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NewsLetby managers: We weren’t slow to act
Former senior managers at the Countess of Chester Hospital have told the public inquiry into murders of babies that “given the information with which we were provided, we acted appropriately at the time”.
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NewsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024 winners announced
The winners of the HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2024 were revealed last night at Manchester Central Convention Complex, marking the end of another highly competitive year for the event.
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HSJ Local11,000 patients may have been given wrong test result
Up to 11,000 patients may have received incorrect test results – including being misdiagnosed as diabetic – due to an equipment error at a trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDemands on maternity services have ‘changed beyond recognition’, says NHSE director
Expectations on maternity services have “changed beyond recognition” in recent years, an NHS England director has said, admitting “status quo” staffing levels “will not be sufficient going forward”.
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NewsStreeting pressed for decision on controversial service change
Wes Streeting will have to consider whether to “call in” a long-awaited, contested restructure of children’s cancer services in south London.
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NewsSupport managers ‘to do the right thing’ says whistleblowers’ champion
Managers must be “supported to do the right thing” when alerted by whistleblowers to potential problems, the NHS’s national freedom to speak up guardian has told HSJ.
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NewsThird of services rated ‘red’ for baby deaths
The proportion of trusts with maternity services “red rated” for neonatal mortality rose from around a quarter in 2021 to a third in 2022, according to the latest national audit.
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NewsUnits rated ‘inadequate’ after inspectors report racism among staff
A trust has been issued with a warning notice, and two of its maternity units downgraded to “inadequate”, amid concerns about short staffing and racism.
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NewsTrust hope to declare infection outbreak over next week
A hospital trust which ordered a review of potential deaths and harm caused by a serious healthcare-acquired infection hopes to declare the outbreak over next week.
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NewsMidwives call women in labour ‘Asian princesses’ amid ‘hostile’ environment fears
The NHS Race and Health Observatory has raised fundamental concerns about racism towards maternity patients after several cases have come to light in recent months, including midwives branding patients “Asian princesses”.
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NewsCorridor care ‘must not be the norm’, NHSE warns trusts
NHS England has warned trusts corridor care “must not be considered the norm”, adding that the failings exposed by a recent undercover documentary were “not acceptable”.
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NewsTest results ‘released by cyber criminals’
More than 100,000 people’s test results could now be on the dark web after the gang behind the south east London cyber attack claimed to have released the data, HSJ understands.
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NewsPleas from services crippled by cyber attack rejected due to lack of capacity
London pathology providers are “running too hot” to give enough support to the large system hit by a cyber attack last week, HSJ has been told.
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News‘Burdensome’ patient safety inquiries taking up too much time, says NHSE chief
NHS England’s head of patient safety has suggested too much time and resource is being spent on “burdensome” inquiries to investigate failings in the system.
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NewsThree staff disciplined over death at ‘culture of impunity’ trust
Three staff have been put on “improvement plans” after a patient’s death which a coroner said nurses had been dishonest about, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsHospitals harm hundreds of patients a year by misidentification
Hundreds of patients are being harmed each year because NHS organisations have incorrectly identified who they are, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsTrust suspends treatment for premature babies after several deaths
A national study is examining whether a treatment for premature babies could cause harm, amid concerns about the deaths of four infants last year, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalReview of maternal deaths at 'inadequate' unit
A trust has launched an external review into deaths at its “inadequate” maternity unit after concerns were raised about its mortality rate.
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NewsCalls for public inquiry into trust as string of serious incidents revealed
Bereaved parents are calling for a public inquiry into a trust, as they reveal its maternity departments have been the subject of a slew of serious incidents and investigations.
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NewsConcerns over ‘essential’ newborn breathing equipment at one in five hospitals
One in five recent inspections of maternity services have raised concerns over “essential” breathing equipment for newborn babies, HSJ has found.