
(Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - May 29, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Report shows hospital trusts with persistently high or low death ratios
January 29, 2014: Eighteen NHS trusts in England have been categorised as having a 'lower than expected' or a 'higher than expected' mortality ratio over two years, according to analysis from Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - January 29, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

News archive 2012-13
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Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - January 22, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

41,500 patients admitted to hospital every day in England - up nearly 13 per cent in five years
November 05, 2013: NHS hospitals dealt with 15.1 million admissions in 2012-13 - or about 41,500 admissions per day on average across England, new figures show. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - November 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

New teenage health and wellbeing survey trialled
Operational note: 29 October, 2013: Around 7,000 teenagers will this week receive questionnaires in a trial of a new national survey on their health and wellbeing. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - November 5, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Abuse of vulnerable adults: council investigations up four per cent last year
September 12, 2013: English councils referred 112,000 cases of alleged abuse against vulnerable adults for investigation in 2012-13 provisional figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) show. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - September 12, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

Mental health reports go monthly
3 September, 2013: The Health and Social Care Information Centre has moved one of its important mental health reports to a monthly publication schedule. (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - September 3, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news

One in six dog bite admissions are in the North West
3 September, 2013: New figures for 2012-13 show that one in every six hospital admissions for dog bites or strikes occurred in the North West (17.4 per cent of all admissions for dog bites or strikes or 1,099 admissions). (Source: The IC : Infant Feeding)
Source: The IC : Infant Feeding - September 3, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news