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Trust ‘reviewing hundreds of patients’ after failings discovered
The suicide of a woman with severe mental illness has prompted a review into the care of hundreds of other patients, according to her family.
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Heavily criticised trust recognised for improvements on infection control
A trust which was heavily criticised for poor infection prevention and control last summer has been praised for making improvements.
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CQC tells provider to inform police of staff assault on patient
Allegations of staff assaulting patients at a mental health hospital have been uncovered for a second time, one year after the Care Quality Commission first raised concerns over potential abuse at the unit.
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Trust faces unlimited fine after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care
An acute trust has pleaded guilty to failing to meet fundamental standards of care in a first-of-its-kind case.
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Review into series of ‘unexpected deaths’ identifies service shortcomings
A review sparked by the ‘unexpected’ deaths of 13 patients has found several shortcomings in the talking therapy services offered by a mental health trust.
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Consultants blow whistle on 10,000 ‘hidden’ follow-up cases amid trust merger
An acute trust is reviewing thousands of gastroenterology cases for possible patient harm, after details emerged of an ‘extremely concerning’ list of patients who have not had follow-up appointments for up to six years since being treated.
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Exclusive: Consultant ‘cliques’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’ put patients at risk
Deep-rooted relationship problems between consultants in a major trust’s neurosurgery department distracted from patient care, according to a review leaked to HSJ.
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Wards at trust facing patient deaths inquiry downgraded to ‘inadequate’
Wards at a trust facing an inquiry over the deaths of vulnerable patients have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ over fresh patient safety concerns.
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Maternity services to be quality checked as £95m pledged to improve safety
Trusts will be visited by NHS England and Improvement maternity advisers to achieve ‘sustainable improvement’ in the wake of the Shrewsbury and Telford care scandal.
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Flagship death review programme had ‘unclear and limited’ impact
A flagship government programme to improve care for people with learning disabilities has had an ‘unclear’ and ‘limited’ impact after six years, an NHS England report has found.
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CQC orders ‘significant improvements’ at trust criticised over deaths
The Care Quality Commission has ordered ‘significant improvements’ from a mental health trust which has been criticised over the deaths of vulnerable patients.
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Supply of ultrasound gels suspended after bacteria outbreaks in multiple hospitals
NHS Supply Chain has suspended supplies of some ultrasound gels over concerns they might be connected with outbreaks of bacterial infections in multiple hospitals.
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Suicide inquest sparks warning on 'nine month wait' for treatment
The government has been called on to take action over the national “backlog” for a specialist mental health service after a woman died while waiting to access treatment.
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Jeremy Hunt’s safety programme has stalled, say bereaved families
Bereaved families have been left feeling like their efforts to improve patient safety have been ‘in vain’ as progress of a government programme instigated by Jeremy Hunt appears to have ‘stalled’.
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Watchdog forced to hand over NHS staff names in safety failure cases
A national safety watchdog has been forced to release almost 100 pieces of evidence, including from NHS staff, after being ordered to by courts.
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Regulator steps in after staff claim trust ignored concerns
Staff at a Midlands hospital trust told regulators they had repeatedly raised safety concerns internally without action being taken.
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Hospital put into special measures after young patients appeared ‘over sedated’
An independent mental health hospital has been placed into special measures after young people ‘appeared to be over sedated’ during an inspection.
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Covid pressures linked to increased fall rates and patient deaths
Two patients have died and at least seven more have come to harm in recent falls linked to covid-19 pressures at a small acute trust.
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Trusts could get new CQC ratings without inspection
The Care Quality Commission could regularly change its ratings of health and care providers without inspectors visiting them, under new plans from the watchdog.
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Over 450 people a day caught covid in hospitals during January
Record numbers of covid-19 infections which are likely to have taken place after admission to hospital are being reported in January, HSJ can reveal.