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NewsWinners of Patient Safety Awards 2023 revealed
The winners of the Patient Safety Awards 2023 were revealed last night following the most competitive year in the event’s history.
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NewsTrusts admit ‘severe’ harm to children
Children have suffered severe harm at two further hospital trusts as a result of failures in paediatric audiology, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS ‘a long way’ from being ‘proactive’ on safety, watchdog warns
Integrated care systems should factor patient safety into all their operational and financial decisions, the Healthcare Safety Investigations Branch’s chief investigator has urged.
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HSJ LocalTrust admits patients harmed due to huge follow-ups backlog
At least 20 patients have suffered harm due to their follow-up appointments not being booked at a hospital department where people ‘continue to come to harm’, according to an internal review.
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NewsMinisters order inquiry into Letby murders
The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the wider circumstances around Lucy Letby’s murdering of multiple babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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NewsTrusts warned to check helipad safety after death
Trusts have been told to check the safety of their helipads after an accident in a hospital car park left a pensioner dead.
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NewsTrust apologises to dozens of families after harm to children
A hospital trust has apologised to families after dozens of children suffered hearing loss following failures in their care.
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NewsHospital threatened with loss of junior doctors over safety concerns
A struggling trust has been warned by regulators that it could see its junior doctors moved, after concerns about clinical supervision and safety at a hospital whose A&E closes at night.
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NewsMinisters refuse to set target for ending maternal deaths disparity
The government has rejected calls to set a target and strategy to end ‘appalling’ disparities in maternal deaths.
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NewsBlack patients worst affected by 2016 junior doctors’ strike
Black patients at trusts most affected by 2016’s junior doctors’ strike suffered significantly more than their white or Asian counterparts, a new analysis has suggested.
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NewsLegal right to visit patients proposed by government
The government has proposed new legislation to make patient visiting a legal right and also give the Care Quality Commission fresh powers to enforce it.
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NewsICB sends trust five safety warnings in six weeks
An integrated care board has sent multiple warnings to a local trust, highlighting ‘serious issues’ with the safety and quality of care provided.
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NewsTrusts ‘could be sued’ under new strike law
Ambulance chiefs have warned a controversial piece of legislation could lead to legal action against their trusts by patients denied an ambulance.
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NewsIntervention at major trust as junior doctors flag patient safety risks
Trainee medics in a troubled maternity department have flagged concerns with national regulators over the safety of patients, it has emerged.
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NewsWatchdog hits out at DHSC ‘ambiguity and delay’
The national patient safety commissioner has hit out at government for failing to confirm her budget a month into the financial year, warning that she is ‘incredibly limited’ in what she can achieve.
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NewsSafety reporting overhaul faces fresh delay, despite Barclay’s ‘personal interest’
Fresh concerns have been raised about the launch of the national incident reporting system, despite Steve Barclay taking a ‘personal interest’ in hitting the tight timetable, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalWarning notice over children’s safety sent to trust
A hospital trust has been served a warning notice over safety issues while its children’s and young people’s services have been rated “inadequate”.
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NewsSuing trust for £56m is ‘last resort’, says Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Banking Group has confirmed it supports a PFI firm taking legal action to claim £56m from an NHS hospital trust, including tens of millions said to be owed to the bank, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospital ‘left in unsafe condition’ by private contractor
A PFI contractor left a hospital ‘in an unsafe condition’ for nine months after a fire which required patients to be evacuated, a trust has claimed in legal papers.
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NewsAmbulance delays a ‘factor’ in 104 deaths in one region during final quarter of 2022
More than 100 patients died after experiencing delays waiting for care in the last thee months of 2022, an ambulance trust review has revealed.