All Patient safety articles – Page 35
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NewsTrusts to remind public they must wear masks after 19 July
Multiple trusts are planning to tell the public they must comply with current covid infection control measures, such as mask wearing, beyond 19 July when they visit NHS premises, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNightingale deaths lead to warning over ‘confusion’ around ventilator equipment
Two patients died while being treated at London’s Nightingale Hospital amid what a coroner has described as ‘widespread confusion’ around some of the equipment used for ventilation machines.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust pleads guilty to care safety failings after two patient deaths
An acute trust has pleaded guilty to charges of care safety failures in a prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission following the deaths of two patients.
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NewsHundreds of patients in hospitals whose use by the NHS is ‘hard to justify’
Hundreds of people with learning disabilities or autism are in hospitals whose care quality is rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement”, new figures reveal.
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HSJ LocalInspectors heavily criticise trust leaders after being ‘shouted at by staff’
A maternity unit has been heavily criticised by regulators after they were told of ‘multiple allegations of bullying’ and staff being afraid to raise concerns.
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NewsICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today.
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NewsTrust fined £1.5m after patient deaths
A mental health trust has been fined £1.5m following a prosecution by the Heath and Safety Executive over failings related to 11 inpatient deaths.
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NewsGMC to investigate doctor involved in high-profile patient death
A doctor involved in the care of a teenager whose death was subject to a mismanaged review process is set to face an investigation by the General Medical Council.
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NewsNew health bill may create ‘bureaucratic nightmare’, ICS leader warns
The senior NHS leader who is representing integrated care systems has warned government and NHS reform proposals risk creating a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’.
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NewsCoroners call for changes to IT systems after two suicides
Coroners have called for urgent changes to be made to GP computer systems to help prevent suicide after two cases where men took their own lives.
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Trusts and GPs told to scrutinise all deaths from next year
Acute trusts must from next April review all deaths in their area which are not referred to coroners, NHS England has said.
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CommentDon’t forget the people behind the waiting list stats
Norman McKinley highlights the impact of long waiting times on patients and the toll it will take on their health, if not dealt with.
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NewsTrust told to take ‘urgent’ action over risks to cancer patients
An external review has issued a series of ‘urgent recommendations’ to a specialist cancer service around patient safety risks.
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NewsNHS England in talks over permanent boost to critical care capacity
High-level discussions have started about a substantial permanent increase to the NHS’ critical care capacity, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHancock: ICSs to be rated on safety, integration and leadership
Safety and quality, as well as integration and leadership, will be a “core focus” for the Care Quality Commission’s ratings of integrated care systems, health secretary Matt Hancock has indicated.
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NewsDigital health service provided care without CQC registration
A digital paediatric and maternity service which says it has ‘saved the life of a child’ operated for up to seven months without a Care Quality Commission registration, it has emerged.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: When safety warnings go unheeded
HSJ revealed in an investigation this week that serious concerns were raised by patients at a mental health hospital for children in the years before it was rated ‘inadequate’ by the national regulator in March 2021.
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NewsExclusive: NHS warned multiple times that imaging shortages may kill
Coroners have warned the NHS nearly a dozen times in recent years that a lack of imaging capacity could lead to more deaths, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsAlert over hospital air devices after 120 ‘never events’
NHS trusts are to be told to remove devices linked to more than 120 never events caused by ‘unconscious errors’.
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NewsNearly half of eye patients at Hancock’s local trust waiting more than a year
The East of England has been revealed as the worst-performing region for long ophthalmology waits, with almost half the waiting list at one acute trust already breaching the 52-week milestone.