Health Service Journal
Patient safety
Stories with this category.
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Mid Staffs struggles with patient satisfaction test
18-Jan-2013
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Hunt admits IT plans are ‘brave’ as report lays bare challenge
17-Jan-2013
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Hospitals 'must tackle surgery infection rate'
17-Jan-2013
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Three ‘never events’ at Wirral University Teaching Hospital
17-Jan-2013
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Ombudsman to investigate more care failures
17-Jan-2013
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Savile used hospitals to commit decades of abuse
11-Jan-2013
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Leicestershire 999 calls up 30 per cent
10-Jan-2013
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Nicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
10-Jan-2013
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Ian Kennedy to review Solihull breast surgery conduct
10-Jan-2013
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Neighbourhood watch could prevent another tragedy
10-Jan-2013
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Telling tales could cut complaints
10-Jan-2013
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MPs call for urgent 'overhaul' of CQC governance
9-Jan-2013
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Create a culture of 'psychological safety'
8-Jan-2013
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Staff should be protected from 'never events'
8-Jan-2013
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GMC: Most struck-off doctors are trained abroad
2-Jan-2013
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Chief executives not confident on out-of-hours safety
2-Jan-2013
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Best of 2012: mental health
23-Dec-2012
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'Whistleblowing' case against Alder Hey collapses
21-Dec-2012
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Five NHS staff arrested following A&E death
18-Dec-2012
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A timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
13 December 2012
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Bring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
12-Dec-2012
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Hunt: Francis could lead to more reorganisation
11-Dec-2012
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Boards could be made to declare staff level is safe
11-Dec-2012
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Whistleblower helpline for doctors
11-Dec-2012
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Duty of candour will cost NHS £130m in 10 years
7-Dec-2012
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Leicester trust hit with £620k fine for A&E target and never event failures
5-Dec-2012
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
5-Dec-2012
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Investigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman
5-Dec-2012
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Providers to be forced to own up to mistakes
4-Dec-2012
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Analysed: Ambulance service performance
4-Dec-2012
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National nursing strategy set for launch
4-Dec-2012
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X-ray machine warning for dentists
4-Dec-2012
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Seven day consultant working 'will require more resources'
4-Dec-2012
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Develop the right clinical supervision model
29-Nov-2012
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DH awards audit contracts to HQIP
29-Nov-2012
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Staffordshire surgery mistake is 'never event'
28-Nov-2012
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Scottish NHS incidents go public
26-Nov-2012
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Local action can resolve concerns over doctors' behaviour
23-Nov-2012
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CQC: Thousands of care home patients admitted unnecessarily
23-Nov-2012
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Francis appoints health policy heavyweights to review recommendations
22-Nov-2012
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Patients Association criticises care
22-Nov-2012
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Warning after seriously ill patients attend minor injuries unit
21-Nov-2012
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CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
21-Nov-2012
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CQC may fail to meet annual inspections targets
20-Nov-2012
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UPDATED: Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
20-Nov-2012
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Leicester Trust unveils £250m plan
19-Nov-2012
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Standards suffer when children's services are fragmented
16-Nov-2012
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Mid Staffs recruits extra nurses
14-Nov-2012
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Antibiotic-resistant diseases are a potential crisis
14-Nov-2012
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Society cannot afford rising negligence payouts
14-Nov-2012
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Mandate proposes workforce changes to improve care
13-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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NHS QUEST aims for best quality and safety standards
8 November 2012
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Why wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
8 November 2012
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Thirteen hospital staff test positive for tuberculosis
7-Nov-2012
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Doctors' discipline needs an overhaul
7-Nov-2012
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Rat droppings found in operating theatre
6-Nov-2012
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Revalidation to cost £970m over 10 years
6-Nov-2012
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MPs call for improved diabetes care
6-Nov-2012
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Wye Valley appeal over norovirus spike
5-Nov-2012
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RCN's commission backs audits of culture of NHS bodies
5-Nov-2012
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Cash for end-of-life hospitals
2-Nov-2012
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Readers' letters - 1 November
2-Nov-2012
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CQC staff survey shows morale still low
2-Nov-2012
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Bristol children's cardiac ward where patient died was understaffed
1-Nov-2012
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Savile saga could leave health service in a fix
1 November 2012
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Winterbourne View was shocking but hardly surprising
31-Oct-2012
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Hunt announces crackdown on unsafe surgery
30-Oct-2012
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Easing winter pressures
25 October 2012
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Safeguarding in the future NHS – what CCGs need to know
25 October 2012
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Whistle while you work - if you dare
25 October 2012
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Foundation will be test site for redesign of unplanned care
24-Oct-2012
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Mid Staffs reopens wards after norovirus
23-Oct-2012
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Hunt launches review of children's heart surgery services
22-Oct-2012
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Sherwood Forest board members step down
22-Oct-2012
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Scepticism remains following green light for revalidation
19-Oct-2012
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Hospital sacks four workers over death outside A&E
18-Oct-2012
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Details of Savile investigations announced
18-Oct-2012
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Weak links break handover chain
18 October 2012
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New vascular surgery service for Derbyshire
17-Oct-2012
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Norovirus outbreak at Mid Staffordshire
17-Oct-2012
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Avoidable harm in NHS drops for six months
17-Oct-2012
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No revalidation of nurses for three years
17-Oct-2012
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Wolverhampton trust faces £6m pay-out
16-Oct-2012
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Cuts pose risk to infection control gains, nurses warn
16-Oct-2012
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Warning against surgery age limits
16-Oct-2012
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Guidance on hospital food revealed
16-Oct-2012
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Nottingham Trust launches new basic care checks
12-Oct-2012
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Derby Hospitals launches second resignation scheme
12-Oct-2012
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Exclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation
12-Oct-2012
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Chesterfield in hand hygiene drive
11-Oct-2012
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Protocol required to prevent information use 'surprises'
11-Oct-2012
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Nurses 'warned children about Savile'
11-Oct-2012
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New acute care guidance launched
11-Oct-2012
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Irresponsible, or a breath of fresh air?
11 October 2012
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Monitor and CQC take joint action at Sherwood Forest
8-Oct-2012
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BMA calls for review of whistleblowing laws
8-Oct-2012
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Aintree appeals against third recorded MRSA case
5-Oct-2012
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Ward rounds being neglected - RCP/RCN
4-Oct-2012
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Gas technique used to kill hospital bug
4-Oct-2012
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Do you play it safe?
4 October 2012
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Manchester’s major shake-up revealed
4 October 2012
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Emergency medicine in 'crisis'
3-Oct-2012
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Trusts 'fail on patient openness'
2-Oct-2012
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Wolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
2-Oct-2012
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Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT
1-Oct-2012
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Wye Valley reduces minor injuries units opening hours
28-Sep-2012
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Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust
28-Sep-2012
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Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
28-Sep-2012
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Doctor revalidation set to begin by December
27-Sep-2012
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In defence of small hospitals
27 September 2012
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Manchester maternity review: premature celebrations
27 September 2012
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Bristol hospital faces accusations over care
26-Sep-2012
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GMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin
25-Sep-2012
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Eye patients 'wait too long' for treatment
25-Sep-2012
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Nottingham spends £100k on pressure cushions
25-Sep-2012
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CQC's 'hands are tied' on enforcement action
24-Sep-2012
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Leicester Trust to spend £2m to fill staff shortages
21-Sep-2012
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NHS North West faces fresh probe over Morecambe Bay scandal
21-Sep-2012
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Hospitals' superbug death payouts revealed
20-Sep-2012
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Lighten the checklist load
20 September 2012
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The NHS has failed in efforts to improve health and reduce illness
19-Sep-2012
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Help cards handed out to new F1 doctors
14-Sep-2012
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Down's sufferer takes action over 'no resuscitation' order
14-Sep-2012
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Media Watch: cancel the honeymoon
13-Sep-2012
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Talking dirty on healthcare waste
13 September 2012
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Commissioners reject 24/7 reopening of Mid Staffs A&E
12-Sep-2012
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Behan: all managers should spend time at CQC
10-Sep-2012
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Focus on falls at Lincolnshire Trust
7-Sep-2012
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Pensioner jailed over chief executive harassment
7-Sep-2012
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SHA investigation highlights Leicester concerns
7-Sep-2012
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Mid Staffs board supports re-opening of A&E
6-Sep-2012
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CQC could ditch annual inspections following U-turn
6-Sep-2012
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Analysis: Decisions need to be taken before Hunt's honeymoon ends
5-Sep-2012
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Dozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands
30-Aug-2012
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Revealed: extent of harm to patients under NHS care
30-Aug-2012
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The Great UDI care race
30 August 2012
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Police investigate 11 NHS staff after A&E death
29-Aug-2012
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Second CQC warning in a year for Leicester
24-Aug-2012
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X-ray mistakes investigated at Midlands hospital
24-Aug-2012
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Child abuse risk at walk-in centres
23 August 2012
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The long term care conundrum
23 August 2012
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Penalty clauses and the rule of law in NHS acute services
22-Aug-2012
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Decontamination unit used at Wye Valley Trust
22-Aug-2012
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No fault compensation plan examined in Scotland
20-Aug-2012
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Passport to improved patient experience
16 August 2012
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Pilgrim Hospital criticised on medicine management again
15-Aug-2012
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Review of cosmetic surgery launched
15-Aug-2012
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Junior doctors complain of 'bullying culture' at trust
14-Aug-2012
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New Legionnaires' outbreak confirmed
14-Aug-2012
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Readers' letters - 9 August 2012
9-Aug-2012
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Bed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
9 August 2012
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Peter Carter: CCGs need nurses’ talents
9 August 2012
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Rising to the QIPP challenge
9 August 2012
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CQC inspector disciplined over Winterbourne whistleblower failure
8-Aug-2012
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Staffordshire Police call-off hunt for NHS whistleblower
8-Aug-2012
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Winterbourne View commissioners under fire
8-Aug-2012
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Leeds trust ordered to pay £1.2m over tumour
2-Aug-2012
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Combating mortality rates
2 August 2012
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Consultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
2 August 2012
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Stop moving patients to tears
2 August 2012
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New medical director at Mid Staffs
1-Aug-2012
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Children's ward 'fully staffed again'
31-Jul-2012
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Caution urged on referrals to private centre
30-Jul-2012
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Alder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
30-Jul-2012
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CQC warns reform could hamper safeguarding
27-Jul-2012
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Troubled mental health trust had 'centralist' culture
26-Jul-2012
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New HealthWatch England chair announced
26-Jul-2012
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High Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
26-Jul-2012
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Beyond inspections
26-Jul-2012
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Empowering competence
26 July 2012
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Whistleblowing: the way ahead
26 July 2012
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Trust chiefs fear regulators would not spot scandal
25-Jul-2012
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'Significant deficiencies' in emergency surgical care at trust
19-Jul-2012
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People power: how to make better use of patient experience
19-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
19-Jul-2012
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Junior doctors raising patient safety fears
17-Jul-2012
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Dehydration patient died after staff 'failures'
13-Jul-2012
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Readers' letters – 12 July 2012
12-Jul-2012
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Ombudsman seeks wider powers to tackle failure
12-Jul-2012
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PCTs restricting access to sexual health services - report
10-Jul-2012
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C difficile penalties to remain despite concerns
10-Jul-2012
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End-of-life care pathway 'used to cut costs'
9-Jul-2012
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Data error trust reviews deaths
6-Jul-2012
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Mid Staffs Inquiry criticism letters delayed
5-Jul-2012
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A safer approach to hospital pharmacy
5 July 2012
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Ciarán Devane: out with the old
5 July 2012
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Mid Staffs draws up formal partnership with neighbour
4-Jul-2012
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NHS pays out £1.2bn in litigation claims
4-Jul-2012
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CCG study threatens mental health reconfiguration
4-Jul-2012
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Sherwood Forest plans to cut 230 staff to save £10.5m
27-Jun-2012
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NICE: trusts must offer DVT tests within 24 hours
27-Jun-2012
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Jim Easton: let’s get serious about telehealth
25-Jun-2012
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The challenge ahead: why we must involve patients in their care
22-Jun-2012
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North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure
21-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs inquiry 'to focus on cultural issues'
21-Jun-2012
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The brave new world of managed failure
21-Jun-2012
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'The secrecy of information in the NHS is absurd'
21-Jun-2012
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Clinical negligence claims top £35m despite fewer cases
20-Jun-2012
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Farrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'
20-Jun-2012
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OBE for chief nurse
19-Jun-2012
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Legionnaires' outbreak 'has peaked', says health secretary
18-Jun-2012
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Eye boost for Warwick
18-Jun-2012
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Hospital fined over never events
15-Jun-2012
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Decision due on Leicester maternity plans
15-Jun-2012
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Seven day service for Lincolnshire stroke patients
15-Jun-2012
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Numbers of women being screened falls in Nottingham
15-Jun-2012
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Patient safety concerns closes mental health unit
12-Jun-2012
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Sandwell meets infection targets
12-Jun-2012
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Social care cuts increasing risk to older people - survey
12-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs could merge with neighbour
12-Jun-2012
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Large rise in shifts filled by agency staff
12-Jun-2012
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Scotland's Legionnaires' cases increase again
11-Jun-2012
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More blood donations needed ahead of Olympics
11-Jun-2012
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Trust plan to cut mortality
8-Jun-2012
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'Crisis' in child health could arrive in 12 months
7-Jun-2012
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Government wrong to focus on 'breakthrough' drug research, warns pharma chief
6-Jun-2012
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Mid Staffs nurses disciplined for continuing cannula incidents
1-Jun-2012
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Watchdog claims doctors are failing cardiac arrest patients
1-Jun-2012
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Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates
31-May-2012
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Trust investigation after death of baby delivered on floor
31-May-2012
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How better equipment management offers time and money savings
31 May 2012
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'Cancel operations now', warns doctors' leader ahead of pension action
30-May-2012
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Lansley looking forward to 'time when there are no more Mid Staffs'
30-May-2012
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NHS could impose mandatory retirement age after court verdict
30-May-2012
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Cameron introduces 'family and friends' hospitals rating
30-May-2012
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CQC criticises poor discharges at Lincoln
30-May-2012
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Nicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
29-May-2012
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Go ahead for £35m Shropshire reconfiguration
28-May-2012
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Northampton General takes on vascular surgery
28-May-2012
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Assaults on paramedics increase
25-May-2012
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Ward changes at Pilgrim to improve care
25-May-2012
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Ombudsman's claims on care quality complaint 'did not stand up '
24-May-2012
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New infection threats emerging to replace MRSA and C difficile
23-May-2012
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Shropshire Healthwatch consultation
22-May-2012
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Morecambe Bay 'not sustainable' without reconfiguration, says new chief
22-May-2012
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Data breach trust fined £90,000
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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Diabetes audit reveals thousands of errors in one week
17-May-2012
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Readers' letters - 17 May 2012
17 May 2012
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The six steps to delivering better stroke care
17 May 2012
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Doctors voting on pensions strike action
16-May-2012
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Nottingham trust achieves lowest ever C difficile rate
15-May-2012
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Patients to tell Chesterfield how to improve
15-May-2012
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PiP scandal: Lessons must be learned says Lord Howe
15-May-2012
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Leicester receives CQC rebuke over trolley waits
14-May-2012
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RCN warns of treatment in corridors and long trolley waits
14-May-2012
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Royal Wolverhampton gets simulated ward
11-May-2012
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Leicester transcription service goes to India
11-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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DH appoints civil servant to prepare for Mid Staffordshire report
10-May-2012
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Joint working to prevent falls could save cash
10-May-2012
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Ombudsman criticises care at Sherwood Forest Trust
9-May-2012
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How many care scandals are we missing as reform rolls on?
