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Major new report challenges PCT boards to tackle health inequalities 11 June 2009

The report, The Intelligent Board 2009: Commissioning to reduce inequalities, produced by an independent reference group of experts and supported by Dr Foster, was launched on Wednesday 10 June at the NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool.

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Coming soon: Landmark report on tackling health inequalities 5 June 2009

The exciting new report, ‘The Intelligent Board 2009: Commissioning to reduce inequalities’, produced by an independent reference group of experts and supported by Dr Foster, is set to be launched on Wednesday 10 June at the NHS Confederation conference in Liverpool.

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Dr Foster on BBC Radio 4's The Report 27 May 2009

Influential BBC Radio 4 programme, The Report, examined the fall-out from the Healthcare Commission’s report into the Mid Staffordshire Hospital affair. Investigative journalist Simon Cox explores whether it's true that Mid Staffordshire was an isolated case.

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Dr Foster welcomed as preferred supplier by the Central Office of Information 27 May 2009

Dr Foster Intelligence (DFI) has been listed by the Central Office of Information (COI) as one of only 50 preferred suppliers on their Marketing, Brand and Strategy Framework. Over 600 applications were received and competition for places on the framework was understandably high. To make it to the final 50 puts Dr Foster in the top 8% of applicants alongside international agencies.

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Dr Foster reveals link between nursing levels and patient care 7 April 2009

Dr Foster’s latest research as reported in the Nursing Times (31 March 2009) reveals the extent to which nursing staff levels can impact on patient mortality rates in England’s hospitals. The report shows there are lower mortality rates and shorter hospital stays in acute trusts that have more nurses per bed.

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