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News‘Nepotistic culture’ left poor behaviour unchecked, says review
Staff at a major acute trust described a “nepotistic culture” in which poor behaviour went unpunished, a review into how it handled staff concerns has found.
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NewsNHSE hires charity chief to create new directorate
NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.
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CommentThe Amos review’s conclusions on ‘normal birth ideology’ are not credible
The Amos review’s conclusions on maternity safety contradict four previous major investigations, raising serious questions about the evidence underpinning national policy
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NewsTwo North West MPs made health ministers
Two new junior health ministers – both representing constituencies in the North West – have been appointed by prime minister Andy Burnham.
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HSJ LocalArmy medics could support ‘unsafe’ service
Army medics could be brought into a service currently deemed “unsafe”, according to a struggling trust.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How many beds are enough?
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by deputy bureau chief Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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HSJ Local‘Lives destroyed for speaking up’ at top hospital, claim doctors
Nearly 200 doctors at a major teaching hospital have told a “listening exercise” prompted by a major care scandal that they feared raising patient safety concerns.
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NewsBaby safety concern trust gets national help
A maternity service which has had elevated neonatal mortality for several years has joined an NHS England programme for extra “support”, it has confirmed to HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Another trust investigates snooping on attack victims
An ambulance trust is now investigating whether staff snooped on Southport victim records, HSJ can reveal, intensifying calls for a national review into patient privacy.
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HSJ LocalWomen put at ‘unacceptable’ risk by ‘deviating’ service
Pregnant women were put at “unacceptable risk” by a service which was “deviat[ing] from guidelines”, had poor “surgical competency”, and was over-reliant on a single consultant at “significant risk of burnout”.
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NewsPrison or sacking for snooping staff, Mackey says
Staff could face the sack or even time in prison if they access patient records without a legitimate reason, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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NewsFresh concerns over safety and quality at maternity scandal trust
NHS England took action at a maternity scandal trust over “immediate risks” to women and babies, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘The wrong voices’
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsCall for dedicated maternity IT funding
The Royal College of Midwives has called for ring-fenced funding for dedicated, interoperable IT systems in maternity and neonatal care following the findings of the Amos Review.
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NewsExclusive: Maternity adviser quits in ‘normal birth’ dispute
The chair of several high-profile safety inquiries has resigned from the government’s national maternity review just ahead of publication, in a dispute over “normal birth ideology”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFamilies sue over care failures
More than a dozen families have taken legal action against the NHS over care failings in paediatric audiology services, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsUpdated: Nottingham families slam ‘abhorrent’ NHS leadership as execs threatened with prison
Families affected by the Nottingham maternity scandal have hit out at the “abhorrent” leadership of “senior staff” as the government revealed that staff who refuse to engage with future investigations could be sent to prison for up to two years.
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NewsNational quality strategy facing ‘ministerial pushback’
Serious concerns have been raised that the delayed NHS “quality strategy” does not “prioritise patient safety”, HSJ has discovered.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Fears mount over corridor care, HSSIB reform and ‘never events’
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsBereaved families raise alarm about trust’s leadership churn
Bereaved parents have raised concerns about the departure of a major trust’s medical director, just as an independent inquiry into its maternity services is getting started.