9-May-2012
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Safety fears grow as upheaval of care quality staff triples
9-May-2012
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Air ambulance suspension lifted after fault concerns
9-May-2012
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Clinician involvement is key - but keep an eye on the cost
8-May-2012
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TIA clinic leads the way for Nottingham
4-May-2012
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Mid Staffs hit by norovirus
4-May-2012
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Don't be daunted by the duty of candour
3-May-2012
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Mortality rate indicator reveals seven acute trust outliers
3-May-2012
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NICE guidance on cost-saving drug not sought by DH
2-May-2012
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One in 20 GP prescriptions contains an error
2-May-2012
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Eye surgery error at Sandwell
1-May-2012
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New patient body praised in Staffordshire
1-May-2012
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Stroke recovery care 'failing' patients
1-May-2012
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Inspections can only hope to inspire managers into stopping abuse
27-Apr-2012
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Working time directive comes under attack
27-Apr-2012
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The duty of communicating information to patients
26-Apr-2012
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More patients report nurse shortages on wards
24-Apr-2012
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Libyan injured 'brought dangerous bacteria to UK hospitals'
24-Apr-2012
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Novartis launches legal challenge against PCT cluster
23-Apr-2012
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Health board seeks legal advice over torchlit surgery
23-Apr-2012
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Latest waiting times 'embarrassing' for government - Labour
20-Apr-2012
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Investigate two London hospitals, say parents cleared of baby's death
20-Apr-2012
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Mid Staffs report not expected until October
19-Apr-2012
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Readers' letters – 19 April 2012
19 April 2012
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NHS staff vote to strike over pensions
18-Apr-2012
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Safety checks ordered for UK air ambulances
18-Apr-2012
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Hospitals to review discharge policies
17-Apr-2012
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Police investigate health board over serious incidents
17-Apr-2012
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Child safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors
13-Apr-2012
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Keogh pledges action on overnight discharging
12-Apr-2012
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How an NHS-pharma partnership is improving prevention
12 April 2012
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In detail: how Kettering tackled VTE
12 April 2012
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Trust aims to slash mortality by quarter in 5 years
5-Apr-2012
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Information tribunal judgment says DH should have released risk register
5-Apr-2012
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Mid Staffs 'could lose all acute services'
3-Apr-2012
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Trauma network adds five major centres
2-Apr-2012
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BMA warns of first doctor industrial action in decades
30-Mar-2012
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'Technology could change the way medicine is practiced'
29-Mar-2012
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Doctor employed by trusts despite 'mercy killing' conviction
29-Mar-2012
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Quarter of trusts consider negligence scheme exit
29-Mar-2012
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Response to PiP scare was 'inadequate', say MPs
28-Mar-2012
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NHS reform risk register reveals list of serious concerns
27-Mar-2012
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Increase in patient liberty restrictions - CQC
27-Mar-2012
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Mental health trust in breach of authorisation despite 'improvement'
26-Mar-2012
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Doctors acting illegally over abortion consent, inspection shows
23-Mar-2012
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'Our vital out of hours services are being sidelined'
22 March 2012
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Sharp fall in staff satisfaction ranking for Alder Hey
20-Mar-2012
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Hospital in children's heart care row 'delaying' urgent improvements
20-Mar-2012
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Health Bill will widen inequalities says experts' 'risk register'
19-Mar-2012
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How will CCGs assure the quality of care they commission?
15 March 2012
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Improvements in ‘harm free’ older patient care
15 March 2012
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'Mandating staffing levels is not the answer to reducing poor care'
15-Mar-2012
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The new reality for whistleblowing over poor quality care
15 March 2012
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Time to change: how leaders can help inspire round the clock care
15 March 2012
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'High volume surgery outcomes suggest there is safety in numbers'
8-Mar-2012
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Harnessing the benefits of wireless technology to improve healthcare systems
8-Mar-2012
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Why a national implant registry is vital for patient safety
8 March 2012
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Patients restrained at hospital - CQC
1-Mar-2012
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Nick Seddon: healthcare reform's new dawn
1-Mar-2012
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Morecambe Bay's chief quits
24-Feb-2012
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Common cancers get faster referrals, study shows
24-Feb-2012
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'Failure is necessary to breed success'
23-Feb-2012
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Why trusts should pay closer attention to surgical site infections
23 February 2012
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Emergency services to stage Olympics incident drill
21-Feb-2012
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Nurses paid by journalists, suggests former tabloid editor
20-Feb-2012
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Quality of hospital care concerning doctors
16-Feb-2012
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Litigation authority reform could lower trust costs
16 February 2012
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How reduced internal delays can save money, and thousands of bed days
14-Feb-2012
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Hospital infection strategies 'wrong' - study
14-Feb-2012
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How improved medication adherence can prevent costly medicine waste
9 February 2012
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Mothers and babies still at 'significant' risk at Morecambe Bay
7-Feb-2012
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Government benefits clampdown 'increasing disability abuse'
7-Feb-2012
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Death rates higher after weekend admissions, study confirms
3-Feb-2012
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Fears over 'destabilising' C difficile fines to be investigated
2 February 2012
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Redesigning hospital environments can help tackle infection
2 February 2012
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Ideas to improve quality and safety in care homes sought
1-Feb-2012
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Health bodies caution against Cabinet Office open data push
1-Feb-2012
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Hinchingbrooke plans set out by new owners
1-Feb-2012
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Poor outcomes continue for heart failure, audit reveals
31-Jan-2012
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Warning as social care funding falls £0.5bn
30-Jan-2012
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Health board fined after patient contracts Legionnaires'
30-Jan-2012
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More private clinics to treat implant patients for free
27-Jan-2012
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Fears over hundreds of staff employed without security checks
23-Jan-2012
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Insurance scheme planned for cosmetic surgery patients
20-Jan-2012
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The rise of the patient leader
20-Jan-2012
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Patient Safety Awards 2012 now open for entry
19-Jan-2012
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EU laws 'putting patients at risk'
13-Jan-2012
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Lansley outlines further 'steps' to address breast implants concerns
12-Jan-2012
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Why physical health checks for mental health patients are vital to their wellbeing
12 January 2012
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Abuse and negelect: what 2011 will be remembered for
9-Jan-2012
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Murder suspect nurse released on bail
9-Jan-2012
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HSJ Awards - rewarding organisations throughout the health service
5-Jan-2012
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Cameron announces 'Nursing Forum' review of care standards
5-Jan-2012
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Nuffield Health makes pledge on implant surgery costs
5-Jan-2012
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Government unveils extra £150m for home care
3-Jan-2012
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'Failing' social care system putting older people at risk
3-Jan-2012
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Rise in number of hospital infections
29-Dec-2011
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NHS Confederation calls for end to hospital-or-bust NHS
29-Dec-2011
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Why improved design is key to reducing violence against NHS staff
28-Dec-2011
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'Warning system' proposed for overseas doctors and nurses
20-Dec-2011
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Hospital closure plan rejected by health secretary
20-Dec-2011
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Remediation of doctors costing the NHS millions
20-Dec-2011
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Hospital infection control procedures criticised
15-Dec-2011
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Acute trusts risk understaffing as short notice requests increase
15-Dec-2011
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Why shifting DVT management into primary care can improve clinical outcomes
15 December 2011
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NHS whistleblowers threaten legal challenge
14-Dec-2011
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Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance
13-Dec-2011
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Concerns over junior doctors' acute care training
13-Dec-2011
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Care homes review website planned
12-Dec-2011
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High-risk surgery care 'poor' for more than half of patients
9-Dec-2011
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Why it is vital trusts learn lessons from coroners' reports
8 December 2011
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Lansley sets 60 new performance indicators for hospitals
7-Dec-2011
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How speaking up improves safety and saves lives in the health service
7-Dec-2011
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Patient data 'assurances' needed for private sector data sharing - Burnham
6-Dec-2011
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Whistleblowers ignored and warned off speaking up, RCN survey finds
5-Dec-2011
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Imperial to take on national patient safety role
2-Dec-2011
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DH banned CQC from recruiting inspectors
1-Dec-2011
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Francis: Mid Staffs report will aid NHS managers
1-Dec-2011
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Data protection charge for man who contacted patient on Facebook
1-Dec-2011
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'Choosing the comfortable path is a route towards trouble'
1-Dec-2011
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'The Francis report will be the most important NHS event in 2012'
1 December 2011
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Hospitals plan strike contingency
30-Nov-2011
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Police charge 10 in Winterbourne case
28-Nov-2011
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Dr Foster: weekend A&E admissions '10pc more likely to die'
28-Nov-2011
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Strike cancels thousands of operations
28-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: weekend hospital arrivals up to 16pc more likely to die - DH
28-Nov-2011
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Putting patients first: an HSJ primary care supplement
25-Nov-2011
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Exclusive: Dr Foster names 10 trusts overlooking fast recovery processes
24-Nov-2011
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Healthcare without wires: the next generation of technology for health organisations
24 November 2011
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Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital
23-Nov-2011
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Home care services to have CQC inspections
22-Nov-2011
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'We have not found an area where improvement has not been possible'
21-Nov-2011
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CQC chief executive Cynthia Bower: I'm not self-serving
18-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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DH to act on thousands of long-wait patients
17-Nov-2011
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Protecting the public from public health professionals
17-Nov-2011
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Making the boardroom the place to improve patient experience
17 November 2011
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Mid Staffs A&E to close at night
11-Nov-2011
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NHS lacks leadership consistency, peers told
10-Nov-2011
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Patients Association attacks care of older people
9-Nov-2011
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Scottish NHS performance praised
7-Nov-2011
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Two in five adult abuse cases 'at home'
4-Nov-2011
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'Amicable resolution' to United Lincs whistleblower saga
3-Nov-2011
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Lack of hospital surgery networks risking more child deaths
3 November 2011
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New care home operator takes over 240 Southern Cross sites
2-Nov-2011
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Community care failing the vunerable, report claims
1-Nov-2011
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Patient data breaches occur 'five times a week'
28-Oct-2011
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How e-learning has helped define better induction for new doctors
27 October 2011
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How positive deviance makes a positive difference in hospitals
27 October 2011
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Lansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
26-Oct-2011
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£30m spent on NHS patient taxis - report
21-Oct-2011
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Unions claim blood service review 'victory'
20-Oct-2011
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Mental health patient recalls rise as community teams struggle
19-Oct-2011
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NHS whistleblowers to get better protection
19-Oct-2011
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Improved hospital IT would save 'thousands' of lives
18-Oct-2011
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Frontline NHS services being cut - report
18-Oct-2011
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Better buying: how to achieve value for money procurement
18-Oct-2011
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Waiting targets being missed by one in three PCTs
14-Oct-2011
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Hospitals failing elderly on care quality
13-Oct-2011
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Government 'duty of candour' plans criticised
13-Oct-2011
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How to utilise a clinical audit to achieve 'equity and excellence' in healthcare
13 October 2011
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Duty of Candour to be enforced through contracts
10-Oct-2011
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MS patient care not improving, report claims
10-Oct-2011
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Hospital competition could 'negatively affect' quality
10-Oct-2011
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Patients facing 27-week waits for physiotherapy services
7-Oct-2011
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Media Watch: all of NHS life appears in the papers
6 October 2011
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The key factors behind a successful implementation of telehealth services
6 October 2011
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'We cannot tolerate incompetence in the search for sustainability'
6-Oct-2011
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Why accident prevention is a major policy issue for public health
6 October 2011
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Mid Staffs to close 165 beds on road to recovery
4-Oct-2011
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Overseas doctors face English tests before starting work
4-Oct-2011
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Former Mid Staffs chief admits to considering suicide
4-Oct-2011
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Improving mental health screening for individuals in police custody
3-Oct-2011
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'Medical tourism' warning over government cuts
30-Sep-2011
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Positive outcome: why the new DH strategy for COPD and asthma promises improvements
29 September 2011
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Southern Cross homes transfer to take place this week
28-Sep-2011
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DH issues warning over use of flu vaccine in children
27-Sep-2011
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Tighter regulation called for as struck off nurses 'return to hospitals'
27-Sep-2011
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How transparent incident investigations are helping to develop better care
27-Sep-2011
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Doctors 'failing' cancer patients on side effects
26-Sep-2011
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Depression recovery varying wildly across the country
21-Sep-2011
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Changes to improve maternity care outlined
19-Sep-2011
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Overseas GPs require UK induction before treating patients - GMC
19-Sep-2011
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Regulator found safety concerns at half of hospitals and care homes
16-Sep-2011
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'We need to hear the whistles loud and clear'
16-Sep-2011
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Making improvements in medical error: lessons from the aviation industry
15-Sep-2011
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Keeping patient information safe when responding to FOI requests
15 September 2011
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Mid Staffs chair to stand down
14-Sep-2011
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Morecambe maternity services rapped by regulator
9-Sep-2011
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How workforce management can make room for efficiency improvements
8 September 2011
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Patient outcomes could be threatened by HR cuts
8 September 2011
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'Leadership is key to preventing another Mid Staffs'
5-Sep-2011
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Stepping Hill nurse 'made a scapegoat' by police
5-Sep-2011
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'Misleading' cancer screening programme under fire
2-Sep-2011
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Ensuring the correct provision of mental health services for children
1 September 2011
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The right mix: why workforce planning and rostering has an impact on quality of care
1 September 2011
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Mental health care of patient who killed four family members criticised
31-Aug-2011
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Cancer drug access unequal across UK
30-Aug-2011
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Online patient-doctor consultations encouraged by Keogh
30-Aug-2011
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Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
26-Aug-2011
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US executive flies in to fix LAS software
25-Aug-2011
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FTs will be compelled to report complaints by DH
25-Aug-2011
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‘Inert’ or improving: the state of medical regulation
25 August 2011
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Media Watch: malnutrition nourishes the Mail
25 August 2011
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NHS patients will wait longer under reform - Unison
24-Aug-2011
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C difficile deaths on the decline
24-Aug-2011
