All Francis report - recommendations articles – Page 6
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NewsThird of acute trusts do not display named clinicians above patient beds
Over a third of trusts are not displaying a named clinician above patient beds despite health secretary Jeremy Hunt introducing the policy 18 months ago.
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NewsCQC could become enforcer of ‘zero harm’ rules
A proposed new law on patient safety would open the door to tougher regulation of health and care providers by the Care Quality Commission, legal experts have told HSJ.
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NewsRegulator receives first ‘fit and proper person' complaints
A mass referral of more than 20 senior NHS managers has been made to the Care Quality Commission in what will be the first test of the new ‘fit and proper person’ regulations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNICE recommends minimum A&E nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals should ensure they meet minimum nurse to patient ratios in accident and emergency departments according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsDirector behind Hinchingbrooke deal defends decision
The former strategic health authority director who led the franchising of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has defended the decision.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust launches first self-funded nursing course to tackle shortage
WORKFORCE: A North West trust has partnered with a local university to launch the first degree course to offer student nursing places not commissioned by Health Education England.
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HSJ KnowledgeDuty of candour: How to deal with patient harm and complaints
A breach is a criminal offence
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NewsExclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Workforce plan sets out second year of nursing growth
Nurse training places will increase for the second consecutive year, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – safety and quality: Post-Francis NHS must stay safe without spending more
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-SAFETYHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-SAFETY After the sea change in focus on quality and safety that followed the 2013 Francis report, 2015 will be about ensuring the issue remains at the top of the list in the face of an ever more challenging financial position.The pre-eminence ...
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CommentHSJ100 analysis – workforce: Recruitment set to become key political battleground
HSJ100 LEADERS ICON-WORKFORCEHSJ100 LEADERS ICON-WORKFORCE The last 18 months has seen an unprecedented focus on the NHS workforce following the Francis report into the failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust and this is unlikely to lessen in the coming year despite mounting financial pressures on acute ...
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NewsRichards: Fit and proper persons test may end up in court
The final parameters of the new fit and proper test for NHS board members could be set in the courts, the chief inspector of hospitals has predicted
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SupplementsDuty of candour: what new regulations mean for trusts
What organisations need to do to comply
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CommentReaders’ letters – 3 December 2014
If the professional duty of candour is not exercised by all healthcare professionals, changing the culture in the medical workplace will never work, says the chief executive of the General Medical Council
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NewsHunt calls for more nurses in community services
The health secretary has called for a significant increase in community and primary care nursing posts as part of the drive to boost services outside of hospitals
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NewsParliament gives 'zero harm' bill financial backing
The government has given financial backing to a bill that legislates for zero harm in the NHS and changes the way professional regulators determine fitness to practise.
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NewsPatient safety bill to legislate for zero NHS harm
The NHS could be required to achieve ‘zero avoidable harm’ if a government backed bill being driven through Parliament by the MP for Stafford makes it onto the statute books.
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NewsGuidance falls short on anti-bullying rules
New guidance that demands doctors and nurses are open about their mistakes does not include an explicit warning against staff obstructing or bullying their colleagues, sparking concern from campaigners.
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NewsHospital nursing posts dip for second month in a row
The numbers of nursing staff employed in NHS hospitals has dipped for the second month in a row for the first time since the start of the “Francis effect” on nurse recruitment
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NewsHealth Education England launches student assessment tool
Universities offering healthcare courses will be required to assess the values of every potential student in face to face interviews after a Health Education England study found almost one in three were not doing so.