All Patient safety articles – Page 115
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals told to cease 'unacceptable' A&E rules
NHS Improvement has told trusts to stop “unacceptable rules” which have delayed ambulances at emergency departments Regulator says tackling delays is a “top priority” for patient safety, and reveals it is developing national support NHS Improvement directors will scrutinise all long-wait ambulance turnarounds NHS Improvement has warned acute ...
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust boss: Senior team turnover to blame for quality failings
New trust chair says turnover in its executive team is the main cause of patient safety failings Senior team instability is the biggest factor to blame for high profile care quality failings at a Midlands acute trust, its chair has told HSJ.
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NewsNegligence fee cap could deny families representation, DH admits
DH impact assessment says lawyers may be “less willing” to take on expensive cases Independent review warns of impact on patient safety if less negligence is identified QC warns changes could leave families without representation at inquests Some families might be denied legal representation for clinical negligence claims ...
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HSJ LocalWider failings revealed at hospital where patients died on trolleys
CQC warning letter to severely challenged trust Says board could not rely on patient safety risk information Patients missed medication doses Others cared for by untrained staff A hospital trust where several patients died on trolleys amid intense emergency pressure last month has serious failings in governance and ...
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HSJ PartnersHow going with the flow led to a better patient journey
A new £60m hospital building was the catalyst for an improved patient flow system, transforming the public’s experience of Morriston Hospital in Swansea
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NewsTroubled trust given two month deadline to fix safety concerns
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust served with warning notice by CQC Trust has until 10 March to address patient safety concerns CQC raises concerns over trust’s A&E waits and staffing A troubled West Midlands acute trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it has two months ...
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NewsNew taskforce to 'challenge' weak STP proposals
Joint NHS taskforce set up to challenge weak STP workforce plans NHS Improvement nursing director says staffing is the “weakest” element of the STPs Ruth May warns of divergence between operational plans and STP forecasts A new taskforce will challenge weak workforce proposals in sustainability and transformation plans, ...
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NewsChief nurse says she will 'step up efforts' to increase staffing
NHS Improvement identified a similar decline in nurse staffing found by HSJ investigation Ruth May says more needs to be done to increase nurse numbers Practice of one upping “poses a significant risk” to patients, she says NHS Improvement was aware of a significant decline in nurse staffing ...
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NewsHunt receives immediate reports into child deaths in mental health units
Jeremy Hunt now receives immediate reports of any death in a children’s mental health inpatient unit, a health minister has revealed
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: The signal and the noise
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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NewsSir Mike Richards announces retirement
The chief inspector for hospitals Professor Sir Mike Richards has announced his intention to retire this year.
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NewsPatient Safety Awards: last chance to enter
The deadline to enter the Patient Safety Awards has been extended to 9am on 30 January. The awards recognise and reward outstanding practice in the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.
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HSJ LocalHospital under 'enhanced monitoring' over safety concerns
The obstetrics and gynaecology department of a major London hospital has been placed on “enhanced monitoring” status by the General Medical Council and Health Education England after concerns about safety.
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NewsHoma, Durkin and May head up Patient Safety Awards judges
The national director of patient safety Mike Durkin, prominent patient safety campaigners and leading trust chief executives have been confirmed as judges for this year’s Patient Safety Awards.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: London - winning on A&E?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsNurses reveal strain of working on understaffed wards
Patients have been left waiting for medications, unwashed or had vital observations delayed because hospital wards do not have enough nurses, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRevealed: The hospitals with the worst nurse staffing
Analysis suggests majority of acute hospitals are struggling to meet their own plans for nurse staffing Data shows trusts employing more healthcare assistants than planned Expert warns there is a risk of “false reassurance” on safety Decline in achieving staffing plans comes despite increases in employed nurses and tougher ...
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NewsPressure on NHS 'toughest I have ever seen', says NHSI director
Trusts need support to recruit and retain staff, says NHS Improvement nursing director Nursing directors say they plan more overseas recruitment this year Some trusts may have harder to achieve staffing plans compared with others One of England’s most senior nurses has said the pressures facing the health ...
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CommentFour ways in which the NHS can learn from others
Narinder Kapur specifies how learning from others can be best put into practice in the NHS
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to axe fifth of its community nursing team
Homerton University Hospital Trust is set to cut 20 per cent of its community nurses following CCG budget reductions Funding will be lost as early as March, trust papers reveal Experts call the move “logically unsustainable” and a potential risk to the quality of care An east London ...