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Chronic illness link with suicide revealed
23-Aug-2011
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Infections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
23-Aug-2011
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Less than a third of patients asked about diet
23-Aug-2011
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'No evidence' that trainee doctors impact patient safety
22-Aug-2011
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Improving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
22-Aug-2011
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A new opportunity to protect and improve patient advocacy
18 August 2011
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The benefits the 'Productive Ward' can deliver to patients, staff and organisations
18 August 2011
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Out of the darkness: how quality assessment can improve out of hours care
17-Aug-2011
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Huge variation in reoperation rates for bowel cancer
17-Aug-2011
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IVF treatment errors on the rise in UK
15-Aug-2011
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Troubled care home provider to close second site
11-Aug-2011
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Pregnancy-related deaths rise 'worrying' doctors
10-Aug-2011
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Ambulance crews attacked during London riots
9-Aug-2011
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Fewer tonsil operations are risking patient lives, hospitals warned
5-Aug-2011
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What the new healthcare environment holds for clinical negligence indemnity
4-Aug-2011
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Improved early cancer detection initiative begins
2-Aug-2011
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Patient operations deliberately delayed, CCP claims
29-Jul-2011
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Cynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
28-Jul-2011
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Application of liberty safeguards 'inconsistent'
28 July 2011
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Mental health patient suicides halve in volume
28 July 2011
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Trust cleared by judge to stop patient's life support
27-Jul-2011
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Hepatitis B fears at hospital delay surgery
22-Jul-2011
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Stepping Hill latest: fourth and fifth 'sabotage' patients die
21-Jul-2011
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Ambulance service changes needed to tackle infections
21-Jul-2011
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Registered nurse arrested over Stepping Hill deaths named
20-Jul-2011
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Why battling surgical site infections can complement infection control
20-Jul-2011
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Trusts face annual CQC inspections under tougher regime
20-Jul-2011
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Safeguarding: protecting the almost adult
20-Jul-2011
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Doctors warned of social media risk
15-Jul-2011
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Rise in complaints about health bodies
13-Jul-2011
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Supporting surgery: how to get the best out of locum surgeons
13-Jul-2011
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The difficulties reform poses for improving quality in the NHS - an HSJ round table
12-Jul-2011
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Managers urged to support nurses in drive to make savings safely
11-Jul-2011
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Eleven acute trusts failed dignity and nutrition inspections - CQC
7-Jul-2011
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Hospital 'superbug' infections at new low
7-Jul-2011
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Mental health patient bed levels fall
6-Jul-2011
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Reforms could put patient safety focus in danger
5-Jul-2011
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Why patient safety should remain the priority in healthcare
5-Jul-2011
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Mid Staffs inquiry costs hit £8m
30-Jun-2011
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Specialist women's hospital admits midwife staffing lapse
30 June 2011
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Arrests at Warrington and Halton Hospitals rose 68 per cent in 2010-11
27-Jun-2011
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Chesterfield Royal reopens after major fire
27-Jun-2011
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Most trusts could be using faulty surgical tools
27-Jun-2011
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Abuse case care home closes today
24-Jun-2011
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Simulation Lab: test your healthcare improvement ideas
23-Jun-2011
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HSJ publishes latest in series of interactive online simulations
23-Jun-2011
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Hartlepool Hospital passes CQC dignity inspection
21-Jun-2011
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Abuse investigation care home to close
21-Jun-2011
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Doctor warns over mental health care 'vacuum'
21-Jun-2011
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Action demanded over hospital deaths
20-Jun-2011
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Investigation launched into Hampshire Partnership patient death
17-Jun-2011
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Negligence payouts soared to £1bn in 2010-11
17-Jun-2011
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On dodgy ground: much needed NHS estate works are being held up by the Health Bill's progress
16 June 2011
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Call for spot checks to improve elderly care
14-Jun-2011
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Fewer young blood donors prompts 'generation gap' fears
14-Jun-2011
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Care abuse investigation set for next month
13-Jun-2011
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Trusts warned of increased legal costs as negligence claims rocket
9-Jun-2011
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Centralising blood services could help trusts achieve huge savings
9-Jun-2011
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Independent inquiry into care home abuse possible
8-Jun-2011
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Neurology care criticised by RCP
7-Jun-2011
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New MRSA strain discovered in British cows' milk
3-Jun-2011
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CQC finds care of elderly patients lacking at more trusts
3-Jun-2011
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Four arrested over residential hospital 'abuse'
2-Jun-2011
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Southern Cross to defer rent in bid to slash £230m rental bill
1-Jun-2011
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Clinician led changes to surgery 'could save NHS £40m'
31-May-2011
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CQC attacks NHS elderly care levels
26-May-2011
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Mixed sex ward breaches drop under tougher regime
26 May 2011
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NHS incident reporting system to receive £3.7m injection
19-May-2011
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Locum surgeons 'not appropriately qualified'
19-May-2011
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Negligence claims against GPs rise
19-May-2011
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How patient opinions are shaping services
17-May-2011
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Stroke care progress lagging, report suggests
13-May-2011
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Infection target 'unachievable' under new tests
12-May-2011
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Senior medical figures criticise post-discharge care
12-May-2011
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Exclusive: care quality variations revealed in Dr Foster data
12 May 2011
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How pseudonymisation can uphold patient data security
12 May 2011
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Blood clot failings cost NHS £112m
10-May-2011
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Young patients oppose child cardiac changes
9-May-2011
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Cardiologists call for better specialist centres
6-May-2011
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Patient care to suffer under reforms, CSP survey says
5-May-2011
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How a chemotherapy outreach service is putting care into the community
4-May-2011
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Government warned public sector action will cause 'industrial turmoil'
3-May-2011
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Croydon Hospital found to be missing CQC standards
28-Apr-2011
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Empowering clinicians and nurses to drive QIPP best practice
28 April 2011
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Improving vascular outcomes: the challenge of delivering NHS Health Checks
26-Apr-2011
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£300m bill for social care services transfer
26-Apr-2011
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Eating assistance figure unchanged in nine years
26-Apr-2011
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Providing a quailty service to patients without English as a first language
21 April 2011
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Why full scale IT adoption is the logical step for safer healthcare practice
21 April 2011
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Adult social services face £300m cuts
20-Apr-2011
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Waiting times rising amid cuts, King's Fund finds
20-Apr-2011
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How a leaner integrated approach improved older person services at a reduced cost
19-Apr-2011
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NHS denying patients care, claims surgeon group
18-Apr-2011
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Preventing hospital-associated venous thromboembolism
14-Apr-2011
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Mid staffs inquiry told "name and shame" approach of Dr Foster unhelpful
14-Apr-2011
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Patients 'isolated' by hotel style wards
14 April 2011
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Accident and emergency waits rise 65 per cent
13-Apr-2011
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'Sub-optimal' post-operative care putting patients at risk
7-Apr-2011
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First after-death care guidance issued
7 April 2011
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Hip and knee patients 'waiting in pain'
6-Apr-2011
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Unison poll reveals privatisation unease
4-Apr-2011
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A new approach to workforce planning needed for surgeons to deliver high quality care
4-Apr-2011
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How e-learning helps empower clinicians to drive down infections
31 March 2011
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Mid Staffs understaffing problems 'concealed' from board
31 March 2011
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Private sector incident data sharing deal stalls
31 March 2011
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Reshaping service delivery to put humanity at the heart of public services
31 March 2011
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£5m scheme to help mentally ill offenders announced
29-Mar-2011
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Party pledges to scrap ambulance trusts
29-Mar-2011
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HEI report demands hospital improvements
29-Mar-2011
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Health board investigates care home deaths
28-Mar-2011
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MPs to hear criticism of MS care
28-Mar-2011
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Improving patient flow across the cardiology pathway
28-Mar-2011
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'Infected blood' compensation extended nationwide
25-Mar-2011
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Patients more satisfied with hospitals than GP services
24 March 2011
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Trusts risking fines with mixed-sex wards
24 March 2011
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Review backs closure of A&E at North Tees and Hartlepool FT
21-Mar-2011
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Report into C diff deaths at hospital delayed
18-Mar-2011
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A helping hand for NHS values: leadership needs to reinvigorate culture of care
17-Mar-2011
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Working as a team for better quality and safety in the operating theatre
17-Mar-2011
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Eight SUI investigations exceed time limit at Cumbria Partnership
15-Mar-2011
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Infection control 'will be hit by nursing cuts'
15-Mar-2011
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'GPs run the risk of alienating themselves from their colleagues'
10 March 2011
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Midwife-led units threatened by falling birth rates
10 March 2011
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Most serious incidents rise by more than a fifth
10 March 2011
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Review found surgery at Mid Staffs 'inadequate'
9-Mar-2011
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Enhancing recovery pathways for planned surgical care
9-Mar-2011
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Contaminated blood inquiry to hear evidence
8-Mar-2011
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Hospital worker held over alleged sexual assaults
8-Mar-2011
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Nurses reporting more accidents
8 March 2011
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MP warns of 'huge gap' in heart care provision
4-Mar-2011
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Managers told to 'relax' over online criticism
3 March 2011
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Outstanding patient safety alerts plummet at NHS Manchester
2-Mar-2011
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Too few inpatients having VTE assessments at Shrewsbury and Telford
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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Hospital's A&E too small - minister
2-Mar-2011
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Pharmacists ordering scripts without patient consent in Oldham
1-Mar-2011
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CQC identifies concerns at Lincolnshire mental health FT
1-Mar-2011
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CQC threatens mental health FT with enforcement action over failings
28-Feb-2011
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Stroke care on the NHS 'unequal'
25-Feb-2011
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Nursing needs more leadership, investigation finds
24 February 2011
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Scrutiny of problem GPs raises concerns
24 February 2011
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CQC demands urgent improvements Plymouth Hospitals
23-Feb-2011
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NHS warned to expect surge in clinical negligence claims
23-Feb-2011
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NHS slashes stroke and heart deaths
23-Feb-2011
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Compensation payment reform backed by panel
22-Feb-2011
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Trusts' safety alert compliance still short despite improvements
21-Feb-2011
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Advanced cancer scanning centre officially opened
18-Feb-2011
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Hospitals urged to check suction equipment
18-Feb-2011
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Early death 'more likely in the North'
16-Feb-2011
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Public-private health services show bright promise in Spain
16-Feb-2011
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Police investigate asthma death outside hospital
15-Feb-2011
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NHS treatment of elderly failing 'basic human needs' - ombudsman
15-Feb-2011
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Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
14-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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On-call doctor investigated after Calderstones patient suffers Christmas day cardiac arrest
9-Feb-2011
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Somerset Partnership FT seeks to address high level of ligature incidents
9-Feb-2011
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Cancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
9-Feb-2011
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Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
8-Feb-2011
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Sheffield FT apologises over nil by mouth death
8-Feb-2011
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'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
8-Feb-2011
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Groundbreaking radiotherapy equipment goes into service
7-Feb-2011
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Discharge delays questioned after patient deaths
7-Feb-2011
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Learning valuable lessons from clinical audits
7-Feb-2011
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Ambulances refitted to transport larger patients
3-Feb-2011
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A patient’s perspective on the NHS
3 February 2011
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£400m pledged for mental health services
2-Feb-2011
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Prosecute staff for neglect, say experts
1-Feb-2011
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RCS warns quality of care could decline
1-Feb-2011
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Hundreds of care home deaths caused by dehydration
31-Jan-2011
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CQC warns cuts could hit care standards
27-Jan-2011
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Trusts fail to tackle spiralling kidney care costs
27 January 2011
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Dementia patients 'need more home care'
25-Jan-2011
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Trust ordered to pay £6.4m negligence claim
25-Jan-2011
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Row over ambulance staff wage cut claim
25-Jan-2011
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Trust fined after asbestos breaches
21-Jan-2011
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40% of A&E patients do not need treatment
21-Jan-2011
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'We all know what’s wrong with the NHS'
19-Jan-2011
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Trust in breach of six CQC standards
19-Jan-2011
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General hospital wards worse for heart patients
18-Jan-2011
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Man held over hospital staff attack
17-Jan-2011
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RCS warns on 'backdoor rationing' in NHS
17-Jan-2011
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Warnings over NHS reforms
17-Jan-2011
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Patient Safety Awards 2011: Prizes and plaudits for the protectors
13-Jan-2011
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Board warned over asbestos exposure risk
10-Jan-2011
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Local flu vaccine shortages revealed
6-Jan-2011
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CQC lifts conditions on Heatherwood and Wexham Park FT
22-Dec-2010
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London mental health trust given all clear by CQC
22-Dec-2010
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CQC lifts half of conditions at east London hospital trust
22-Dec-2010
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First NHS outcomes framework published
20-Dec-2010
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Swine flu kills 14 people
17-Dec-2010
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Emergency targets scrapped in favour of performance measures
17-Dec-2010
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Hospitals to face mixed sex ward fines
15-Dec-2010
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Basildon given all clear as safety concerns are raised
14-Dec-2010
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Weekend admission 'raises death risk'
10-Dec-2010
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'Strained relationships' at trusts criticised
10-Dec-2010
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Michael White: caution and openness
9 December 2010
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MId Staffs inquiry told HSE was 'under-resourced'
9 December 2010
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Welsh compensation payments rise
6-Dec-2010
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Payment by Results
2-Dec-2010
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NHS 'too reliant' on junior doctors
2-Dec-2010
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High impact actions for preventing pressure ulcers
30-Nov-2010
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Latest Dr Foster guide reveals hospital trusts with high death rates
29-Nov-2010
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Smaller fines for mixed sex accommodation
25 November 2010
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'Huge concerns' remain over Mid Staffs care
24-Nov-2010
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Mid Staffs inquiry hears from Cure the NHS campaigner
23-Nov-2010
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Fundamentals of the NHS
21-Nov-2010
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Migration caps may jeopardise service quality and safety
18-Nov-2010
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Children's hospital told to improve cleanliness
16-Nov-2010
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'Major concern' over mental health hospital - CQC report
12-Nov-2010
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NHS targets skew surgery management, doctors warn
12-Nov-2010
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Elderly miss out on post surgical care
11-Nov-2010
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Spending review roundtable: going back to the 1980s?
