Recognizing nurses' contribution to patient care.

摘要

Yet another cold, wet, windy winter. In fact, last month was the wettest November on record in the UK (Met Office, 2009). With December's weather looking precarious, is the state of our health care also ending the year in a maelstrom of uncertainty? Dr Foster Intelligence, a private company working closely with the government's NHS Information Centre, released a report showing 12 NHS hospital Trusts 'significantly underperforming'. Dr Foster Intelligence 'named and shamed' the Trusts that received the lowest score, which is based on a range of indicators including death rates, infection rates and staffing levels.