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American firm named as sole supplier for £20m framework
NHS trusts could spend up to £20m on new infection control systems provided by an American healthcare giant, after a new framework has been launched.
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Thousands of patients recalled over eye damage concerns
Thousands of patients are being recalled for urgent eye checks after regulators raised safety concerns related to a product used in cataract surgery.
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More failings discovered at maternity scandal trust
A trust at the centre of a maternity scandal has been criticised for failures in those services by the Care Quality Commission, after an unannounced inspection last month, years after major problems began to come to light.
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Harm caused by long cancer waits to be investigated by ICB
Commissioners have begun a ‘serious incident review’ across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment.
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Prolific surgeon found guilty of misconduct and dishonesty
A prolific surgeon accused of poor care — some with a ‘catastrophic outcome’ — and altering patient notes has been found guilty of misconduct and struck off the medical register following a tribunal hearing.
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Trust warned by CQC over staff sleeping on duty
A mental health trust has received a warning from the Care Quality Commission over staff sleeping on duty and other serious concerns.
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Scandal trust CEO ‘proud of staff’ who embraced criticism
The chief executive of a trust embroiled in the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal says staff have tried to embrace and understand the criticism they have received, and insists the culture of the organisation has started to change.
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System’s trusts failing to tackle ‘completely unjust’ health inequalities
All three acute trusts in an integrated care system are failing to meet national requirements to tackle health inequalities after being overwhelmed by emergency and elective care pressures.
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Trust receives record fine for maternity care failure
An acute trust has been fined a record sum by the Care Quality Commission for failing to provide safe maternity care, which resulted in the death of a baby after 23 minutes.
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Record waits for endoscopy as referrals soar
The waiting list for endoscopies has broken the record set during the height of the covid pandemic, as referrals for suspected colorectal cancer surged, HSJ analysis shows.
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Trust must pay £200k to whistleblower it subjected to ‘campaign of harassment’
A trust that sacked a whistleblower who had warned them about potential patient harm from a new procedure has been told to pay her more than £200,000.
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‘Insufficient leadership’ as maternity unit drops two ratings to ‘inadequate’
A maternity service has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission and downgraded from “good” to “inadequate”.
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Reviews into trust failures are an effort to ‘control the narrative’, say medics
Consultants who blew the whistle at a major teaching trust have raised “grave concerns” about the impartiality of three reviews into the safety and bullying allegations they made.
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Trust CEOs could ‘end up in prison’ because of ‘unsafe’ hospitals, warns chief
An acute trust chief executive has criticised the lack of communication during last month’s nursing strike, warning that he and other accountable officers could face manslaughter charges if patients are put in danger by decisions made by senior colleagues elsewhere in the system.
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Police and CQC investigate serious incidents at trust
A series of concerns about serious incidents at a mental health trust are being investigated by the Care Quality Commission, with a referral also made to the police, HSJ has learned.
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CQC names worst trusts for maternity care
The trusts with substantially worse experience of maternity care have been identified by the Care Quality Commission.
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Long cancer waits hit record high, despite drop in backlog
The number of people waiting for cancer diagnosis and treatment for more than three months has passed 12,000 for the first time.
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Trust that banned corridor care ‘reluctantly’ brings it back
An acute trust has announced the ‘reluctant’ return of ‘corridor care’ – having previously eradicated the unsafe practice – due to extreme ambulance handover delays and other emergency pressures.
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HSJ’s 10 most read patient safety stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, HSJ takes a look at its most read patient safety stories of the year.
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Trust fined following patient’s death linked to ‘outdated’ IT system
A Norfolk hospital trust has been fined £60,000 after pleading guilty to criminal charges of exposing a 28-year-old patient who died to significant risk of avoidable harm.