11 November 2010
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Turnaround: how transparency and openness helped rebuild one organisation
11 November 2010
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Mid Staffs inquiry told of 'culture of fear'
10-Nov-2010
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£750m spent by NHS on locum doctors
10-Nov-2010
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Ex-Mid Staffs chief executive 'may not appear'
9-Nov-2010
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Mid Staffs inquiry 'will probe every nook and cranny'
8-Nov-2010
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Protest delays Stafford Hospital public inquiry
8-Nov-2010
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Stafford Hospital public inquiry to begin
8-Nov-2010
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Endoscope 'disinfection failure' linked to nine NDM cases in UK
5-Nov-2010
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A&E closure plan accelerated by six months
5-Nov-2010
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Report criticises junior doctors' workload
5-Nov-2010
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Report highlights out-of-date keyhole equipment
5-Nov-2010
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College of Medicine denies link to homeopathy charity
4 November 2010
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Children's hospital ordered to improve cleanliness
2-Nov-2010
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Probe into patients' drug overdose deaths
1-Nov-2010
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CQC says improvements still needed at Mid Staffs
29-Oct-2010
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NHS Commissioning Board to check foreign doctors' language skills
29-Oct-2010
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CRB vetting cost £70m last year
28 October 2010
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Inquest into John Radcliffe baby death opens
27-Oct-2010
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Pledge to cut anti-psychotic drug use
26-Oct-2010
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Guide hopes to avoid death rate panic
21 October 2010
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Single rooms no better say economists
21 October 2010
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MP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
19-Oct-2010
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Ward closed after C diff deaths
19-Oct-2010
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Higher compensation payouts rejected
15-Oct-2010
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Government outlines greater protection for NHS whistleblowers
12-Oct-2010
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The power of checklists in the NHS
12-Oct-2010
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Centrally held patient records 'could save lives'
11-Oct-2010
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Caesarean rates 'vary widely' in UK
8-Oct-2010
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King's Fund warns about 'scale and pace' of reforms
7-Oct-2010
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Thousands of hospital ward transfers are unnecessary
7 October 2010
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Your idea could redefine the health service
7 October 2010
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Lansley gives PCTs more cash but defends their abolition
5-Oct-2010
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Stock control
4-Oct-2010
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Ed Miliband signals tax rises to protect services
30-Sep-2010
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Monitor warns FTs against ‘salami slice’ cost shaving
30 September 2010
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'Patient safety demands adequate resources, effectively applied'
30 September 2010
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Trust apologises after delivery errors leave baby brain damaged
29-Sep-2010
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CQC lifts condition on mental health trust
28-Sep-2010
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MS doctor 'should be struck off' - GMC
28-Sep-2010
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BMA warning over access to patients' records
23-Sep-2010
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CQC warns mental health trust of legal action
23 September 2010
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Midwife workloads too high to be safe
23 September 2010
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Nursing regulator to explore extension of powers
23 September 2010
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Trust breached data laws over lost USB
21-Sep-2010
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Scots twice as likely to die from alcohol
20-Sep-2010
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Former BMA chairman to face disciplinary panel
20-Sep-2010
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Scottish life expectancy improving
17-Sep-2010
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HIV cases predicted to rise
17-Sep-2010
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Royal London drops 'homeopathy' from its title
17-Sep-2010
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Nicola Sturgeon apologises over one hour 999 delay
17-Sep-2010
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Government warned over rate of job losses
16-Sep-2010
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Joint replacement patients in poorest ever health
16-Sep-2010
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Cosmetic surgery providers breach CQC rules
16 September 2010
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Homeopathic 'vaccinations' could leave patients vulnerable
13-Sep-2010
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Patients' rights legislation questioned
10-Sep-2010
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Junior doctors 'spend too long on admin'
8-Sep-2010
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Superbug risk from hospital sinks
3-Sep-2010
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Budget risk to future MRSA success
2 September 2010
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Patients ‘should be able to complain by email’
2 September 2010
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Nicola Sturgeon hails 'best ever' waiting times
1-Sep-2010
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Hundreds of patients face hip replacement recall
31-Aug-2010
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Infant deaths prompt deep clean at UCH
31-Aug-2010
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CQC tells United Lincs to improve on dignity and workforce support
26 August 2010
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Stop lethal blood clots: get good ideas into circulation
26 August 2010
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Trust not meeting Royal College of Surgeons' decontamination policy
26 August 2010
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Dithering trusts increase their staff agency bills
25-Aug-2010
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Doctors call for standardised NHS prescription system
25-Aug-2010
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Trust urged to improve quality and safety standards
24-Aug-2010
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Hospital Guide consultation - share your views
23-Aug-2010
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Operations suspended after flesh contamination
23-Aug-2010
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Venous thromboembolism
23-Aug-2010
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Dr Foster consults on the Good Hospital guide
18-Aug-2010
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Help shape the 2010 Hospital Guide
18-Aug-2010
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AHRQ patient safety indicator composite
16-Aug-2010
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Changes in patient safety
16-Aug-2010
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Updated CQC regulations
16-Aug-2010
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Cleaning cut claims rejected
11-Aug-2010
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Michael White: the working time directive
5 August 2010
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NHS 'silences' 170 whistleblowers
3-Aug-2010
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DH criticises 'clearly unsatisfactory' European working time directive
2-Aug-2010
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Mark Goldman on fatal mistakes in the NHS
29 July 2010
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Patient safety agency cut involvement cash
29 July 2010
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How to tackle poor housing standards and improve health
28-Jul-2010
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Fundamentals of Patient Safety - conference sessions
23-Jul-2010
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Fundamentals of Patient Safety
23-Jul-2010
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Health gap between rich and poor widest ever
23-Jul-2010
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GPs ‘won’t guarantee out of hours quality’
22 July 2010
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Health workers suspended over website use
20-Jul-2010
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MP calls CQC in over South London Healthcare Trust
19-Jul-2010
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Runaway bull captured in hospital grounds
19-Jul-2010
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How New Labour changed NHS management culture
19-Jul-2010
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Information governance
17-Jul-2010
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Staffing problems may increase infant death rate
16-Jul-2010
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Warning over NHS data protection
16-Jul-2010
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CQC report: PCTs failed to monitor out of hours provider
15-Jul-2010
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HSJ Awards 2010: Patient Safety
15 July 2010
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Hospital told to overhaul cleaning team
13-Jul-2010
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Top mark for maternity service
13-Jul-2010
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The cost of poor quality healthcare and how to put it right
13-Jul-2010
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Virtual innovations in health and social care
12-Jul-2010
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Hospital infection controls criticised
9-Jul-2010
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Commissioning and strategic priorities
9-Jul-2010
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Neonatal units 'under-staffed'
6-Jul-2010
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Trust to pay compensation to brain damaged man
6-Jul-2010
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GPs refuse to work for out-of-hours services
2-Jul-2010
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Life expectancy gap widens across England
2-Jul-2010
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BMA votes against homeopathy funding
30-Jun-2010
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Bad practice reporting guide published
28-Jun-2010
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Stomach cancer survival rate improves
25-Jun-2010
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C diff target increased to 50% in Scotland
25-Jun-2010
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Tell boards 'patient stories' to keep safety on agenda
24-Jun-2010
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FTs urged to use governors on incident inquiry panels
24-Jun-2010
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Patient safety programme hailed
22-Jun-2010
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Early breast cancer diagnosis could save 1,000 lives
17-Jun-2010
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Clinical audits ordered to reveal provider level data
17 June 2010
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PFI hospitals 'may have to cut services'
16-Jun-2010
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CQC sends inspectors into United Lincolnshire
16-Jun-2010
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MSPs back Parkinson's care changes
16-Jun-2010
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CQC review uncovers nursing failures and poor staff supervision
16-Jun-2010
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NHS staff vetting plans to be scaled back
15-Jun-2010
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NHS budget 'should not be protected'
11-Jun-2010
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DH launches release of weekly infection rates
10 June 2010
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NHS drugs accidents highlighted
10 June 2010
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Risk linked to surgery volume
10 June 2010
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Trusts warned over instrument checks
10 June 2010
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Improvements at Baby P trusts noted by CQC
9-Jun-2010
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Lansley outlines NHS plans in first public speech
8-Jun-2010
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Basildon handed fine over death of disabled patient
8-Jun-2010
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Trust cleared after police investigation
8-Jun-2010
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ASBO issued to patient who faked illness
4-Jun-2010
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Poor DVT policies 'putting lives at risk'
2-Jun-2010
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C diff deaths at Salford Royal
2-Jun-2010
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‘Patient safety must survive quango cull’
2-Jun-2010
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Implementing the Safer Childbirth standards
2-Jun-2010
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Trust warned over asbestos breach
1-Jun-2010
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NHS call scheme 'risking lives'
28-May-2010
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Patients 'endangered by shift work'
28-May-2010
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Role of patient data questioned following inpatient survey
27 May 2010
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£40,000 payout for family of out of hours overdose victim
25-May-2010
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Trust to be sentenced over disabled man's death
24-May-2010
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Patient safety: falls prevention
24-May-2010
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Communication criticised after patient death
21-May-2010
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£100,000 fine over hospital death
18-May-2010
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Ankle fracture management
17-May-2010
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Patient safety: the human factors
17-May-2010
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Greater Glasgow and Clyde to cut 1,200 jobs
14-May-2010
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Are foundation trusts underinsured?
14-May-2010
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BMA calls for more protection against doctor victimisation
13-May-2010
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Liverpool Foundation Trust faces 200 damages claims
13 May 2010
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Reporting on incidents
11-May-2010
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Warning issued over harmful breathing machines
10-May-2010
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WHO surgical safety checklist: a simple list gives a sure touch
10-May-2010
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Labour cling onto Tooting after trust chair criticises Tory candidate
7-May-2010
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Mark Goldman on NHS trust takeovers
6 May 2010
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Patient safety: minimum staff to patient ratios cut death rates
27-Apr-2010
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Sacked NHS chief launches unfair dismissal claim
26-Apr-2010
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Norman Lamb on the NHS under the Lib Dems
23-Apr-2010
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New doubt about mortality ratios
22 April 2010
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How safe is out of hours GP provision in your PCT?
20-Apr-2010
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Hospitals hit with surge in norovirus closures
19-Apr-2010
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NHS tainted blood decision due
16-Apr-2010
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Dearth of NHS performance data threatens quality improvement
15 April 2010
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VTE prevention help needed
15 April 2010
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Lib Dems unveil manifesto with pledge to cap managers' pay
14-Apr-2010
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Conservatives launch election manifesto
13-Apr-2010
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Foreign GP rules need 'immediate changes'
8-Apr-2010
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Jon Restell on regulation of NHS managers
8 April 2010
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NHS innovation: can the health service drive new ideas?
