TECHNOLOGY
‘ NHS managers should not restrict their workforce abilities by not adopting the technology that can help ease financial pressures and growing patient demands ’
4 . Reform : Clarity in reporting and compliance . Clarity and transparency also demonstrate the important lessons learned following the Mid Staffordshire failings . The Berwick report advises that transparency should be complete , timely and unequivocal and all data on quality and safety should also be shared with all parties who want it , including the public . The Safer Nursing Care Tool , introduced by the NHS Institute in 2010 , is integrated with acuity-based tools so that it can automatically meet the requirements of the majority of wards . NHS trusts can therefore support fair and transparent distribution of work and minimize compliance risk .
20 January 2015