All Patient safety articles – Page 10
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NewsGap in crisis services risks future deaths
Only 10 integrated care boards have set up a mental health crisis text service, leaving a “gap” in service provision that could risk future deaths, a coroner has warned.
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NewsTrusts handed target to boost staff vaccination rate
NHS England has said low flu vaccination rates among NHS staff are “neither inevitable nor irreversible” and told trusts to significantly improve their uptake this winter.
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NewsMultiple patients harmed at ‘overly cautious’ trust
Multiple glaucoma patients were harmed at a trust that was “overly cautious” about surgical intervention and did not follow national care guidelines, a royal college review has found.
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NewsTrust warned over A&E and maternity failings
A major acute trust has been served warning notices to urgently improve its maternity and emergency care services after making “insufficient” progress.
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NewsTrust ‘missed opportunities’ in child’s death
The health service should carry out a national review of the use of paper-based records in children’s care, an independent investigation into a child’s death has said.
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NewsChildren’s heart unit in ‘very precarious state’
A surgeon at one of England’s largest teaching trusts has had their practice restricted following the deaths of two children, amid a “worrying and significant deterioration” in mortality rates for its children’s heart service.
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HSJ PartnersDelivering sustainable respiratory care for greener ICBs
Prioritising disease control and embracing sustainable inhaler innovations will be key to delivering a net zero NHS, writes Edward Piper, medical & scientific affairs director at AstraZeneca UK
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NewsBarring system could cover band 8 and 9 managers
A planned barring scheme for senior NHS managers could be extended to those working at band 8d and above, the government has said.
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NewsMackey ‘risking safety’ with tough line on strikes, says BMA
NHS England’s instruction not to cancel planned care during the upcoming resident doctors strike risks harming patient safety, the British Medical Association has warned.
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CommentTwo cheers for the 10-Year Health Plan's CVD ambitions
Preventing cardiovascular disease offers a major opportunity to improve health, reduce inequalities and strengthen the economy, but stronger action is needed
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Dash Review opens a crucial door
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Mackey vs the BMA
This week the HSJ team looks at the upcoming resident doctors’ strike, plus how satisfied the public is with primary care.
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NewsBehaviour of NHS leaders toward whistleblowers ‘shocking’, says Francis
NHS leaders continue to exhibit “shocking” behaviour when confronted with concerns raised by whisteblowers, according to Sir Robert Francis.
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NewsLate attendance 'driving trust’s high stillbirth rate'
Delays in seeking help among women from deprived communities or with poor English are a major contributor to high stillbirth rates, according to a review of a trust trying to reduce its deaths.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Out of sight, out of mind
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Spending too much on safety
This week Penny Dash’s long-awaited review into safety and quality put cost-effectiveness at the heart of implementing future recommendations from reviews and inquiries.
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NewsDHSC board will block unfunded safety recommendations
A “revamped, revitalised and reinforced” National Quality Board will decide what safety and quality recommendations the NHS will adopt, with an eye to their cost-effectiveness, the long-awaited Dash Review has said.
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NewsCSUs and swathe of patient watchdogs axed
Government is announcing the scrapping of several national patient watchdogs, commissioning support units, and 150 local Healthwatch organisations.
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HSJ Local‘Resentment’ uncovered in ‘inadequate’ children’s unit
Inspectors have branded a hospital’s paediatric services “inadequate” and warned of “resentment” among medical staff following a trust merger.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: NHS England’s hard line on AI
This week, we cover concerns about the safety of certain AI technology used in the NHS, as NHS England tries to exert order over a chaotic market.