8 April 2010
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Treatment checklists cut deaths by 15pc
6-Apr-2010
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Ken Jarrold on admitting to the Mid Staffs mistakes
5-Apr-2010
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NHS boards failing to engage on clinical quality audits
1-Apr-2010
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NPSA urges monthly patient safety reporting from trusts
31-Mar-2010
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Book Review: The Checklist Manifesto
31-Mar-2010
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Mid Staffs board wants to be stripped of FT status
30-Mar-2010
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Call to investigate excessive death rates
26-Mar-2010
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Chris Ham on urgency for healthcare innovation
25 March 2010
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A&E targets 'compromising safety'
23-Mar-2010
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CQC plans ‘live’ ratings system
18 March 2010
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Roger Taylor on the NHS safety debate
18 March 2010
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Your Humble Servant: lights, camera, casualty
18 March 2010
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Poor hospital communication criticised in coroner's report
15-Mar-2010
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'Major changes' after avoidable hospital deaths
15-Mar-2010
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Staff vetting scheme fears are discouraging referrals
11 March 2010
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Hospital staff at risk of 'compassion fatigue'
9-Mar-2010
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Trust defends its use of extra beds
9-Mar-2010
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'Full' hospitals are treating patients in non-clinical areas
9-Mar-2010
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Sir Liam Donaldson appointed chair of National Patient Safety Agency
4-Mar-2010
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Heart surgery suspended as deaths investigated
4-Mar-2010
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Michael White on the Mid Staffs inquiry
4 March 2010
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NHS West Midlands faces review of its services
4 March 2010
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One in 10 concerned about own trust's care standards
4 March 2010
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Colchester chief to step down
1-Mar-2010
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Why NHS volunteering is all round value
1-Mar-2010
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Mid Staffs families to sue for manslaughter
1-Mar-2010
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Basildon 'guilty' over patient death
26-Feb-2010
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Managers in court over hospital death
26-Feb-2010
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The Francis report's 18 recommendations
25-Feb-2010
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Inconsistent risk assessment led to pressure ulcers at Mid Staffs, inquiry finds
24-Feb-2010
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Staff at Mid Staffs 'lacked compassion'
24-Feb-2010
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Relatives had to 'alter faults in medical records' at Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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Don't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
24-Feb-2010
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'Unsuccessful management' of Mid Staffs criticised
24-Feb-2010
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Pressure to discharge 'should not influence decisions', says Mid Staffs report
24-Feb-2010
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Francis complains Mid Staffs nurse numbers still not high enough
24-Feb-2010
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Foundation independence is on a knife edge
24-Feb-2010
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Weak hygiene practices found at Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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High incidence of falls at Mid Staffs due to 'insufficiently qualified' staff
24-Feb-2010
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Failures in Mid Staffs continence care 'totally unacceptable'
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs 'a warning on staff shortages'
24-Feb-2010
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Staff attitudes 'left much to be desired', says Mid Staffs report
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs board to consider further action against individuals
24-Feb-2010
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Regulator starts separate inquiry into Mid Staffs
24-Feb-2010
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Families of Mid Staffs victims still want public inquiry
24-Feb-2010
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FTs must meet in public, Burnham says as Mid Staffs inquiry reports
24-Feb-2010
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Clinical staff 'not to blame' for majority of Mid Staffs failings
24-Feb-2010
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CQC will register Mid Staffs but with caveats
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffs report calls for regulation of managers
24-Feb-2010
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Hospital told to take 'urgent action' on dirty wards
24-Feb-2010
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Mid Staffordshire inquiry findings published
24-Feb-2010
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NHS boards are patient safety ‘cornerstone’
24-Feb-2010
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Four in 10 junior doctors 'on understaffed rotas'
23-Feb-2010
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Burying the NHS mortality row will clear the way for quality push
18 February 2010
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CQC fears over mental health safeguards
18 February 2010
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DH takes hold of death ratio debate
18 February 2010
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Patient Safety Awards 2010: winners' supplement
18 February 2010
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NHS trusts 'not acting on safety alerts'
16-Feb-2010
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Making safety a board priority is a winning move
16-Feb-2010
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NHS boards must focus on 'near misses' to make savings
11 February 2010
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MPs demand management changes at Tameside
10-Feb-2010
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Change one thing
8-Feb-2010
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'Bullied' NHS whistleblower wins claim
4-Feb-2010
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Stephen Thornton on interpreting NHS performance data
4 February 2010
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Trusts told to monitor use of safer surgery checklist
4 February 2010
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C diff outbreak inquiry start date set
2-Feb-2010
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'Extraordinary resources' needed in C diff fight
2-Feb-2010
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Doctors still failing to meet hand-washing targets
29-Jan-2010
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Lib Dems call for tightening of foreign GP law
28-Jan-2010
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Mental health chief says departure not linked to trust deaths
28 January 2010
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Trust failings allowed nurse to kill, says report
27-Jan-2010
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Police probes deaths at mental health trust as chief exec announces departure
22-Jan-2010
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Take action to avoid coroners’ reports
22-Jan-2010
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Risk Management
19-Jan-2010
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Basildon prosecuted over disabled patient's death
19-Jan-2010
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CQC critical over Milton Keynes baby deaths
19-Jan-2010
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DH funds £20m pilot scheme for thalidomide survivors
15-Jan-2010
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Risk Management - conference sessions
15-Jan-2010
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Improvement tsar warns SHAs to ‘refresh’ Darzi visions urgently
14 January 2010
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Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards
14 January 2010
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Work needed at Basildon and Thurrock - Andy Burnham
8-Jan-2010
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Medication errors
7-Jan-2010
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Dr Foster misses out on NHS Choices mortality data contract
7 January 2010
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Norovirus halts surgery at hospitals
4-Jan-2010
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Basildon faces legionnaires' probe
4-Jan-2010
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Clinical human factors
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Safer packaging in healthcare
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Workforce efficiency assessment
Your Ideas and Suggestions 2010
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Operating theatre 'scheduler' could save trusts more than £5m a year
21-Dec-2009
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PCTs could struggle to hit MRSA ‘objective’
16-Dec-2009
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Clot prevention is 2010-11 quality priority
16-Dec-2009
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Nurse policing is to be ‘more proactive’
16-Dec-2009
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New doctors to be tested on prescriptions
15-Dec-2009
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Poor performers on MRSA targeted
14-Dec-2009
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NHS regulatory turmoil distracts from the real business of care
10 December 2009
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Populist blame culture stifles openness
10 December 2009
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Experts attack plans for mandatory error reports
9-Dec-2009
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Ambulance trust to put bonuses for top team on hold
9-Dec-2009
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Hospital criticised ahead of Baby P report
7-Dec-2009
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Pharmacists acting as 'safety net'
3-Dec-2009
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Cynthia Bower defends CQC in mortality furore
3 December 2009
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Michael White: shamed FTs, Dr Foster, cancer care
3 December 2009
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Safety outcry is ‘mandate’ for NHS quality
3 December 2009
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Successful trusts must not let their stories be overshadowed
3 December 2009
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Andy Burnham defends NHS targets
1-Dec-2009
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Stephen Ramsden to leave Luton and Dunstable
1-Dec-2009
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Trusts 'want better VTE management'
30-Nov-2009
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Mike O'Brien defends Care Quality Commission
30-Nov-2009
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CQC 'sees no need to intervene'
30-Nov-2009
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The national standard for intermediate care
30-Nov-2009
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Basildon responds to CQC report
27-Nov-2009
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Report calls for urgent action at Essex trust
27-Nov-2009
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NHS boards are still not getting the message
26 November 2009
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Patient safety reporting still fails to reach boards in 1 in 10 acute trusts
26 November 2009
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Infection control measures 'ineffective'
24-Nov-2009
-
NHS London suspends private care service
19-Nov-2009
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Could a swine flu surge see a slump in targets?
19 November 2009
-
Trust in court over patient safety
18-Nov-2009
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Poor dementia care 'costs NHS millions'
17-Nov-2009
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Rose Gibb wins full right to appeal compensation claim
17-Nov-2009
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Risk management: create a culture of safety
17-Nov-2009
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Patient Safety Awards shortlist revealed
13-Nov-2009
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David Nicholson: ride the wave of NHS innovation
12 November 2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy champions ‘fearless’ NHS regulator
12 November 2009
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Trusts frustrated over ‘worse’ mortality rates
12 November 2009
-
Andy Burnham responds to infection control criticisms
10-Nov-2009
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Out of hours provider loses contract following overdose case
10-Nov-2009
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EU law 'causing hospital deaths'
5-Nov-2009
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Targeted cleaning 'cuts MRSA rates and saves money'
3-Nov-2009
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Independent Mid Staffs inquiry holds first session
3-Nov-2009
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Gay blood donation ban under review
27-Oct-2009
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CQC calls for better information sharing on patient medications
27-Oct-2009
-
Patient safety interventions
26-Oct-2009
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Care of deteriorating patients
26-Oct-2009
-
Patient safety strategy
26-Oct-2009
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Controversial hospital reconfiguration cuts death rates
21-Oct-2009
-
Pete Mason on lessons for the NHS from hazardous industries
19-Oct-2009
-
Swine flu vaccination programme start date announced
16-Oct-2009
-
Monitor clashes with foundation chair over safety
14-Oct-2009
-
Mixed success on mortality rate reductions
14-Oct-2009
-
Pay freeze sparks fears over nurse staffing levels
13 October 2009
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Working time directive costs lives - RCS study
12-Oct-2009
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Health and Safety Executive slates trust's 'complacency' over water supply legionella
9-Oct-2009
-
Patient safety incidents up 12 per cent
8-Oct-2009
-
C difficile lessons: getting to the bottom of complex health problems
6-Oct-2009
-
Medication errors 'affect 70pc of care home residents'
6-Oct-2009
-
Ken Jarrold on fixing NHS care and compassion
5-Oct-2009
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Trust criticised over dirty ambulances
2-Oct-2009
-
CQC calls for review of out of hours GP services
2-Oct-2009
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Training blamed for hospital deaths
1-Oct-2009
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Medical negligence proposals would force managers to confess
1-Oct-2009
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FT warning over competition panel ruling on consultants
1 October 2009
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Hospital mortality ratio wrangling ‘compromises confidence’
30-Sep-2009
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The four hour A&E target: an accident waiting to happen?
29-Sep-2009
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Probe launched into cervical cancer vaccine death
29-Sep-2009
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Andy Burnham promises to protect primary care budgets
29-Sep-2009
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Hospital changes prescription practices after chemotherapy overdose
28-Sep-2009
-
Doctors 'can inform on patients' - GMC
28-Sep-2009
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Half of mental health inpatients feel unsafe
24 September 2009
-
Media Watch: NHS cost cutting
24 September 2009
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'Mortality rates rise when new doctors start work'
23-Sep-2009
-
Rose Gibb wins right to appeal judgement on Maidstone pay-out
23-Sep-2009
-
Maternity unit off special measures
22-Sep-2009
-
Patient Safety First week video library
22-Sep-2009
-
Poor communication 'spreads hospital infections'
21-Sep-2009
-
Andy Burnham warns NHS managers not to conduct 'mini spending reviews'
17-Sep-2009
-
DH report into bullying and harassment allegations delayed
17 September 2009
-
Patient safety: how to connect with its human side
16-Sep-2009
-
Patient safety programme improves infection rates in Scotland
10-Sep-2009
-
Trust faces bad practice allegations
9-Sep-2009
-
Mental health killings reports urge better information sharing
9-Sep-2009
-
NHS drug errors 'may top 860,000'
4-Sep-2009
-
NHS trust pays £150,000 compensation over death
3-Sep-2009
-
Generic medications warning from NHS Confederation
3 September 2009
-
Media Watch: nurses, hospital food and cricket
3 September 2009
-
NHS regulators need a new outlook after Mid Staffs scandal
3 September 2009
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DH to review ‘penalty’ for day case payments
2-Sep-2009
-
Patient safety interventions
1-Sep-2009
-
Infection control
1-Sep-2009
-
MRSA screening programme to begin in Scotland
1-Sep-2009
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Post-Shipman drug regulations working, says CQC
28-Aug-2009
-
CQC's high death-rate hospital list at risk of ‘scaring’ public
27 August 2009
-
Poor NHS records spark fears over patient safety
27 August 2009
-
Welsh NHS board admits patient safety breach
26-Aug-2009
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NHS maternity services overstretched, say Tories
26-Aug-2009
-
Welsh health board in court over patient suicide
25-Aug-2009
-
NHS maternity services 'suffering from lack of board engagement'
25-Aug-2009
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Distraction and patient safety
24-Aug-2009
-
A third say no party could run NHS
24-Aug-2009
-
Scotland 'falling behind' England on healthcare
24-Aug-2009
-
Patient safety
20-Aug-2009
-
C diff and MRSA deaths up in Wales
20-Aug-2009
-
Cally Bann on winter pressures
20 August 2009
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CQC names high death-rate NHS trusts
20 August 2009
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High death rates or just more data headaches: it’s no contest
20 August 2009
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How to ensure patients get the right care at the right time
20-Aug-2009
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Raising NHS staff wellbeing can ‘save trusts millions’
19-Aug-2009
-
£10m deficit trust board will focus on patient safety
19-Aug-2009
-
PCTs urged to review governance guidance
19-Aug-2009
-
NHS compensation costs rise to £807m
19-Aug-2009
-
A third say no party could run NHS
18-Aug-2009
-
DH director of immunisation tells nurses they have a 'duty' to have swine flu jab
17-Aug-2009
-
Jo Webber on NHS care scandals
13 August 2009
-
Leadership in patient safety
13-Aug-2009
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NHS patient safety hotline delayed
13 August 2009
-
NHS patient safety hotline may just be a solution looking for a problem
13 August 2009
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Perioperative care
13-Aug-2009
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Improving patient care through the Clinical Leaders Network
11-Aug-2009
-
C diff deaths at new high
10-Aug-2009
-
Concern over patient safety incidents in Scottish hospitals
6-Aug-2009
-
Panicky response to Mid Staffs scandal could erode FT freedoms
6-Aug-2009
-
‘Unprecedented’ review by PCT finds progress after Mid Staffs scandal
5-Aug-2009
-
Labour calls for wider C diff probe
5-Aug-2009
-
Public consultation on complementary therapies opens
4-Aug-2009
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Ministers deny swine flu website was late starter
27-Jul-2009
-
Safety walkrounds
24-Jul-2009
-
NHS trust apologises over infection deaths
24-Jul-2009
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Trust apologises over death of baby
24-Jul-2009
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The tension between religion and healthcare
24-Jul-2009
