All Patient safety articles – Page 24
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NewsHospital-acquired covid on course for pandemic record
The NHS is on course to record the highest proportion of hospital-acquired covid infections across any single month of the pandemic so far.
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HSJ LocalICS told to increase help for trust that treated patients on the floor
A troubled integrated care system has been told it must provide more help to a severely under-pressure acute trust where patients were treated on the floor and in a storeroom.
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NewsNHSE tells staff: Consider legal action against patients who refuse to leave beds
NHS England has encouraged trusts to consider taking legal action against patients who refuse to leave hospital beds when step-down care is made available.
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NewsTwelve-hour A&E waits average over 400 a day, leak reveals
The number of ‘trolley waits’ of more than 12 hours has continued to rise sharply into January, as senior medics warn of ‘appalling crowding’ in emergency departments.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read patient safety stories of 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read patient safety stories of the year.
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NewsWe can’t suspend all staff who may pose risk to patients, says government
The government has rejected advice from an independent inquiry into the actions of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson to suspend all healthcare professionals who are suspected of posing a risk to patient safety.
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HSJ LocalTrust identified as an 'alarm outlier' by national surgery review
A district general hospital has been branded an “alarm outlier” due to higher-than-average death rates for a major abdominal surgery.
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NewsNHSE pressure led to ‘toxic environment’, report into patient’s death told
NHS England has denied creating a ‘toxic environment’ during a push to reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in ‘modern-day asylums’, after the criticism emerged in a report detailing sweeping structural failings that contributed to a 47-year-old man’s death.
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NewsPatient harm now ‘a continuing theme’, says cash-strapped trust
Incidents including a cardiac arrest where an ambulance took more than an hour to arrive and the patient died have prompted trust chiefs to suggest they cannot prevent patient harm under their current funding levels.
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HSJ Local‘Desperation’ felt by A&E staff admitted by trust
An investigation into whistleblowing claims which described patients “hanging off trolleys” and “vomiting down corridors” in a crowded emergency department has upheld most of the concerns.
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HSJ LocalCQC threatens to suspend licence of ‘large scale’ GP provider
A major GP group in Plymouth covering tens of thousands of patients could have its licence removed after failing to make ‘substantial improvements’ ordered by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust focused on ‘reputation’ failed to address patient harms
A focus on ‘reputation management’ was a factor in how an acute trust failed to properly investigate serious safety concerns in a dysfunctional department where consultants were ‘divided along ethnic lines’
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NewsBurnt out staff ‘triggered’ by ‘it’s OK’ messaging from ministers
Frontline staff are being ‘triggered’ by ministers playing down the ‘overwhelming’ pressures facing the health service with “a ‘move along, no story here’-type attitude”, a royal college president has warned.
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NewsTrust fined £2.5m after deaths of two patients
An acute trust has been fined £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges of failing to provide safe care after the deaths of two patients.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2021: Patient Safety Award
WINNER: The Academic Health Science Network, NHS England and NHS Improvement Personalised Care Group and National Patient Safety Team and NHS Digital: Covid-19 Oximetry @home - Improving safety and Increasing Patient Empowerment
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NewsChief investigator announces retirement
The first chief investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has announced his retirement.
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NewsMajor shake-up of child cancer services ordered by NHS England
NHS England has finally ordered a major shake-up of paediatric cancer services in London after a long-running battle which saw national cancer director Cally Palmer accused of being ‘hugely conflicted’ because of her dual role as the chief executive of the trust at the centre of the storm.
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NewsNew national guardian for freedom to speak up revealed
A management coach has been appointed as the new ‘national guardian’ for the ’freedom to speak up’ programme.
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NewsNHS expecting covid negligence claims totalling over £800m
The NHS is expecting to receive compensation claims totalling over £800m over its handling of covid-19, HSJ can reveal.
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Leader‘This is far worse than January – the vaccine hasn’t saved us this time’
“We should all be rated inadequate.” The call HSJ received on Sunday lunchtime from one of the most respected chief executives in the NHS carried an air of desperation.