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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The lost art of continuity
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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News‘Shocking’ rise in maternal readmissions revealed
The rate of women readmitted to hospital within six weeks of giving birth has risen by more than a third in less than three years, HSJ analysis of unpublished data suggests.
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NewsVictims demand tougher restrictions on snooping
Victims of the Southport and Nottingham attacks have told ministers and NHS leaders that far stricter, more robust processes are needed to stop staff snooping on patient records – and that actions outlined so far are not enough.
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NewsFormer ‘outstanding’ trust’s A&E rated ‘inadequate’ for safety
Urgent and emergency care services have been rated “inadequate” for safety at a trust that was rated “outstanding” until July.
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News21 patients died after heatwave ambulance delays
Twenty-one patients died after delayed responses from an ambulance service during June’s heatwave amid a huge spike in serious calls, board papers show.
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NewsDeeper financial cuts would impact patient safety, warns trust
A trust has all but conceded it cannot meet its financial plan this year, as finding the required savings would most likely be “at the expense of patient safety”.
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HSJ LocalSurgeon harm review delayed to 2027
A trust has apologised for a further delay to an independent review into potential harm to hundreds of patients, many of them children, treated by one of its surgeons.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: HSSIB saved – now let it get on with the job
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsBed pressures now ‘relentless’, reports CQC
Mental health trusts are under “daily relentless pressure” on their inpatient beds, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Who speaks for patients now?
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: 10 child deaths investigated at trust facing prosecution
An independent review into 10 child fatalities has identified fundamental governance and sepsis care failings at an embattled trust, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsInvestigation after patient ordered poison to inpatient unit
The Care Quality Commission is examining the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient at a psychiatric hospital in Birmingham.
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HSJ LocalVirtual ward patient died due to failure to transfer him to hospital
The death of a man being cared for on a virtual ward was the result of a “catalogue of failings” by two trusts, a coroner has ruled.
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NewsInquiry trust told to act on rise in inpatient deaths
Commissioners have demanded an action plan after an “increase of inpatient deaths” at a mental health trust already subject to a statutory inquiry into at least 2,000 deaths.
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NewsGovernment accused of ‘suppressing’ concerning maternity report
Leading campaigners have accused ministers of “suppressing” a report that is understood to set out significant concerns raised by families harmed by their experiences of maternity care investigations.
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CommentWhat if inquiries rehearsed their recommendations?
As the Thirlwall Inquiry highlights NHS patient safety, systems simulation can help test inquiry recommendations before they reach real wards and patients
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Recognising risk, listening to patients and acting early
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsAt least 20% of baby deaths ‘potentially avoidable’
At least a fifth of baby deaths last year may have been preventable, with this estimate considered “a minimum”, an analysis of thousands of care reviews has concluded.
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NewsWorst-rated trust gets new CEO for six months
The worst-rated acute trust in England has hired an experienced interim chief executive while its incumbent takes leave.
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NewsPatients face risk of harm as hospital group splits
Details of the serious concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission about the collapsing Humber Health Partnership hospital group have been uncovered by HSJ.