An all-party parliamentary report has found that more than 10,700 hospital patients may have died as a result of trusts' failure to implement key recommendations on deep vein thrombosis published over seven months ago.
The report states that while 52 per cent of hospitalised patients are at risk of developing DVT, fewer than half are made aware of the risks.
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Hospitals have been set “challenging” new clinical targets to provide a “seven-days-a-week” service for patients presenting with a suspected venous thromboembolism.
Unions at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust have passed a ‘no confidence vote’ in its senior management because of patient safety concerns.
Workload pressures, a confusing national structure, and lack of training are preventing patient safety from being prioritised in the NHS, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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