Health Service Journal
Patient safety
Stories with this category.
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Urinary tract infection issues hit Heatherwood and Wexham Park
21-Jan-2013
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AWP criticised in more homicide cases
17-Jan-2013
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Mental health care passes ‘friends and family’ test
17-Jan-2013
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Three ‘never events’ at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
17-Jan-2013
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CQC gives Cambridge clean bill of health
14-Jan-2013
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Ian Kennedy to review Solihull breast surgery conduct
10-Jan-2013
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Laming Inquiry advisor awarded MBE
8-Jan-2013
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Herts trust probes safe guarding
7-Jan-2013
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Ipswich A&E gets thumbs up
4-Jan-2013
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Morecambe Bay review 'must get things right'
4-Jan-2013
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Hospital closes wards to visitors
21-Dec-2012
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Royal Cornwall goes two years without MRSA
18-Dec-2012
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Dartford and Gravesham attains HSMR of 93
17-Dec-2012
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Brighton and Sussex attains HSMR of 94
13-Dec-2012
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CQC finds staffing now safe on Bristol children's heart ward
13-Dec-2012
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East Kent Hospitals pioneers new nursing tool
21-Nov-2012
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Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
19-Nov-2012
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Ipswich launches cleaning probe
16-Nov-2012
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Taunton MRSA free for more than 18 months
14-Nov-2012
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Yeovil passes CQC inspection
14-Nov-2012
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Mid Essex CCG calls for resident feedback
14-Nov-2012
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Concerns about consultant who delivered prime minister's baby date back more than 10 years
8-Nov-2012
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Bristol children's cardiac ward where patient died was understaffed
1-Nov-2012
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Surgeons in safety row blame managers
31-Oct-2012
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No disciplinary action over HEFT never event
23-Oct-2012
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Provider giving NHS Bury daily updates on C difficile
23-Oct-2012
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Wards closed to new patients after legionella outbreak
19-Oct-2012
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
17-Oct-2012
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for the Walton Centre
12-Oct-2012
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Less than 10 per cent of Avon and Wiltshire staff respond to safety survey
12-Oct-2012
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Pressure mounts on Surgicentre after two deaths
12-Oct-2012
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Four overdue patient safety alerts for Aintree
10-Oct-2012
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Trust 'shocked' at Sir Jimmy Savile allegations
10-Oct-2012
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Salisbury signs Bloodhound deal
1-Oct-2012
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Delayed ambulance turnarounds designated serious incidents
28-Sep-2012
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Ambulance delays in East of England
28-Sep-2012
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Five never events at Queen Elizabeth, King's Lynn
28-Sep-2012
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Bristol hospital faces accusations over care
26-Sep-2012
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Dorset County FT sees rise in ambulance handover delays
26-Sep-2012
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Mid Staffs worker suspended over patient assault claim
25-Sep-2012
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Leicester Trust promotes safer surgery
25-Sep-2012
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Norovirus drives increase in C diff at South Devon
24-Sep-2012
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NHS North West faces fresh probe over Morecambe Bay scandal
21-Sep-2012
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Increase in patient falls mars Portsmouth clean sheet
14-Sep-2012
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Norfolk Community Health exceeds MRSA target
14-Sep-2012
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Early warning tool used by Basildon after CQC warning
14-Sep-2012
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Children's inpatient services taken out of George Eliot
12-Sep-2012
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Quality improves at Heatherwood and Wexham Park on introduction of Safety Thermometer
7-Sep-2012
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Plymouth Community Healthcare mental health unit rated excellent
7-Sep-2012
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CQC criticises Broomfield Hospital for lack of planning
7-Sep-2012
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Essex primary care centre failed to carry out staff checks
7-Sep-2012
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Peer review finds 'serious concerns' at Mid Staffs
7-Sep-2012
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Police link suspected arson attacks at hospitals
31-Aug-2012
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Blood tracking system plan for Nottingham
30-Aug-2012
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Child abuse risk at walk-in centres
23 August 2012
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Paramedic sacked after hospital A&E death
22-Aug-2012
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Mid Staffs in measles infection plea
21-Aug-2012
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Five overdue safety alerts at Aintree University Hospital
20-Aug-2012
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Neglect contributed to death of patient at Somerset community hospital
15-Aug-2012
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Five overdue safety alerts at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital
14-Aug-2012
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Tameside Hospital admits failings in death of 12-year-old girl
7-Aug-2012
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Pennine Acute reports ‘excellent progress’ despite ‘never event’
1-Aug-2012
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Hourly checks help Salford Royal tackle falls and ulcers
1-Aug-2012
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Croydon warned on surgical safety and equipment shortages
1-Aug-2012
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Imperial orders further audit of 'retained swabs' after surgery
31-Jul-2012
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New critical care monitoring technology for East Sussex
31-Jul-2012
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Review team meets with Worcestershire campaigners
24-Jul-2012
