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SCOTTISH HOSPITAL NEWS PATIENT SAFETY REMAINS TOP PRIORITY


IN THE EIGHT YEARS FROM 2007 TO LAST YEAR, THERE WERE 20,000 FEWER DEATHS IN SCOTLAND’S HOSPITALS THAN HAD BEEN EXPECTED, ACCORDING TO NEW STATISTICS RELEASED BY THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT.


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Figures published last week by ISD Scotland show that between July and September 2015 there was a 16.5 per cent decrease in Hospital Standardised Mortality Ratio (HSMR) compared to the October to December period in 2007 when recording began.


The figures were published at the end of the first phase of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP), which was established in 2007 to improve the safety and reliability of Scotland’s healthcare system.


The mortality rate fell at 24 of 29 participating hospitals across Scotland’s fourteen health boards, with the largest percentage reductions seen at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Monklands in Airdrie and Balfour Hospital in Orkney.


The statistics, according to Health Secretary, Shona Robison, clearly show why ‘Scotland is emerging as a world leader in delivering effective and safe care for patients’.


‘It is encouraging to see that our commitment to patient safety across the health service is delivering such strong results,’ she said, ‘especially at a time when our NHS is treating more people, with more complex needs, than ever before.


‘The 16.5 per cent drop in mortality rates shows the high standards in Scotland’s NHS and is one of the reasons Scotland is emerging as a world-leader in delivering effective and safe care for patients.


‘We know the NHS is facing additional demands, especially over the winter period. However, staffing across the NHS is also now at a record high, with 8.4 per cent more employees since 2006, allowing us to give people the high quality health care they deserve. We are also investing more than ever before in health and social care, with a record budget of almost £13 billion.’


Our business was founded by local pharmacists, to support community pharmacy. Seventy years on, our commitment remains the same, but the healthcare environment we work in is changing quickly. That’s why, using our expertise and working in partnership with pharmacy, hospitals and dispensing doctors, we’re focused on developing and delivering integrated solutions and innovations, to improve healthcare in our communities and help your business grow.


With end-to-end involvement right across the supply chain, from factory gate to patient and every point in between, we are committed to using our extensive network and years of expertise to deliver, not only medicines, but added-value services to improve healthcare in our communities.


To find out more about the solutions we can offer, visit our website www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk or call us on 020 8391 2323.


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