All articles by Emily Townsend – Page 2
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News‘Normal birth’ harms should not be ‘airbrushed away’, warns expert
An expert who resigned from the national maternity review in a dispute over its stance on “normal birth” ideology has warned that misuse of such an approach and its impact on patient safety “should not be airbrushed away”.
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NewsNew maternity inspection ‘unit’ demanded by government review
Ministers should create a new specialist unit to assess maternity services because the Care Quality Commission does not have the credibility to do so, a government review has concluded.
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NewsExclusive: Maternity adviser quits in ‘normal birth’ dispute
The chair of several high-profile safety inquiries has resigned from the government’s national maternity review just ahead of publication, in a dispute over “normal birth ideology”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUpdated: Nottingham families slam ‘abhorrent’ NHS leadership as execs threatened with prison
Families affected by the Nottingham maternity scandal have hit out at the “abhorrent” leadership of “senior staff” as the government revealed that staff who refuse to engage with future investigations could be sent to prison for up to two years.
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NewsNational quality strategy facing ‘ministerial pushback’
Serious concerns have been raised that the delayed NHS “quality strategy” does not “prioritise patient safety”, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsArrests made at maternity inquiry trust
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with operating practices at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s mortuary service, police have revealed.
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NewsPublic inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
Current inquiries into care failures lack teeth, and such a gap could be filled by a public inquiry, the government’s new national maternity adviser has revealed.
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NewsTrust fined £320k over hospital infection death
The Care Quality Commission has imposed a £324,143 fine on a trust where a chemotherapy patient contracted a serious infection from bacteria in a ward’s en-suite bathroom and later died.
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NewsBereaved families raise alarm about trust’s leadership churn
Bereaved parents have raised concerns about the departure of a major trust’s medical director, just as an independent inquiry into its maternity services is getting started.
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HSJ LocalLong-serving deputy appointed acute trust’s CEO
An acute trust’s deputy chief executive has been appointed its next CEO, following a decade serving on the board.
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NewsDeaths inquiry left trust unprepared for CQC inspection
A trust has claimed it was left unprepared for an unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection because of the demands of an inquiry into historic care failures.
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NewsExclusive: CQC’s ‘ridiculous’ inspections without clinical input
The Care Quality Commission has been accused of undertaking “ridiculous” inspections without clinical input which have put patients at risk, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC gets caretaker chair after ‘regrettable’ delay
An interim chair has been appointed to the Care Quality Commission, which has bemoaned a “regrettable” delay in recruiting a permanent successor.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: 33,000 patients had data stolen in trust cyber attack
A hospital provider has admitted that confidential patient information relating to almost 33,000 of its patients was stolen and shared on the dark web, two years after the cyberattack took place.
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NewsCQC slashes value of failed IT project
The Care Quality Commission has written off millions of pounds from the value of the failed IT system that was central to recent problems with its inspection regime.
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News‘Inspirational’ chair dies after short illness
The chair of a mental health trust has died following a short illness, with its CEO paying tribute to the “inspirational leader”.
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News‘Astounding’ failure sees regulator neglect criminal checks for 12 years
Leaders of the troubled nursing regulator have admitted to a “completely and utterly unacceptable” failure to properly conduct criminal checks on applicants to its register over a 12-year period.
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NewsCQC warns Health Bill could leave it fighting itself in court
The Care Quality Commission has warned that government plans for it to absorb the national patient safety investigations body could leave it arguing against itself in the High Court.
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NewsDozens of stroke units lose ‘A’ ratings
Close to 80 per cent of stroke units are falling well short against a swathe of new standards introduced to the high-profile national audit, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsTrust sued by staff over ‘hazardous’ exposure to gas
Dozens of staff members working in a major hospital trust’s maternity unit are seeking compensation over claims they were exposed to “hazardous” levels of gas and air.