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Michael White on the future of healthcare funding
23 July 2009
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Ministers to exert power over Monitor
23 July 2009
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Andy Burnham dismisses Mid Staffs inquiry as 'too distracting'
22-Jul-2009
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Social care council chief suspended
21-Jul-2009
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Trust chief moves to SHA before critical report
21-Jul-2009
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E-prescribing 'could cut cost of human negligence'
16 July 2009
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'Troublingly low' levels of funding to prevent another Baby P
16 July 2009
-
Michael White: on patient safety and savvy spending
9 July 2009
-
NPSA says investigations would be unhelpful
9 July 2009
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Burnham 'not ruling out' Mid Staffordshire probe
8-Jul-2009
-
Surgery cancelled after fire in MRI suite
8-Jul-2009
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The calm after the storm: what chief executives do after 'goodbye'
7-Jul-2009
-
Health committee 'saddened' by patient safety failures
3-Jul-2009
-
Maggot infestation sparks emergency at Aberdeen children's hospital
3-Jul-2009
-
Call of the wild: the future threat of animal diseases
2 July 2009
-
Trusts may have to report more non-MRSA and C Diff infections
2 July 2009
-
Hospital hygiene 'not good enough'
1-Jul-2009
-
Giving up clinical practice: the clinical leader’s dilemma
30-Jun-2009
-
London stroke and trauma shake-up gets public approval
30-Jun-2009
-
NHS boards 'confused' by C difficile guidance
30-Jun-2009
-
IVF treatment mix-ups are 'rare'
29-Jun-2009
-
BMA tells trusts not to victimise whistleblowers
29-Jun-2009
-
NHS hospital ward shut due to poor cleanliness
26-Jun-2009
-
Cervical screening age to remain at 25
25-Jun-2009
-
MRSA figures reveal patchy success
25 June 2009
-
Trust to review 3,500 cancer tests following 'misdiagnosis'
22-Jun-2009
-
Hospital apologises for baby snatching incident
19-Jun-2009
-
NHS meets C difficile target ahead of schedule
19-Jun-2009
-
High-risk medications
18-Jun-2009
-
Critical care interventions
18-Jun-2009
-
Cally Bann on the vagaries of leadership
18 June 2009
-
NHS trusts to get own targets to cut MRSA
18 June 2009
-
Safe staffing levels, safe patients
16-Jun-2009
-
How to create a culture of safety in the NHS
16-Jun-2009
-
NHS hospital acquired infection cases rise
15-Jun-2009
-
Andy Burnham promises to overhaul NHS targets
11-Jun-2009
-
Target aims at ideal of zero tolerance for MRSA
11 June 2009
-
Hospital follow-up inspection reveals new problems
9-Jun-2009
-
Chief inspector of Healthcare Environment Inspectorate named
8-Jun-2009
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The Patient Safety First Campaign – 12 months on
8-Jun-2009
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How doctors see the European working time directive
4-Jun-2009
-
CQC to name trusts with highest death rates
4 June 2009
-
HSJ Awards 2009 - Patient Safety
4 June 2009
-
Mediawatch: why FOI is an F-word for the NPSA
4 June 2009
-
Trusts told to 'keep slogging' at infection control
4 June 2009
-
Whistleblowing doctors in the dark over safety fears, says BMA
3-Jun-2009
-
Trusts with high death rates to be named
3-Jun-2009
-
CQC seeks feedback
2-Jun-2009
-
Lawyer reprimanded over spat with foundation trust
2-Jun-2009
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Peter Reader: 'Mid Staffs holds the same lessons as Bristol tragedy'
2-Jun-2009
-
Scotland could make patient injury compensation easier
1-Jun-2009
-
Nurses back NHS operating theatre initiative
29-May-2009
-
Public sector staff drinking habits damaging health
29-May-2009
-
Ali Parsa on the meaning of value
28 May 2009
-
Safe, streamlined services give the best – and cheapest – care
28 May 2009
-
Swine flu confirmed in further 47 people
27-May-2009
-
David Peat on embracing NHS change
26-May-2009
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Developing an integrated falls prevention service
26-May-2009
-
David Nicholson sticks by NHS quality cash claims
26-May-2009
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Andrew Craggs on safe thinking
21 May 2009
-
Facilities: Patient safety by accident or design
21 May 2009
-
Maidstone inspection finds change was slow
21-May-2009
-
Medics warned: train or lose pay
21-May-2009
-
Quality and safety can't 'solve' NHS funding crisis
21 May 2009
-
Eccleshill to stay in Care Quality Commission’s spotlight
20-May-2009
-
Sink or swim: how small hospitals survive competition
20-May-2009
-
NHS quality improvement: delivering and demonstrating quality
19-May-2009
-
Rose Gibb to take case to Court of Appeal
18-May-2009
-
Department of Health publishes list of quality measures
15-May-2009
-
How to improve quality of diagnosis
15-May-2009
-
NHS staff could have stopped abusive GP sooner
15-May-2009
-
No time for complacency on European working time directive
14 May 2009
-
Stephen Eames on the quest for quality
14 May 2009
-
Managers 'regularly ignore frontline staff concerns'
13-May-2009
-
Baby P review reveals 'systemic failings' in NHS
13-May-2009
-
Guidance on implementing the never events framework
12-May-2009
-
Ben Bradshaw labels nurse whistleblower ruling 'unduly harsh'
11-May-2009
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Act now to prevent blood clots becoming the 'next MRSA', warns NHS Confederation
11-May-2009
-
The hard facts on falls prevention
11-May-2009
-
HSJ Patient Safety Conference 2009
8-May-2009
-
Angela Greatley on health in the criminal justice system
8-May-2009
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Action plan fails to leave a mark on malnutrition rate in NHS hospitals
7 May 2009
-
Mid Staffordshire: improvement must be routine, not just the result of a scandal
7 May 2009
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Rose Gibb: The case that puts a stop to big pay-off cheques
7 May 2009
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Mark Goldman on clinical leadership's tipping point
5-May-2009
-
Patient involvement: advance care planning gives peace of mind
5-May-2009
-
DH says NHS can save money and improve patient safety
1-May-2009
-
Swine flu prompts patient colour coding guidance
1-May-2009
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Mid Staffs reports: new duties on NHS to prove patient involvement
30-Apr-2009
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Swine flu fears increase as WHO ups alert level for second time
30-Apr-2009
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Confed proposes peer review to avoid Mid Staffordshire repeat
30-Apr-2009
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DH publishes criteria for defining failure
30 April 2009
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Media Watch: swine flu
30 April 2009
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NHS boards ignorant of brewing danger and scandal
30 April 2009
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PCT poll backs Alan Johnson on swine flu pandemic
30 April 2009
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Rose Gibb case underlines cost of failure for NHS managers
30 April 2009
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Rose Gibb judgement ends era of pay-offs
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb: what the judge said about Maidstone and the SHA
28-Apr-2009
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What does the Rose Gibb judgement mean for chief executives?
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement 'draws a line under tragic episode'
28-Apr-2009
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Managers in Partnership 'disappointed' with Rose Gibb judgement
28-Apr-2009
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DH response to Rose Gibb case: chief executives must be held to account
28-Apr-2009
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Rose Gibb judgement is 'the right decision', says Maidstone chief
28-Apr-2009
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Shock Rose Gibb court judgement
28-Apr-2009
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Dry run for quality accounts gets the go ahead
24-Apr-2009
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NHS maternity spending falls in first year of DH strategy for improving services
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: an introduction to improving patient safety
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: improving general practice safety
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: leaders in the field
23 April 2009
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Safer Care: the Leading Improvement in Patient Safety programme
23 April 2009
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Responding to the European working time directive
21-Apr-2009
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NHS hospitals still failing to protect patient mealtimes
16-Apr-2009
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NHS maternity care focuses on safer births
14-Apr-2009
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Clinical mistakes: how to respond
13-Apr-2009
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Andrea Sutcliffe: advice on delivering effective NHS care
9-Apr-2009
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What went wrong at Mid Staffs?
9-Apr-2009
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Four foundation trusts on alert for hygiene failures
9 April 2009
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Leading patient journeys: challenging stereotypes and perceptions
7-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission defends Cynthia Bower
6-Apr-2009
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How to use patient feedback to drive service improvement
6-Apr-2009
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Sir Ian Kennedy sets record straight on Mid Staffordshire
3-Apr-2009
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Time to regulate GPs
3-Apr-2009
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Care Quality Commission names trusts registered with conditions
3-Apr-2009
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Cancer patient needs not being met
2-Apr-2009
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Deliver dignity with single sex wards
2 April 2009
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Bullying 'permeating' patient care, warns Healthcare Commission
1-Apr-2009
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Infections fines may put Leeds trust at risk of financial deficit
1-Apr-2009
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National quality board to study standards warning system
1-Apr-2009
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Julia Tybura on communication and patient safety
31-Mar-2009
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Patient outcomes linked to nursing staff levels
31-Mar-2009
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C difficile outbreak leaves three hospital patients dead
26 March 2009
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Cynthia Bower sets out her vision for Care Quality Commission
26 March 2009
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How to use patient stories to inspire change in the NHS
26 March 2009
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Michael White on NHS bad news
26 March 2009
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Mid Staffs was 'off SHA radar'
26 March 2009
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NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes
26 March 2009
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Nigel Edwards on winter pressures in the NHS
26 March 2009
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Simon Stevens on influencing clinical decision making
26 March 2009
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Who let standards fall so low at Mid Staffordshire?
26 March 2009
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NHS failing on falls prevention
24-Mar-2009
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Dignity in health and social care
19 March 2009
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Failure of leadership and a lax attitude led to Mid staffs crisis
19 March 2009
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Jon Restell on a raw deal for NHS managers
19 March 2009
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Mid Staffordshire crisis: quality of care sacrificed in FT bid
19 March 2009
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NHS managers and boards need to act as custodians of quality and safety
19 March 2009
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Rebuilding public confidence will take time and community engagement
19 March 2009
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Stay of execution will draw out the agony
19 March 2009
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Andrew Jones on a surgical safety innovation
16-Mar-2009
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
13-Mar-2009
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Mixed progress on children's care training in hospitals
13-Mar-2009
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Patient safety: the first step is saying you have a problem
12-Mar-2009
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Chief executive resigns following mortality probe
12-Mar-2009
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Exclusive: Data reveals wide variation in patient safety reporting
12-Mar-2009
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Leicester City PCT: how to boost patient safety reporting rates
12-Mar-2009
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Risks probe sees children's hospital chief quit
12-Mar-2009
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Trusts fail to act on mortality alerts
12-Mar-2009
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Trusts grapple with unique patient safety issues
12-Mar-2009
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Scottish hospitals to be watched by 'superbug supremo'
9-Mar-2009
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Trust by trust patient safety information published for first time
6-Mar-2009
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Flaws exposed in NHS winter planning
6-Mar-2009
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Maidstone trust drops closure plans
5-Mar-2009
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Mental health trust may scan for weapons and drugs
5-Mar-2009
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Fight healthcare acquired infections with conviction
26-Feb-2009
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NHS managers risk court over clinical errors
25-Feb-2009
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Conservatives call for action on blood recommendations
24-Feb-2009
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Inquiry demands urgent action on contaminated blood
23-Feb-2009
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NHS single rooms: preferences and privacy
23-Feb-2009
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Stephen Ramsden on seeing patient safety through
23-Feb-2009
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Half of patients may not get lifesaving care
19-Feb-2009
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Added values: improving learning disabilities services
16-Feb-2009
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Welsh healthcare regulator raps management at Gwent trust
12-Feb-2009
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DH promises to pay Maidstone legal bill
12-Feb-2009
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Rose Gibb and the £250k question
12-Feb-2009
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SHAs push on A&E targets
12-Feb-2009
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Trusts must collect patient reported data or face fines
12-Feb-2009
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Malnutrition costs UK £13bn a year, report claims
10-Feb-2009
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Maternity closures increasing, say Conservatives
9-Feb-2009
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Rose Gibb: 'I was hounded, victimised, demonised'
5-Feb-2009
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Rose Gibb's 'irrational' pay-off went unchecked
5-Feb-2009
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Row brews as DH rejects blood clots measure
4-Feb-2009
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Rose Gibb faces agonising wait for court's judgement
2-Feb-2009
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Dental equipment cleanliness under scrutiny
30-Jan-2009
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£250,000 payoff to Rose Gibb was unjustified, court hears
29-Jan-2009
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Emma Dent on the mysteries of maternity care
29-Jan-2009
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Foundation trust group aims to be 'the elite'
29-Jan-2009
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Rose Gibb lawyer claims payoff was fair
27-Jan-2009
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Rose Gibb goes to court to fight for payoff
26-Jan-2009
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NHS discharge planning: lost for words
26-Jan-2009
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More consultant paediatricians needed
23-Jan-2009
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PCTs fail to back up maternity care drive
22-Jan-2009
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Rose Gibb's pay bid heads for court
22-Jan-2009
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Patient safety reporting: the eyes have it
19-Jan-2009
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Trusts told to prioritise C difficile targets
15-Jan-2009
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Surgical safety checklist promises to cut deaths by a third
15-Jan-2009
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CV lands lying manager in jail sparking wider fears on checks
15-Jan-2009
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Maidstone celebrates huge strides in war on C difficile
15-Jan-2009
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Trusts to monitor mobile phone use in hospitals
15-Jan-2009
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Private care home operator offers free flu jabs
14-Jan-2009
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Patient death sparks review of independent treatment centre
12-Jan-2009
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Scotland unveils new patient safety reporting system
12-Jan-2009
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Stephen Ramden on keeping failure in mind
12-Jan-2009
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Maidstone praised for infection control progress
9-Jan-2009
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Patient deaths due to errors up 60 per cent - Liberal Democrats
6-Jan-2009
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Homerton University Hospitals warned over hygiene breaches
5-Jan-2009
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Healthcare Commission rebukes trust over maternity failures
19-Dec-2008
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Child safety is a double whammy for NHS managers
11-Dec-2008
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Healthcare Commission warns NHS has some way to go on patient safety
11-Dec-2008
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Huge leadership challenge to implement Darzi review
11-Dec-2008
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NHS Direct ups its in-house response after referrals criticism
11-Dec-2008
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Norovirus outbreaks hit beds and waiting times
10-Dec-2008
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Patient safety: communication solution
8-Dec-2008
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NHS board leadership and the patient safety campaign
5-Dec-2008
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Baby P: beware the mob gathering outside your gates
4-Dec-2008
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Hygiene inspections: trusts must clean up in fear of harsh penalties
4-Dec-2008
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Government gets tough on maternity services
3-Dec-2008
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Insurance discounts linked to patient safety gains, research shows
1-Dec-2008
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Healthcare Commission under fire after hygiene report
26-Nov-2008
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Nursing and Midwifery Council 'making progress'
24-Nov-2008
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Most hospitals breaching hygiene code - Healthcare Commission
24-Nov-2008
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Hospitals making progress on blood clot risk assessments
20-Nov-2008
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Social care: how can we help the helpless?
