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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Why HSSIB is too important to lose
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsHealth Bill proposal an ‘attack on patient safety’
Scrapping the legal guarantee that a nurse sits on every foundation trust board is a “brazen attack on patient safety”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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News‘Astounding’ failure sees regulator neglect criminal checks for 12 years
Leaders of the troubled nursing regulator have admitted to a “completely and utterly unacceptable” failure to properly conduct criminal checks on applicants to its register over a 12-year period.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Government plans to merge watchdogs spark warnings
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsChief nurse appointed as trust CEO
A trust’s chief nurse has been appointed as its permanent chief executive.
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CommentThe £14bn debt the NHS owes to other nations
The NHS relies heavily on internationally trained staff, raising urgent questions about fairness, sustainability, and investment in global health systems
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HSJ PartnersHow nurse-led endoscopy models are supporting NHS diagnostic recovery
Endoscopy services are central to the NHS diagnostic pathway. Procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy are critical for diagnosing gastrointestinal disease, detecting cancer early and monitoring long-term conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. Yet like many diagnostic services, endoscopy has experienced significant pressure in recent years.
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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NewsTrust accused of ‘union busting’ in dispute with nurses
A trust has been accused of “union busting” in a prolonged row over controversial plans to “fire and rehire” nurses in the intensive care unit at one of its hospitals.
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NewsTrusts to review ‘role and pay’ of 180,000 nurses
The government has said trusts will review the “role and pay” of every band five nurse, and promised there will be “additional funding” to cover any changes.
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CommentThe plan to regulate managers is well-intentioned but dangerous
Chief nurses are not opposed to accountability for managers and leaders – but they think the government has designed the wrong system
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The deeply concerning state of home birth services
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsHospitals ‘needlessly increasing nurse numbers’
A widely used tool for estimating “safe” levels of nursing is leading to unnecessarily inflated staffing and costs in some hospitals, an NHS England director has suggested.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals making hundreds of 999 calls to get patients to A&E
Ambulances are responding to hundreds of emergency calls to transport patients from hospital buildings to A&Es on the same site, HSJ has found.
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NewsDirector who raised alarm about racism receives apology
A Black chief nursing officer has returned to work after her employer admitted it failed to address her concerns about race discrimination and equity.
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CommentHands-on healthcare at home is in decline
District nursing is in crisis, with staff cuts threatening neighbourhood health and the 10-Year Health Plan’s vision of community-based care, says Nuffield Trust CEO Thea Stein.
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NewsProfits slump at staffing agencies as NHS cuts bite
Four leading providers of agency staff to the NHS have all reported a sharp decline in turnover and profits as trusts continue to cut spend on temporary workers.
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NewsNurse leader will ‘chain herself to railings’ over international recruitment
The boss of the Royal College of Nursing has threatened to “chain herself to the railings in Cavendish Square” if the NHS returns to a “feast or famine” approach to international recruitment.
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CommentICB cuts are endangering patient safety
Reforms to integrated care boards could lead to thousands of registered nurses being made redundant and a downgrading of nursing leadership, writes Patricia Marquis
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Details of maternity investigation revealed and ‘corridor care’ scrutinised
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe