Published 19 August 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3377
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3377

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NICE publishes new QOF indicators: The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has published potential indicators for the 2010/11 quality and outcomes framework (QOF), the scheme that rewards general practices in the UK for how well they care for patients (www.nice.org.uk/aboutnice/qof/qof.jsp). The publication of the "menu of indicators" comes ahead of negotiations between doctors and employers to make a final decision on them.

Parents of premature babies are offered little support: Research from the neonatal care charity Bliss emphasises the importance of involving family members in the care of premature babies (www.bliss.org.uk). A survey of 165 neonatal units in the United Kingdom (73% of all units) found that only half had a parents’ group and that only a third had a one to one parent support scheme. The survey also identified a lack of psychiatric services for mothers.

Children in Côte d’Ivoire get . . . [Full text of this article]


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