20-Nov-2008
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NHS recruitment and the patient safety push
18-Nov-2008
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Maternity services 'account for half of NHS negligence claims'
17-Nov-2008
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NHS compensation culture: do patients justice
17-Nov-2008
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Inspectors called in at Birmingham Children's Hospital
13-Nov-2008
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Luton and Dunstable owns up to errors in E coli fallout
13-Nov-2008
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Readmissions not driven by incentives
13-Nov-2008
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Chemotherapy may be overused
12-Nov-2008
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Healthcare Commission longed for government's embrace
12-Nov-2008
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Sir Ian Kennedy on the future of the annual health check
12-Nov-2008
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Scottish hospitals to face surprise hygiene inspections
11-Nov-2008
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Healthcare Commission to investigate Birmingham Children's Hospital
10-Nov-2008
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Hospital prescribing: a taste of each other's medicine
10-Nov-2008
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NHS trusts may face charges for 'never events'
6-Nov-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on patient safety's missing link
1-Nov-2008
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Police custody and the Mental Health Act
31-Oct-2008
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Luton defends reputation after two babies die
30-Oct-2008
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PCTs say realpolitik is behind unequal healthcare
30-Oct-2008
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Rose Gibb's pay off challenge: court date set
30-Oct-2008
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Welsh NHS watchdog orders protocol review after murder
30-Oct-2008
-
World class care takes a team
30-Oct-2008
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Luton and Dunstable investigates deadly E coli outbreak
27-Oct-2008
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Bed occupancy linked to hospital infections - Conservatives
24-Oct-2008
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C difficile rates down 38 per cent, Health Protection Agency figures show
23-Oct-2008
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Hygiene problems will be no bar to registration with Care Quality Commission
23-Oct-2008
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Junior doctors need better supervision
23-Oct-2008
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Maidstone boosts pay offer to tempt new chair
23-Oct-2008
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Scotland sets target to cut C difficile rates
20-Oct-2008
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National Patient Safety Agency issues hand hygiene advice
20-Oct-2008
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Surgeons call for better patient data to reduce infections
17-Oct-2008
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National Patient Safety Agency boosts ethics review transparency
17-Oct-2008
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New research facility to battle hospital infections
16-Oct-2008
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Annual check finds trusts in rude health
16-Oct-2008
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Annual health check: patient safety push fails to raise bar on hygiene
16-Oct-2008
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Kent council launches NHS complaints helpline
16-Oct-2008
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Patient safety research fund launched
14-Oct-2008
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Harefield heart transplants under review
13-Oct-2008
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Publishing death rates: no dead certainties?
13-Oct-2008
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Andrew Lansley points finger at ministers over patient safety
9-Oct-2008
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GMC must nip rotten medics in the bud
9-Oct-2008
-
Maidstone report focuses on non-execs
9-Oct-2008
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Michael White on the NHS and political miscalculations
9-Oct-2008
-
NHS could be sued under free market
9-Oct-2008
-
Maternity patient safety incidents increase
8-Oct-2008
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MRSA and C difficile rates fall in Scottish hospitals
8-Oct-2008
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Warning to hospitals on diluted disinfectants
6-Oct-2008
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NHS infection control: a clean bill of health
6-Oct-2008
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Andrew Lansley pledges to double the count of single rooms
2-Oct-2008
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Bruce Keogh outlines quality comparisons plan
2-Oct-2008
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Care vs security in mental health services
2-Oct-2008
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Patient safety reporting system in the pipeline
29-Sep-2008
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Foundation trust improving A&E staffing - Healthcare Commission
25-Sep-2008
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NHS campaign to reduce unintentional patient harm
25-Sep-2008
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DH intervention forces cancer rethink
25-Sep-2008
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Out of hours care standards to be applied to urgent care
25-Sep-2008
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Trusts urged to act on blood clots advice
25-Sep-2008
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NHS North West launches quality improvement programme
24-Sep-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on harm to patients
22-Sep-2008
-
VTE risk assessment for hospitals
19-Sep-2008
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HIV exposure guidance published
19-Sep-2008
-
Independent sector hospital gets all-clear
19-Sep-2008
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Patient safety campaign launches web resources
18-Sep-2008
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MRSA infections down, Health Protection Agency reports
18-Sep-2008
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NHS Litigation Authority to increase legal fees
18-Sep-2008
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Northwick Park Hospital cleared over maternity deaths
18-Sep-2008
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Cases of legionnaires' to rise
17-Sep-2008
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Patient information consultation begins
17-Sep-2008
-
Health Professions Council president re-elected
17-Sep-2008
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Shortfall in care home funding
17-Sep-2008
-
Quint Studer on effective NHS leadership
17-Sep-2008
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Patient safety records: silent witness
15-Sep-2008
-
Lib Dems demand inquiry into C difficile outbreak
11-Sep-2008
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DH publishes plans for failing NHS trusts
11-Sep-2008
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Police cells 'unsuitable' for Mental Health Act detentions
10-Sep-2008
-
Large variations in quality of health regulation
4-Sep-2008
-
Patient safety agency reissues hand hygiene alert
2-Sep-2008
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Hospitals slam water firms over flood response failure
28-Aug-2008
-
Publishing mortality rates - the HR challenge
22-Aug-2008
-
Academics doubt link between death and standards
21-Aug-2008
-
Darzi workforce plans offer a real chance for staff
21-Aug-2008
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Lib Dems challenge MRSA performance
21-Aug-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on minding your language
18-Aug-2008
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Failures led to C diff deaths
14-Aug-2008
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Watchdog chair to get tough on obeying NICE rules
13-Aug-2008
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Plans for tougher infection control checks revealed
12-Aug-2008
-
Review of C difficile cases at Scottish hospital
7-Aug-2008
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Trusts warned C difficile probe decision sets no precedent
7-Aug-2008
-
NHS wards infested with vermin, Conservatives claim
6-Aug-2008
-
CSCI forces care home closure
6-Aug-2008
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Cancelling cleaning contracts 'will be easier'
31-Jul-2008
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People with learning disabilities let down by trusts
31-Jul-2008
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Trusts in the dark on their role in medics' regulation
31-Jul-2008
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No prosecutions over Maidstone deaths
30-Jul-2008
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People with learning disabilities let down by NHS, inquiry finds
30-Jul-2008
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Hospital malnutrition doubles in two years
30-Jul-2008
-
Royal Free reports year without central line infections
25-Jul-2008
-
Auditor general for Wales on home oxygen services
25-Jul-2008
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Inpatient mental health slammed as commissioners neglect services
24-Jul-2008
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Mental health training shortage hits progress on safety
24-Jul-2008
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Surgery president pushes for faster spread of innovation
24-Jul-2008
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Nurses lack knowledge of cardiovascular disease, survey shows
23-Jul-2008
-
Scottish health sector investigations
23-Jul-2008
-
Healthcare Commission highlights mental health failings
23-Jul-2008
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Doctors to be revalidated every five years
23-Jul-2008
-
Patient safety
23-Jul-2008
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Oxford trust fined for injury to patient
22-Jul-2008
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Health select committee announces patient safety probe
18-Jul-2008
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MRSA rates fall 30 per cent
17-Jul-2008
-
Massive variation in Ritalin prescribing
17-Jul-2008
-
Media Watch: GP ratings
17-Jul-2008
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Deaths data: under threat
14-Jul-2008
-
Stephen Ramsden on cultural revolutions
14-Jul-2008
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Maternity services report highlights failings
10-Jul-2008
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Healthcare Commission survey highlights maternity failings
10-Jul-2008
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Mental health killings point to lack of support for teams
10-Jul-2008
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Raise the SBAR
10-Jul-2008
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Hygiene campaign extends reach
8-Jul-2008
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Handling an inquest: a guide for NHS managers
4-Jul-2008
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New guidance on hand hygiene
3-Jul-2008
-
DH behind in Olympic planning race
3-Jul-2008
-
NHS60: The reinvention of hospitals
30-Jun-2008
-
Heart surgery survival rates published
26-Jun-2008
-
Healthcare Commission warning on safety risk
26-Jun-2008
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Johnson calls for 'champions of quality'
25-Jun-2008
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Anyone here a doctor who speaks nurse?
23-Jun-2008
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Trust breached hygiene code
20-Jun-2008
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Trusts sign up to patient safety campaign
20-Jun-2008
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Annual health check: PCTs let standards fall
19-Jun-2008
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Elective procedures: all in a day's work?
19-Jun-2008
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Inquiry into manslaughter case criticises care
19-Jun-2008
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Neonatal unit failures spark calls for action
19-Jun-2008
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Hygiene code failures a 'wake-up call' says Healthcare Commission
16-Jun-2008
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Adult care threat
12-Jun-2008
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Assessment for venous thromboembolism
12-Jun-2008
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Safety records
12-Jun-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on measurement
9-Jun-2008
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Academics slam two-tier corporate manslaughter legislation
5-Jun-2008
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DH must step in to protect the vulnerable
5-Jun-2008
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Hygiene code going unnoticed by most trusts
5-Jun-2008
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West Midlands and South East Coast set out Darzi visions
3-Jun-2008
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Assessing independent sector performance
30-May-2008
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Bruce Keogh speaks at Patient Safety Congress
29-May-2008
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Patient records neglect
29-May-2008
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Safer culture is taking root
29-May-2008
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SHA releases psychiatric killers' reports
29-May-2008
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Stephen Ramsden addresses Patient Safety Congress
29-May-2008
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Hospital trusts failing to check inpatients' risk of deadly clots
29-May-2008
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Nicholson tells Patient Safety Congress: create a safety culture
23-May-2008
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Gordon Brown's speech at the Patient Safety Congress
22-May-2008
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Gordon Brown visits Patient Safety Congress 2008
22-May-2008
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Patient Safety Congress 2008: Ann Keen urges staff to champion safety
22-May-2008
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Patient Safety Congress 2008: Don Berwick criticises blame culture
22-May-2008
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Neglect of records departments puts patient safety at risk
22-May-2008
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Centralisation gains fresh research support
22-May-2008
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David Nicholson speaks at Patient Safety Congress 2008
22-May-2008
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HSJ survey: chiefs and managers at odds on patient safety
22-May-2008
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Media Watch: the IT programme
22-May-2008
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Missing: the notes of more than a million outpatients
22-May-2008
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Noel Plumridge on why safety is just a ritual
22-May-2008
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Safety demands leaders at the top and power at the bottom
22-May-2008
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Sickle cell patients neglected by NHS, report claims
21-May-2008
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Report points to hormone replacement therapy 'misconceptions'
20-May-2008
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Developing the annual health check
20-May-2008
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Using communication to improve patient safety
20-May-2008
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Patient safety survey: those in peril
19-May-2008
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Angela Greatley on mental healthcare in prison
16-May-2008
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Inquiry shows gap in paediatric training
15-May-2008
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Poll of hospital patients reveals chasm in care standards
15-May-2008
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Inquiry reveals gap in paediatric training
14-May-2008
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Patient satisfaction varies massively, survey shows
14-May-2008
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CSIP factsheet on administering medicines
13-May-2008
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Study on early abortions in non-hospital settings
8-May-2008
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Scottish Health and Safety Executive appoints director
8-May-2008
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UK behind on stroke care - Health Foundation
8-May-2008
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Foundation trusts must improve on MRSA
8-May-2008
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NCT raises concerns over baby bottle chemicals
6-May-2008
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How should boards approach safety and quality?
2-May-2008
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Leicestershire Partnership trust rapped over killer's treatment
1-May-2008
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Media Watch: nurses' paperwork
1-May-2008
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Police stations no place for mentally ill says Sainsbury Centre
30-Apr-2008
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Nurses vote to end private cleaning contracts
30-Apr-2008
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Julian Topping on the Corporate Manslaughter Act
30-Apr-2008
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NHS60: Five days that shook the NHS
30-Apr-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on prioritising patient safety
28-Apr-2008
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C difficile figures are grounds for 'optimism' - Confed
25-Apr-2008
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Advice on investigating child injuries
25-Apr-2008
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New guidance on mental health transfers
25-Apr-2008
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Healthcare Commission launches spot checks
24-Apr-2008
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Blood infection inquiry announced
24-Apr-2008
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Malcolm Lowe-Lauri on acute trust challenges
24-Apr-2008
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Surprise hygiene checks for every acute trust
24-Apr-2008
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Deep clean - a patient's view
23-Apr-2008
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Report shows drop in meningitis deaths
21-Apr-2008
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Safety campaign aims to save 1,000 lives
21-Apr-2008
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The Corporate Manslaughter Act: what does it mean for you?
21-Apr-2008
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Holistic care as important as technology - NHS Alliance
18-Apr-2008
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Scottish health boards on track to meet hand hygiene target
17-Apr-2008
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Andrea Sutcliffe on giving credit where due
17-Apr-2008
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Former ambulance trust chief defends controversial style
17-Apr-2008
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PCTs ignoring demands to inspect private providers
17-Apr-2008
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Severe mental illness unit to close
17-Apr-2008
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Taking patient safety seriously at board level
17-Apr-2008
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Targets create ambulance staff tension
17-Apr-2008
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Scotland asked to review ban on gay blood donors
16-Apr-2008
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Employ more cleaners to fight infections, hospitals told
15-Apr-2008
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Shrinking office space risks patient confidentiality
14-Apr-2008
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Staffordshire ambulance safety warning
10-Apr-2008
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Concern at slow response to review of brutal murder
10-Apr-2008
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Gibb sues former employer
10-Apr-2008
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Media Watch: anti-infection alligators
10-Apr-2008
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Michael White on biosimilars and generics
10-Apr-2008
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Patient safety tops list of complaints to Healthcare Commission
10-Apr-2008
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Staff survey shows low opinion of senior management
10-Apr-2008
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Staff survey points to poor communication
9-Apr-2008
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How the NHS is failing vulnerable adults
8-Apr-2008
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New patient safety briefing available
8-Apr-2008
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Northern Ireland welcomes patient safety collaboration
8-Apr-2008
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Corporate manslaughter law comes into force
7-Apr-2008
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Focus on hospital infections 'misguided'
4-Apr-2008
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Improving patient safety through crucial conversations
4-Apr-2008
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Adverse drug reactions cost £2bn a year, pressure group claims
3-Apr-2008
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DH issues retinopathy statement
3-Apr-2008
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Brown 'misled' public over national deep clean policy
3-Apr-2008
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Care Quality Commission: a chance to peep under the primary care carpet
3-Apr-2008
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Foundation trusts hit back over MRSA failures
3-Apr-2008
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GPs in the dock: case for the defence
3-Apr-2008
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Media Watch: deep clean
3-Apr-2008
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Self-harm incidents at Broadmoor's trust investigated
3-Apr-2008
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Simon Stevens on improving payment by results
3-Apr-2008
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Specialist cleaning inspectors to be deployed
31-Mar-2008
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Foundation trusts in breach of MRSA targets
31-Mar-2008
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Managers blamed for infection control failings
31-Mar-2008
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Junior doctors on understaffed rotas, says BMA
31-Mar-2008
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HSJ survey reveals trusts' progress on deep cleaning
28-Mar-2008
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Trusts to miss deep clean deadline
28-Mar-2008
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Engaging clinicians in service improvement: talking the talk
28-Mar-2008
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Corporate manslaughter: you could be in the dock
27-Mar-2008
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How to support evidence-based practice
27-Mar-2008
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Panel saves services at Horton Hospital
27-Mar-2008
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Skills for spotting acutely ill patients
26-Mar-2008
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Minister to announce MRSA screening pilots
26-Mar-2008
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Unlawful killing: how trusts can prepare for an inquiry
21-Mar-2008
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Two in five trusts turn away women in labour, figures show
20-Mar-2008
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Guidance omits time limit on inquiries into patient killings
20-Mar-2008
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Healthcare Commission to probe Mid Staffs deaths
20-Mar-2008
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Healthcare Commission to investigate high mortality rates
18-Mar-2008
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Scottish government steps up fight against hospital infections
17-Mar-2008
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DH under fire over clinical trials
13-Mar-2008
-
GPs urge PCTs to remain flexible
13-Mar-2008
-
New patient safety head pleads for display of passion
13-Mar-2008
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Guide outlines dangers of home medical tests
11-Mar-2008
-
Patient safety campaign director named
10-Mar-2008
-
Charity welcomes tighter controls on drug companies
7-Mar-2008
-
Andrew Castle on innovations in patient safety
7-Mar-2008
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Chief medic warns safety standards not high enough
6-Mar-2008
-
No probes into London mental health killings
6-Mar-2008
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Outcry forces former C diff chief to resign
6-Mar-2008
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Surgeons are safe
6-Mar-2008
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West Kent patient safety
6-Mar-2008
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Changes needed to gastric bleeding practice
4-Mar-2008
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Unison calls for more cleaners
29-Feb-2008
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'Dangerous' surgeons being put on specialist register
28-Feb-2008
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New super-regulator begins to take shape
28-Feb-2008
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'Overburdened' staff put mothers and babies at risk
28-Feb-2008
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Trust reveals price of advice on chief's payout
28-Feb-2008
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Funding boost for specialist doctors
27-Feb-2008
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Ministers press for more child palliative care
21-Feb-2008
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Why this delay?
