All Mortality rates articles – Page 5
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NewsCoronavirus deaths mapped: 13 trusts see 50 per cent of fatalities
Seventy-two trusts had recorded at least one coronavirus death on Sunday, an increase of 15 on Friday.
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CommentRevealed: huge regional variation in NHS’ ability to meet coronavirus demand
New research from Edge Health shows that London is better prepared than other regions to cope with covid-19, but all regions will face substantial pressures in coming weeks, writes George Batchelor
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CommentWhy health inequalities have not changed since 2010
Kieron Boyle suggests the UK is insufficiently clear about how to address health inequalities.
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CommentThe real reason why the NHS is failing those with learning disabilities
Lack of governance resource and relevant experience amongst staff is the real concern behind the mounting backlog of unreviewed deaths. Writes Arthur Calder
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NewsExclusive: Death review backlog still growing despite NHSE commitment
A backlog of thousands of deaths of people with learning disabilities awaiting official review has grown further, despite NHS England committing in spring last year to “address” the buildup.
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CommentMake 2020 the decade of healthy ageing
As larger numbers of people live longer, the UK government needs to take urgent action to support people in later life in view of a broken social care system, exhorts Anna Dixon
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NewsThree patients died after delayed cancer tests at teaching hospital
Three people died of cancer and another four came to severe harm after their endoscopies were delayed, a teaching hospital trust has confirmed.
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NewsClinical trial to resume after pathologist reverses decision on death
Researchers plan to restart high-dose radiotherapy in a cancer trial after refuting the outcome of a coroner’s inquest.
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NewsHospital trust criticised for ‘intolerable’ waits and failure to learn from deaths
An independent review into mortality has exposed serious workforce problems and a failure to learn from deaths at a hospital trust.
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CommentEnding cancer inequality for young people
Louise Soanes explains the need for the main political parties to address the specific challenges faced by young people with cancer, particularly around the stark inequality that plagues the health service that serves teenagers and young adults
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CommentWe need a workforce fit for the needs of those living with chronic cancer
Policy makers should keep the increasing population with treatable but not curable cancer in mind and ensure there is a clear plan to grow and fund a cancer workforce fit for the future, exhorts Lynda Thomas
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NewsTrust and NHSI investigating weekend death rates gap
An acute trust is investigating a “significant” gap between mortality rates for patients admitted at weekends and those admitted during the week – which it says could be partly due to lack of “wrap around” services in the community on Saturdays and Sundays.
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CommentWhy are NHS trusts not doing more research?
Clinical research has a positive impact on society, so why isn’t every hospital and healthcare professional in the UK supporting research, asks Dr William Van’t Hoff
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CommentWhen doctors must report deaths to coroners
Josiah Kirpalani on shaping the future relationship between medical examiners and senior coroners
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NewsRevealed: The CCGs where cancer referral is slowest
One London borough has nearly double the national average rate on an indicator that general practice is missing the early signs of cancer.
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NewsNHS England launches independent review of teen death cover-up
An independent review is to be held into the death of a teenager after a clinical commissioning group interfered in an earlier investigation.
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust
Neil Masom explains how the next chief executive will continue to lead a dramatic transformation of Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust.
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CommentGovernment doesn’t yet have a winning team on prevention
Though the green paper on prevention incorporates some effective tactics as star player, it does not add up to a winning team, says Anna Dixon
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NewsLung cancer death trust is an outlier on surgery
The trust at the centre of a lung cancer deaths scandal has been identified as an outlier for providing surgery on fewer early stage patients than is normal.
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NewsBreast cancer target performance drops 10pp in a year
Performance against a target for the NHS to quickly see patients with suspected breast cancer fell by more than 10 percentage points in the last financial year, new data reveals.