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NewsCEO vows to tackle ‘punitive’ culture and ‘longstanding frictions’ at trust
A probe into a failing children’s surgeon has revealed shortcomings in management and culture at a major hospital trust.
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CommentI felt unsafe as a visually impaired NHS cancer patient
Patient safety doesn’t begin on a ward or in a theatre, but with communication, writes Anna Tylor
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NewsHospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'
A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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NewsMaternity units disrupted for nine months by IT fault
An IT fault has prevented several major maternity units in South London from properly storing foetal heart monitoring records for more than nine months, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Lack of curiosity’ contributed to stillbirths, review finds
An area with high stillbirth rates has found there were “significant” gaps in maternity care in more than one in five cases, in a newly published review.
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NewsRacism and marginalisation led to ‘tragic outcomes’
“Racism and marginalisation” at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust meant families “felt pushed out” and resulted in “tragic outcomes”, according to the chair of the inquiry into its maternity services.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Advancing Patient Safety with Data and Analytics
WINNER Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust Health Inequalities in Endoscopy; DNA Predictor and Navigation Pilot
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Improving Care for Children and Young People Initiative of the Year
WINNER Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB SEND Data Dashboard
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Best Use of Integrated Care and Partnership Working in Patient Safety Award
WINNER Northwest Kidney Network, Cheshire and Mersey Integrated Care System, Liverpool University Hospitals Group, and Cheshire and Mersey Biochemistry Network CORE Kidney Initiative
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Community Care Initiative of the Year
WINNER Leicestershire Partnership Trust Waterlily Inpatient Prevention Programme – Adult Eating Disorders – East Midlands Provider Collaborative
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Deteriorating Patients and Rapid Response Initiative of the Year
WINNER University Hospitals of Derby and Burton FT A Parkinson’s Rapid Advisory and Intervention Therapy Service
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Early-Stage Patient Safety Innovation of the Year
WINNER Hertfordshire Partnership University FT Adult Community Mental Health Fundamentals of Nursing Care (FoC) Standards: Transforming Depot and Clozapine Clinics
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Developing a Positive Safety Culture Award
WINNER Surrey and Borders Partnership FT Surrey and Borders Carers Programme
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Harnessing a Human Factors Approach to Improve Patient Safety Award
WINNER Phoenix PCN Luton Diabetes Pilot Project – An Integrated and Collaborative Neighbourhood Working Initiative
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Improving Care for Older People Initiative of the Year
WINNER North West Cancer Centre (NWCC), Western Health and Social Care Trust Pharmacy, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Macmillan Cancer Support, Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). The Development and Refinement of an Innovative Model to Improve Medication Safety and Medicines Optimisation in Older People with Cancer
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Improving Health Outcomes for Minority Ethnic Communities
WINNER The North London FT Improving Equitable Access to Mental Health Services for Children and Young People in North London
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Improving Medicines Safety Award
WINNER Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare FT Podiatry Non Medical Prescribing Pilot: to Demonstrate Clinical Safety and Effectiveness of Managing Moderate Foot Infection in High-Risk Groups of Patients at Risk of Lower Limb Amputation
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Learning Disabilities Initiative of the Year
WINNER Central London Community Healthcare Trust The Role of Pharmacists in Supporting the Triple Aim Framework for Individuals with Learning Disabilities
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Maternity and Midwifery Services Initiative of the Year
WINNER NHS Lanarkshire From Conception to Birth - A QI Journey Towards Holistic Antenatal Care