20-Feb-2008
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Ronny Flynn on righting racial inequalities
20-Feb-2008
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Clean record
15-Feb-2008
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Find the funds to keep violence in check
14-Feb-2008
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Tolerance of NHS mistakes needs major overhaul
14-Feb-2008
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Trust defends repainting to greet prince
14-Feb-2008
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Violence increases but training in restraint techniques is still on hold
14-Feb-2008
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Half of mental health nurses assaulted, audit reveals
13-Feb-2008
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Trading standards to check on weighing
12-Feb-2008
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New health and social care complaints system
7-Feb-2008
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Bromley Hospitals trust fails cleanliness spot check
7-Feb-2008
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'Pay for performance' could be next, says NHS medical director
7-Feb-2008
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Bromley hospital breached hygiene rules, say inspectors
6-Feb-2008
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Learn from patient safety failures, trusts urged
4-Feb-2008
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Stephen Ramsden on punitive processes
4-Feb-2008
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Government accused of manipulating MRSA figures
31-Jan-2008
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Call to bar worst managers
31-Jan-2008
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Commission calls for power to suspend non-executives
31-Jan-2008
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MRSA cases declining
30-Jan-2008
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Welsh Assembly backs patient compensation scheme
25-Jan-2008
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Anger over C difficile pay-off
25-Jan-2008
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Media Watch: compensation claims
24-Jan-2008
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All-parliamentary group discusses patient safety
22-Jan-2008
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Gillian Hastings on a patient safety revolution
22-Jan-2008
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Teaming up for patient safety
22-Jan-2008
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Care Quality Commission could threaten accountability, Monitor warns
17-Jan-2008
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Exclusive: leaked letter shows tensions over C diff outbreak
17-Jan-2008
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GPs failing to pick up patients at most risk of heart disease
17-Jan-2008
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Questions over infection control funds
17-Jan-2008
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Royal Marsden's cool heads and smart systems
17-Jan-2008
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Health staff need clear sexual boundaries, says watchdog
11-Jan-2008
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Battle of the sexes: the mixed ward row that won't lie down
11-Jan-2008
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Dixon warns of 'two-tiers' risk in latest operating framework
11-Jan-2008
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Health and Social Care Bill under fire over safety
10-Jan-2008
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Trusts urged to recruit anti-infection staff
10-Jan-2008
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government's infection control strategy
8-Jan-2008
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Brown calls for 'deeper and wider' NHS reform
7-Jan-2008
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MRSA can be treated at home, study claims
7-Jan-2008
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Nursing and Midwifery Council public protection pledge
4-Jan-2008
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Scots target to improve hand hygiene
2-Jan-2008
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Conservatives bid to become 'party of the NHS'
2-Jan-2008
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Brown promises to support NHS staff
2-Jan-2008
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Guidelines plea over ambulance volunteers
20-Dec-2007
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HSJ review of the year: jobless doctors, lethal bugs and a £1.8bn pile of unspent cash
20-Dec-2007
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New health check will rate PCT commissioning skills
20-Dec-2007
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Report highlights x-ray dangers
19-Dec-2007
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Alarms raised over neonatal capacity
19-Dec-2007
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Emergency reconfiguration plans approved
19-Dec-2007
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MRSA rates under scrutiny
18-Dec-2007
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Health inequalities focus for new national strategy
13-Dec-2007
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HSJ supplement: reducing infection
13-Dec-2007
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NHS Direct aims to be national foundation
13-Dec-2007
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PCT safety breaches still going unreported
13-Dec-2007
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Sir Liam's patient safety spotlight shines on PCTs
13-Dec-2007
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Safety incidents go unreported, survey shows
12-Dec-2007
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Leadership can help reduce infection rates
11-Dec-2007
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Mobilising the workforce to improve healthcare
11-Dec-2007
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Secure care: improving life in locked wards
10-Dec-2007
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Health and safety: new guidance for directors
7-Dec-2007
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Reducing self-harm in acute psychiatric wards
7-Dec-2007
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Obesity linked to maternal deaths, report claims
4-Dec-2007
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Managers could face prosecution without infection control
3-Dec-2007
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New security website launched
29-Nov-2007
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Bad PR will deter health service users, trusts told
29-Nov-2007
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Johnson hands out £50m to deep clean NHS dirt
29-Nov-2007
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Maidstone non-executive directors warn of 'scapegoating'
29-Nov-2007
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Mental health: no-one wins in homicide blame game
29-Nov-2007
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PCT abandons emergency surgery site
29-Nov-2007
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Plan to detain poison victims called 'draconian'
29-Nov-2007
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Most mental health service users face victimisation, report claims
29-Nov-2007
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Open window warning from HSE
27-Nov-2007
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David Peat on turning health policy into action
26-Nov-2007
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Infection control gets £54m boost in Scotland
26-Nov-2007
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Informed consent - can trusts ever meet the legal standard?
23-Nov-2007
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EU law opens safety loophole for foreign workers
22-Nov-2007
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Hospitals fail to assess risks of blood clots
22-Nov-2007
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MP attacks SHA over pay-off to disgraced Maidstone chief
22-Nov-2007
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Night-time trauma care gets damning verdict
22-Nov-2007
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Sophie Christie on the holy grail of NHS policy
22-Nov-2007
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Patient safety action teams - putting safety first
21-Nov-2007
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£57.5m earmarked for deep cleaning
21-Nov-2007
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Over-analysis risks crushing staff motivation
21-Nov-2007
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10,700 deaths blamed on DVT failures
20-Nov-2007
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papworth
20-Nov-2007
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New generation of equality in perinatal care
19-Nov-2007
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Circular sets out appropriate blood use
19-Nov-2007
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Papworth transplants given green light
19-Nov-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on the transformational approach to patient safety
16-Nov-2007
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All non-executives resign from infection-hit Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
15-Nov-2007
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Infection control: C difficile measures improve at Stoke Mandeville
15-Nov-2007
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MP demands severance deal figure
15-Nov-2007
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Progress reported at infection-hit Stoke Mandeville
15-Nov-2007
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To George Jenkins, interim chair of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
14-Nov-2007
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£31m for children's mental health services
14-Nov-2007
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Stroke care - leading the way
13-Nov-2007
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Doncaster
13-Nov-2007
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Welsh infection control measures introduced
13-Nov-2007
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Tragedies involving mentally ill could be avoided, says charity
9-Nov-2007
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Health inequalities mean babies are still not born equal
8-Nov-2007
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Infections cost Welsh NHS £50m a year
8-Nov-2007
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Urgent care best practice published
7-Nov-2007
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Infection control: back to the boardroom
5-Nov-2007
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Mental health: the safety scandal
5-Nov-2007
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Review of heart transplant mortality rates
5-Nov-2007
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Ofcare - a break with the past or business as usual?
2-Nov-2007
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New hospital for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
2-Nov-2007
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Darzi blames poor leaders for hospital infection outbreaks
1-Nov-2007
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Hospitals accused of failing to clean ambulances
1-Nov-2007
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Michael White on nursing standards
1-Nov-2007
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Infection figures 'offer hope'
1-Nov-2007
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Night-time accidents total 140,000
30-Oct-2007
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Behind closed doors: is Kent infection scandal a one-off?
25-Oct-2007
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Keogh joins HSJ patient safety congress
25-Oct-2007
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Maidstone chair aims to regain trust of staff
25-Oct-2007
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Your Humble Servant: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells
25-Oct-2007
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New measures to improve cleanliness in Welsh hospitals
24-Oct-2007
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C difficile rates were known, claim Tories
22-Oct-2007
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Occupancy rates raise infection risk, say Lib Dems
22-Oct-2007
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Former Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chair was 'hung out to dry'
18-Oct-2007
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
18-Oct-2007
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Media Watch: Rose Gibb special
18-Oct-2007
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MRSA target has built-in 'wiggle room'
18-Oct-2007
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One in four hospital trusts not hitting infection control targets
18-Oct-2007
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Safety studies must consider cost
15-Oct-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on doctors leading patient safety
12-Oct-2007
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BMA dubious about screening every patient
11-Oct-2007
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Healthcare Commission lists a catalogue of failings in handling of C difficile outbreaks
11-Oct-2007
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Infection control: we are here for the patients, not targets
11-Oct-2007
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C difficile outbreaks a 'scandal', says Johnson
11-Oct-2007
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More midwives needed to ensure safety
9-Oct-2007
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Patient Safety
9-Oct-2007
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Healthcare Commission finds hygiene code is 'not hitting the headlines' in acute trusts
4-Oct-2007
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Hygiene: staff won't follow where they are not led
4-Oct-2007
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Maternity death rates worsening for poorer mums
4-Oct-2007
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Infection control: middle of a chain reaction
1-Oct-2007
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Andrew Castle on innovation in obstetrics
28-Sep-2007
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'Search and destroy' infections, says Lansley
28-Sep-2007
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Labour conference: localist messages do not cover a nasty whiff of central control
27-Sep-2007
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Media Watch: for and against healthcare privatisation
27-Sep-2007
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Michael White on this year's Labour conference
27-Sep-2007
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Safety first as government gets tough on causes of superbugs
27-Sep-2007
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Data on mental health patient safety must be presented accurately
25-Sep-2007
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New hospital hygiene regulator announced
25-Sep-2007
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Dismissing improvement programmes misses the point
24-Sep-2007
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WHO warns on safety of children's medicines
21-Sep-2007
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Media Watch
20-Sep-2007
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Executives face fresh scrutiny on hospital infection outbreaks
20-Sep-2007
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Media Watch: breaking the habit
20-Sep-2007
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Heather Walker on clinical measures
19-Sep-2007
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Stephen Thornton on engaging clinicians
18-Sep-2007
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New dress code to prevent spread of infections
17-Sep-2007
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PCTs attacked in MPs' report
14-Sep-2007
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Reducing maternal death rates in Malawi
13-Sep-2007
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The nuclear option that's increasing patient safety
11-Sep-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on being a good chief executive
10-Sep-2007
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Mental health special feature: the big issues
10-Sep-2007
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Experts clash on success rates data
6-Sep-2007
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Corporate Manslaughter Act - do or die
6-Sep-2007
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Stephen Ramsden on avoidable deaths
5-Sep-2007
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
3-Sep-2007
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Alan Maynard on medical safety
3-Sep-2007
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£80m 'wasted' on killing inquiries
31-Aug-2007
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Call to action as killings continue to fail service users and public
31-Aug-2007
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Timely action will save lives and restore public confidence
31-Aug-2007
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Survey raises concerns over elder abuse
30-Aug-2007
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Exclusive: NHS gets first medical director as Sir Liam's role is scaled back
23-Aug-2007
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Exclusive: NHS gets first medical director as Sir Liam's role is scaled back
23-Aug-2007
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Longer ambulance journeys pose greater risk
21-Aug-2007
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Infection video tool launched
16-Aug-2007
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Professionals submit their ideas for improving healthcare
10-Aug-2007
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News anlaysis: germinators look to Europe for next ideas in superbug war
8-Feb-2007
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Conservatives call for in-house laundries to fight infection
25-Jan-2007
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C. difficile 'endemic in health service'
11-Jan-2007
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DoH considered fines for MRSA failures
11-Jan-2007
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Exclusive: Memo says NHS will not meet MRSA target next year - or possibly ever
11-Jan-2007
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Government to 'galvanise action' on MRSA
11-Jan-2007
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PM's delivery unit to report on MRSA
11-Jan-2007
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Sir Liam announces NPSA 'refocus'
4-Jan-2007
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MPs launch contract cleaning probe
1-Jan-2007
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Your Humble Servant: deliberative consultation
12-Oct-2006
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Patient Safety
13-Nov-2003
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Row over restricted information blights patient safety plan
20-Jun-2002
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Lessons on patient safety must find a middle ground
4-Jun-2002
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Pump priming improved patient safety with Dr Gibson's cunning plan
21-Mar-2002
