All Patient dignity articles – Page 15
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NewsOmbudsman criticises 'unreasonable and unfair' patient ban
A foundation trust has been ordered to apologise to a patient for wrongly banning her from accessing NHS services and using a template letter to imply she was abusive and violent.
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NewsTwo-thirds 'not informed' on NHS data plan
Almost two-thirds of people do not think patients have been well informed about the controversial NHS data scheme, a poll suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeTwitter chat: How can we tackle the unmet need for palliative care?
Join the debate on 28 February
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HSJ KnowledgeCan Mandela's model for restorative justice work in healthcare?
Healing, not punishment
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NewsHealth leaders defend care.data scheme
The debate surrounding controversial plans to share medical records has not focused enough on the benefits and advances it could lead to, according to more than 50 leading health professionals.
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NewsNHS records 'sold to insurers'
The medical records of almost 50 million NHS hospital patients have been sold for insurance purposes, it has been reported.
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NewsChildren 'treated on adult wards'
Hundreds of children with mental health problems are being treated on adult psychiatric wards, the BBC has reported.
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NewsPatients 'uninformed on data plan'
Patients are not being given clear enough information about what will happen to their personal health records under a new NHS data mining scheme, the Information Commissioner’s office has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe key factors to consider in DNAR decision making
There is a lack of awareness of end of life care
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HSJ KnowledgeHow trusts have increased equality for staff and patients
Increase diversity in NHS senior management
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieve the gold standard in end of life care
Avoid unnecessary hospital admissions for older people
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NewsNHS data move opt-out 'damaging'
It would be “enormously damaging” if patients decided to opt out of the new NHS data mining scheme, leading medical charities have warned.
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Hospital worker 'ashamed' of tweets
A hospital worker has spoken of how he feels “embarrassed and ashamed” over a series of tweets he posted, including a comment that he was going to use pubic hair shaved from a patient to create the sideburns sported by Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins.
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NewsPatients asked to opt out or be included in database
NHS England has begun sending leaflets out to every household in England to inform residents that information from their patient records will be used in a national database unless they actively opt out.
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NewsEight hundred data breaches in Scotland over five years
There have been more than 800 incidents of data loss by health boards in the last five years, figures have revealed.
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CommentWhat Simon Stevens should focus on in 2014
Another Simon Stevens has some thoughts for the new NHS England chief
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CommentCameras can be the secret weapon to stop care scandals
We need a debate about how to protect vulnerable people
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HSJ KnowledgeHow we can recruit for compassion
A Manchester trust is involving service users in the selection process
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CommentBedlam trust: why we let cameras in
Trust explains its involvement with the Channel 4 series