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Lack of nursing staff at Royal Cornwall, says CQC
23-Jul-2012
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CQC gives Mid Staffs clean bill of health
20-Jul-2012
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Moorfields Eye Hospital has three 'never events'
20-Jul-2012
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Wye Valley gets a new CT scanner
18-Jul-2012
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Learning disability services praised by CQC
18-Jul-2012
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Royal Cornwall reports performance against safety thermometer
13-Jul-2012
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Dehydration patient died after staff 'failures'
13-Jul-2012
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Hospital and paramedic staff suspended after A&E death
9-Jul-2012
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Data error trust reviews deaths
6-Jul-2012
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New system brings CQUIN benefit for Western Sussex
2-Jul-2012
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Morecambe Bay forecasts £30m deficit for 2012-13
29-Jun-2012
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Lewisham Healthcare Trust published safety thermometer results
29-Jun-2012
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CQC finds serious failings at independent hospital
28-Jun-2012
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Hike in safeguarding at Ipswich
21-Jun-2012
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Hospital fined over never events
15-Jun-2012
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Case note review of over 200 deaths in hospital
12-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs could merge with neighbour
12-Jun-2012
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Scotland's Legionnaires' cases increase again
11-Jun-2012
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Gloucestershire considers unlicenced use of Avastin
8-Jun-2012
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Tracker for stroke patients
8-Jun-2012
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London Ambulance performance on life threatening calls falls sharply in run up to Olympics
8-Jun-2012
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Mother attending Mid Staffs told healthy baby had died
6-Jun-2012
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Record fine for data breach to be appealed
6-Jun-2012
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Leicester gets all-clear from CQC
6-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs nurses disciplined for continuing cannula incidents
1-Jun-2012
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Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates
31-May-2012
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Ward changes at Pilgrim to improve care
25-May-2012
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Morecambe Bay 'not sustainable' without reconfiguration, says new chief
22-May-2012
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Sherwood FT two years without MRSA
21-May-2012
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Patient discharged with cannula
21-May-2012
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South Devon Healthcare goes almost two years without MRSA
21-May-2012
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Patients to tell Chesterfield how to improve
15-May-2012
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Infection rates slashed at Lincolnshire hospitals
11-May-2012
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Mid Staffs A&E re-opening pushed back again
10-May-2012
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Ombudsman criticises care at Sherwood Forest Trust
9-May-2012
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St Helens and Knowsley gets top marks for patient safety
9-May-2012
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Somerset Partnership reopens mental health ward
4-May-2012
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University Hospitals Bristol maternity services at risk
4-May-2012
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Mid Staffs hit by norovirus
4-May-2012
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Eye surgery error at Sandwell
1-May-2012
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Chair of troubled mental health trust resigns
25-Apr-2012
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CQC finds Surrey and Borders compliant following 'mouse' incident
23-Apr-2012
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Basildon and Thurrock chair raises cleaning concern
20-Apr-2012
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James Paget receives another CQC warning
20-Apr-2012
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CQC gives warning to independent treatment centre firm
19-Apr-2012
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Royal Wolverhampton re-starts FT bid
13-Apr-2012
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Staff shortage forces closure of Herts community hospital beds
12-Apr-2012
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Trust aims to slash mortality by quarter in 5 years
5-Apr-2012
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NHS Diabetes backs Ipswich foot screening test
5 April 2012
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Derbyshire Healthcare spells out mandatory standards of care
3-Apr-2012
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Plymouth Community Healthcare has C difficile free year
2-Apr-2012
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Mental health shake-up in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
30-Mar-2012
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Out-of-hours provider issued with performance notice
30-Mar-2012
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Hospital in children's heart care row 'delaying' urgent improvements
20-Mar-2012
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Minister praises VTE work at Colchester
13-Mar-2012
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Morecambe Bay incident ‘gold command’ may stand down
5-Mar-2012
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Surrey and Borders vows to investigate ‘rat attack’ claims
5-Mar-2012
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RUH launches 'accelerated' introduction of ward rounds
5-Mar-2012
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Brighton puts checks in place to guard quality and safety
27-Feb-2012
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Ward safety checklist roll out at Brighton and Sussex
27-Feb-2012
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Northamptonshire Healthcare investigates 26 incidents
23-Feb-2012
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CQC orders improvements at Great Western Hospitals FT
22-Feb-2012
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Northumbria close to C difficile target
17-Feb-2012
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Royal Cornwall closes ward after allegations of poor care
17-Feb-2012
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Exclusive: London lost over 70 emergency calls after clocks went back
16 February 2012
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East Kent Hospitals set to introduce new patient monitoring system
13-Feb-2012
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Kettering reports 30 pressure ulcers
9-Feb-2012
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
7-Feb-2012
