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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.
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NewsTrust and manager deny corporate manslaughter
A mental health trust and a band seven ward manager it employed have denied manslaughter charges over a death on an inpatient ward.
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HSJ LocalTrusts red-listed because of failure to connect to ‘critical’ safety system
Some of the country’s largest trusts could be left without an automated safety incident reporting system when NHS England removes the existing solution next month, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNurse wins staff shortages whistleblowing case
An NHS trust has lost an employment tribunal case against a nurse who had his shifts cancelled after whistleblowing when a patient was put in seclusion because of staff shortages.
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NewsSeven more avoidable sepsis deaths spark coroner warnings
Preventable deaths of seven people from sepsis – including four children – have prompted coroners to flag major concerns about NHS services’ management of the condition.
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NewsIT system which sparked safety alert dropped by 13 trusts
More than a dozen trusts have changed their maternity IT system – or are in the process of doing so – following a national patient safety alert.
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NewsCollapsed PFI firm sues fire safety advisers
Administrators acting for a collapsed hospital PFI firm have started legal action against the fire safety testers it employed.
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NewsDecade long battle ends with decision on cancer services
Children’s cancer services in London and the south east will be hosted by Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, NHS England has announced, following more than a decade of safety concerns surrounding the current model.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Continuity risk’ to abortion services triggers national intervention
NHS England has told integrated care board leaders they must intervene over failures in abortion services in their patches amid “unprecedented demand” for such provision, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOver 30 sepsis deaths linked to ‘systemic’ failings, investigation reveals
Major progress made in sepsis care during the previous decade has been significantly reversed amid repeated failures in recognising and treating the condition.
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NewsICB whistleblowing process ‘not fit for purpose’
An integrated care board has found its handling of whistleblowing “not fit for purpose”, after a complaint about safety incidents not being properly investigated.
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NewsCQC names best and worst for maternity experience
The trusts where maternity care has deteriorated the most according to patient surveys have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.
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News‘Never events’ list could be scrapped or overhauled under new plans
NHS England is considering abolishing or overhauling the national list of safety incidents meant to be “wholly preventable”, known as “never events”.
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News‘Horrifying’ failure to provide safety warnings for high-risk medicine
Concerns have been raised that patients may not be receiving “vital” safety information after HSJ discovered a high-risk medication was frequently not being dispensed as originally packaged.
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NewsDuty of candour a ‘tick box exercise’ for overworked leaders, says watchdog
Senior leaders are resorting to “ticking the duty of candour box” instead of developing a “just and learning” culture in their organisations because their bandwidth is full, the patient safety commissioner has said.
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NewsRevealed: Doubling of average waits for critical stroke treatments
Stroke patients in England are waiting an average of almost seven hours for a specialist bed, double the wait reported before covid.