All Acute care articles – Page 326
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News£100,000 fine over hospital death
A hospital trust has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a mother who had just given birth died due to a mix-up between “identical looking” drugs.
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NewsNew drug approval guidance issued
Guidance on when new drugs should be used could benefit patients and their families in Scotland, health secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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News'Train healthcare staff to fight HIV discrimination'
Healthcare staff should be trained to help combat discrimination against HIV patients, Welsh Assembly members have said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to improve end of life care
The 2008 end of life care strategy allocated £286m to primary care trusts. Lynne Greenwood looks at some of the innovations and improvements being made with the cash
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HSJ KnowledgeAnkle fracture management
As clinicians we have an obligation to review our practice and strive to provide high quality care for all.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient safety: the human factors
‘Human factors’ can create gaps in systems that endanger patients. In the second part in our series Helen Mooney explains how self-knowledge is the first step to safer care
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HSJ KnowledgeAre foundation trusts underinsured?
Foundation trusts have access to two indemnity schemes designed for the NHS but should ask whether this would be enough in every event, says Jeremy Roper
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NewsScotland evaluates Releasing Time To Care
Members of Scottish parliament are scrutinising a healthcare initiative which has given nurses 40% more time to care for patients.
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NewsBMA calls for more protection against doctor victimisation
Doctors fear their careers may be jeopardised if they raise concerns about patient care, medical chiefs have said.
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NewsLansley promises real terms NHS budget increases and greater say for clinicians over reconfiguration
The new health secretary has said the NHS might face greater efficiency savings than the 3 per cent planned for and that GPs would have a say on hospital reconfiguration.
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NewsManager suspended on full pay for five years
A senior hospital manager has received £315,000 in salary payments from a trust in Nottingham, after being suspended on full pay for almost five years.
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SupplementsNHS Evidence round table: stick to the facts
Using evidence to improve productivity and efficiency is not as straightforward as it might appear, as a round table of experts brought together to discuss the issue found. By Daloni Carlisle
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CommentStephen Eames on the NHS leadership race
Research by McKinsey shows companies like to promote the idea that employees are their biggest competitive advantage. Yet most are as unprepared for the challenge of finding, motivating and nurturing talent as they were a decade ago. Why?
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CommentRichard Barker and Steve Smith: health and wealth are partners
The NHS and life sciences industry have already proven how well they can work together
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NewsLiverpool Foundation Trust faces 200 damages claims
Liverpool Women’s Foundation Trust is currently facing damages claims from more than 200 women operated on by a consultant, who claimed he was “overwhelmed” by his workload.
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NewsTrusts must improve treatment of dead people
Lack of training and official guidance means hospital staff are often failing to treat dead patients with dignity, an investigation by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has found.
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NewsFoundation reform would need early push from government
The foundation trust pipeline could start flowing the wrong way unless there is an early move to push provider reform.
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NewsControversial London reform left on knife-edge
The election outcome leaves London’s plans for significant cuts in hospital capacity on a knife-edge - and some trusts heading for deficit, HSJ has been told.
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NewsAmbulance service apologises for Hitler survey
An ambulance service in the West Midlands has apologised after staff were asked to rate how “cool” Adolf Hitler was in a questionnaire.
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NewsNHS launch trauma forum consultation
NHS officials hope that a new consultation on trauma care can help to save lives as well as raise the standard of care levels and give staff more say in decisions.