All Patient safety articles – Page 24
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: All change for maternity transformation
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.
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CommentTrans people deserve better end of life care
Jonathan Ellis describes how simple and practical changes by providers, NHS bodies and regulators can ensure that end-of-life care is inclusive for all.
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HSJ LocalMore prosecutions launched over patient deaths at trust
A scandal-hit mental health trust is facing further prosecutions over alleged care failings relating to the deaths of two inpatients, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Institutionalised’ staff ‘perpetuating long hospital stays’
Nearly half of NHS patients with a learning disability or autism are still being kept inappropriately in hospitals, several years into a key programme to reduce inpatient care, a national review reveals.
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NewsAmerican firm named as sole supplier for £20m framework
NHS trusts could spend up to £20m on new infection control systems provided by an American healthcare giant, after a new framework has been launched.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: With no budgets to squeeze, true patient voice could safeguard services
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 new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Too many patient safety cooks
Following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as chancellor, HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter. This week features a guest column from HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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NewsThousands of patients recalled over eye damage concerns
Thousands of patients are being recalled for urgent eye checks after regulators raised safety concerns related to a product used in cataract surgery.
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NewsDraft NHSE plans seek to ‘eradicate’ police role in care
A draft NHS England document suggests mental health trusts will be told to ban ‘concerning’ aspects of a controversial care model which involves input from police officers, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMore failings discovered at maternity scandal trust
A trust at the centre of a maternity scandal has been criticised for failures in those services by the Care Quality Commission, after an unannounced inspection last month, years after major problems began to come to light.
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HSJ LocalHarm caused by long cancer waits to be investigated by ICB
Commissioners have begun a ‘serious incident review’ across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment.
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CommentPatient Safety Commissioner: 'We are heading straight back to Mid Staffs'
A seismic shift is needed in the way that patients’ and families’ voices are heard, with shared decision-making and patient partnership as the destination
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NewsProlific surgeon found guilty of misconduct and dishonesty
A prolific surgeon accused of poor care — some with a ‘catastrophic outcome’ — and altering patient notes has been found guilty of misconduct and struck off the medical register following a tribunal hearing.
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NewsTrust warned by CQC over staff sleeping on duty
A mental health trust has received a warning from the Care Quality Commission over staff sleeping on duty and other serious concerns.
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NewsScandal trust CEO ‘proud of staff’ who embraced criticism
The chief executive of a trust embroiled in the NHS’s biggest maternity scandal says staff have tried to embrace and understand the criticism they have received, and insists the culture of the organisation has started to change.
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HSJ LocalSystem’s trusts failing to tackle ‘completely unjust’ health inequalities
All three acute trusts in an integrated care system are failing to meet national requirements to tackle health inequalities after being overwhelmed by emergency and elective care pressures.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Putting things right when they go wrong
Following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as chancellor, HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.
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HSJ LocalTrust underplayed ‘catastrophic’ IT outage
A major London trust has been criticised for ‘underplaying’ the problems caused by a ‘catastrophic’ IT outage, a new report has revealed.
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NewsRecord waits for endoscopy as referrals soar
The waiting list for endoscopies has broken the record set during the height of the covid pandemic, as referrals for suspected colorectal cancer surged, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsTrust must pay £200k to whistleblower it subjected to ‘campaign of harassment’
A trust that sacked a whistleblower who had warned them about potential patient harm from a new procedure has been told to pay her more than £200,000.