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Three C difficile cases cost £55,000 under CQUIN system
3-Feb-2012
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Croydon out-of-hours care failures exposed
2-Feb-2012
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Hospital rejects possibility of Army medic assistance
25-Jan-2012
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CWP met with Monitor over governance red rating
24-Jan-2012
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'Concern' at Nottinghamshire Healthcare's 22 serious incidents
24-Jan-2012
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Dorset mental health services failed to protect mother from her son
19-Jan-2012
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Basildon and Thurrock chief steps down
19-Jan-2012
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Calls for North Cumbria University Hospitals management to step down
18-Jan-2012
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Oxygen cylinder explosion to be investigated by HSE
16-Jan-2012
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Scabies outbreak halts admissions for 48 hours
12 January 2012
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Taunton and Somerset gets good rating from NHSLA
9-Jan-2012
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Mid Staffs lawyers make recommendations for future of the CQC
29-Dec-2011
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Patients launch legal action as trust reviews services
29-Dec-2011
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Western Sussex in discussion with supplier over power failures
12-Dec-2011
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CQC holds up Devon Partnership FT timetable
2-Dec-2011
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Stafford Hospital shuts overnight A&E services
2-Dec-2011
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Eleven homicides investigated at AWP
1-Dec-2011
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AWP criticised over patient homicides
25-Nov-2011
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Heatherwood FT turns the corner on VTE
17-Nov-2011
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Staff warning after asbestos dust found in Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
17-Nov-2011
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FT to investigate series of 'never events'
7-Nov-2011
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Great Western reports wrong site surgery
4-Nov-2011
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Surrey and Sussex still behind on VTE
31-Oct-2011
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NHS Devon highlights safeguarding concern
31-Oct-2011
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Moorfields achieves 100 per cent of patients assessed for VTE
28-Oct-2011
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Fourteen London trusts not hitting VTE target
28-Oct-2011
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CQC criticises east London trust over maternity services
28-Oct-2011
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South Tees Hospitals win patient safety award
27-Oct-2011
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Stockport FT’s finances fall into red following Stepping Hill investigation
19-Oct-2011
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Sharp rise in patient safety incidents reported at Cheshire and Wirral FT
19-Oct-2011
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Suffolk addresses report concerns
17-Oct-2011
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Cases of C difficile fall at Gloucestershire's community hospitals
13-Oct-2011
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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay withdraws bid to take over neighbouring trust
12-Oct-2011
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Morecambe Bay FT in breach of FT authorisation terms
11-Oct-2011
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Commissioner had concerns about patient handover at Oxleas
11-Oct-2011
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Commissioners urge Guy's and St Thomas' to increase maternity cover
11-Oct-2011
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Mid Staffs warned on A&E staffing levels
10-Oct-2011
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CQC to investigate 'atypical' rise in never events
5-Oct-2011
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SHA highlights 'never events' at West Herts Hospitals
4-Oct-2011
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Whittington pressure ulcers rates down
4-Oct-2011
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Legionella 'issues' at Basildon and Thurrock
3-Oct-2011
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Disparity over version of events surrounding patient deaths at Wexham Park
30-Sep-2011
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SHA calls ‘risk summit’ over Morecambe Bay maternity services
28-Sep-2011
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'Deficient' practice slipped 'beneath the managerial radar'
28-Sep-2011
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University Hospitals Leicester asked for assurance on quality
22-Sep-2011
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Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator
9-Sep-2011
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Somerset nurse makes mark with infection control work
5-Sep-2011
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Chesterfield Royal pioneers e-prescribing
5-Sep-2011
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System switch-over sees 209 blood tests go unprocessed at Whipps Cross
5-Sep-2011
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Whipps Cross reports rise in alcohol-related falls in summer months
5-Sep-2011
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Staff arrested following death at hospital in Chichester
2-Sep-2011
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NPSA alert still unresolved at Ashford and St Peter’s after two years
30-Aug-2011
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Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
26-Aug-2011
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CQC raps Devon trust over wound care standards
25-Aug-2011
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Channel islands shift cardiac business from London specialist hospital to Southampton
25-Aug-2011
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Grounds for optimism at last over London reconfiguration
25 August 2011
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Hillingdon facing health and safety risks but with 'no affordable' solution
23-Aug-2011
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Coventry and Warwickshire MH trust creates new matron roles
19-Aug-2011
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Staffing and medicines management are still issues at Mid Staffs
16-Aug-2011
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Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
16-Aug-2011
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Trust U-turns over weight loss operation funding
16-Aug-2011
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CQC finds Royal Cornwall has made improvements
15-Aug-2011
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Health and safety risk from George Eliot hardware
12-Aug-2011
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Royal Surrey County launches review into epilepsy care concerns
8-Aug-2011
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Dudley Hospitals nearly halves pressure ulcers
