All Mortality rates articles – Page 8
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NewsMore than nine in 10 learning disability deaths not reviewed
Fewer than one in ten deaths of people with learning disabilities have been subject to a new review process, with providers blaming “overstretched budgets and the pressures on staff time”, a new report reveals.
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NewsMore trauma deaths than expected at two hospitals
Two hospitals have more reported deaths than expected for trauma patients in the last four years, new data reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Government to water down medical examiner plans
Ministers are planning to significantly water down a planned new service designed to stop a repeat of the serial killer GP Harold Shipman, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England looks to do more to tackle health inequalities
NHS England is considering what more it and the NHS should be doing about health inequalities, partly in response to “disturbing” figures showing life expectancy falling in some areas.
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NewsTrusts reveal plans to centralise services after GIRFT review
Trusts have begun taking steps to centralise vascular surgery following an NHS Improvement clinical review, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation reveals excess heart surgery deaths at teaching hospital
A major teaching hospital is still working to improve its heart surgery unit after high infection rates and a larger than expected number of deaths.
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NewsRevealed: 'At least 40 patients died or harmed' after ambulance delays
At least 40 patients in the East of England were “harmed or died following significant ambulance delays” in less than three weeks between mid-December and early January, a senior whistleblower has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalFour deaths linked to ambulance delays
A coroner is probing four deaths – including one of a month old baby – which all occurred this year and all involved delayed responses from an ambulance trust in special measures.
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NewsChief coroner warning over 'lacuna in the law' for death reporting
The chief coroner for England has warned of a gap in the law over when doctors should report deaths to a coroner.
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NewsNational investigators to take over trust reviews of baby deaths
The health secretary is to hand control for investigating hundreds of avoidable baby deaths from trusts to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2017: Specialised Services Redesign
University Hospitals of North Midlands: The Largest UK Series – Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke produces improved clinical outcomes and cost benefits The team wanted to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes, hence introduced a 24/7 service for mechanical extraction of brain blood clots. The mortality rates decreased ...
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NewsWinners of 2017 HSJ Awards revealed
More than 1,500 people gather for annual celebration of the finest achievements in the NHS, with winners named in 23 categories at the 2017 HSJ Awards.
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NewsPeople with learning disabilities 'less likely to have care errors picked up'
An investigation into the deaths of people with learning disabilities has revealed they were “less likely” to have mistakes in their care “picked up”.
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HSJ LocalTrust cuts nurse numbers to make way for nursing associates
The board of a hospital trust in the West Midlands has agreed to reduce the numbers of registered nurses on its wards replacing them with nursing associates.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of mental health patients' deaths still uninvestigated
The families of patients who have died while detained under the Mental Health Act in England and Wales are continuing to be denied inquests, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovernment revives plan for medical examiners to review deaths
The government has revived plans for a national independent medical examiner service to review all deaths reported to coroners.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust may hire mobile morgue for winter
A hospital trust in the south of England may hire a mobile morgue and use local funeral directors’ facilities as part of its preparations for winter.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Winter, deaths and inequality
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsRevealed: New national plan to bring down child mortality rates
The way child deaths are investigated in England is to be overhauled following failure to consistently investigate them and share learning across the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalSeventh maternal death at scandal hit trust
A seventh maternal death has been reported at a London trust previously criticised for a series of deaths linked to its maternity services.