8-Aug-2011
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Stepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
21-Jul-2011
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Child dies in care of Cornwall Partnership
20-Jul-2011
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Hinchingbrooke under 'increased' PCT and SHA scrutiny
19-Jul-2011
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SHA tells Monitor to push Suffolk and Norfolk mental health merger through
19-Jul-2011
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MPs urged to step in over children's heart unit closure
19-Jul-2011
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North Middlesex University Hospital addresses Legionella risk
11-Jul-2011
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Monitor downgrades Somerset Partnership on governance
1-Jul-2011
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University Hospitals Bristol FT gets amber/red Monitor rating
28-Jun-2011
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Bristol looks toward united future for histopathology
28-Jun-2011
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Hospital fire 'to cost millions'
28-Jun-2011
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Queens Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
21-Jun-2011
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Birmingham Women's FT facing 'extreme' risks to midwife staffing
21-Jun-2011
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Start of year marred by rise in SUIs at Sussex Community Trust
20-Jun-2011
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Fire risk found at Surrey and Borders Partnership FT
20-Jun-2011
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Surrey and Borders struggling to improve serious incident reporting
20-Jun-2011
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Royal Cornwall ordered to improve after never event
17-Jun-2011
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United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust probed
17-Jun-2011
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Calderstones reports 36 incidents to Health and Safety Executive
16-Jun-2011
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West London Mental Health Trust appoints safeguarding director
15-Jun-2011
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Independent review into Norfolk PMS provider
14-Jun-2011
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Berkshire West PCT reports rise in pressure ulcers
3-Jun-2011
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Complaints not falling at Luton and Dunstable FT
2-Jun-2011
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SHA steps in over quality issues at West Herts
2-Jun-2011
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St Helens and Knowsley failing to meet CQC standards on patient nutrition and hydration
1-Jun-2011
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Health and safety reporting still issue at Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital FT
31-May-2011
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George Eliot sees 92% rise in litigation claims
31-May-2011
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Safeguarding processes found wanting at Northampton General
26-May-2011
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Two women die after Royal Oldham A&E wait
23-May-2011
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Hospital trust heavily criticised in CQC report
18-May-2011
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Bristol acutes appoint joint pathology lead to end rift
17-May-2011
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West Sussex Hospital chair admits previous 'shortcomings' on patient safety
17-May-2011
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Maternity services review at East Sussex Healthcare
16-May-2011
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Care eclipsed by 'management goals' at Suffolk mental health trust
13-May-2011
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Review into Berkshire FT suicides
13-May-2011
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NHS Bristol given all clear over histopatholgy row
13-May-2011
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North Tees and Hartlepool launches hip replacement recall
10-May-2011
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Sheffield Teaching Hospitals makes NICE award finals
10-May-2011
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Devon Partnership records ten suspected suicides this year
3-May-2011
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Frimley Park reports high risk of emergency admission care failure
26-Apr-2011
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Hospital cleaning system criticised
12-Apr-2011
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Somerset Partnership FT begins refurbishment of 'serious incident' ward
4-Apr-2011
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Southampton shocked at potential loss of children's heart surgery
31-Mar-2011
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Trusts back reorganisation of services
22-Mar-2011
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Review backs closure of A&E at North Tees and Hartlepool FT
21-Mar-2011
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Hull trust received mortality review
21-Mar-2011
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Eight SUI investigations exceed time limit at Cumbria Partnership
15-Mar-2011
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Outstanding patient safety alerts plummet at NHS Manchester
2-Mar-2011
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Patient falls increase at East Cheshire NHS Trust
2-Mar-2011
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Aintree still has highest number of outstanding patient safety alerts in North West
2-Mar-2011
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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership non-compliant on five patient safety alerts
2-Mar-2011
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Four overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
2-Mar-2011
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Overdue safety alerts dating back to 2008 at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
2-Mar-2011
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Pharmacists ordering scripts without patient consent in Oldham
1-Mar-2011
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Safety breach risk at North Middlesex University Hospital neonatal unit
1-Mar-2011
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CQC drops in on Weston Area Health Trust
23-Feb-2011
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Royal Liverpool increases cleaning and inspection of stairwells after patient falls and dies
9-Feb-2011
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CQC requests hygiene review at Nuffield Orthopeadic Centre
9-Feb-2011
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Action plan in the wake of patient murder
8-Feb-2011
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CQC satisfied following serious untoward incident at NHS Somerset
8-Feb-2011
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King's College Hospital Foundation Trust misses MRSA target for 2010-11
7-Feb-2011
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New Ashford and St Peter's FT reduces risk on VTE and safeguarding
13-Jan-2011
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High MRSA breach risk at Northumbria Trust
13-Jan-2011
