All Patient safety articles – Page 120
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NewsDrive to cut litigation costs may be extended 'throughout the NHS'
Health secretary says aim of maternity plans is to improve learning and reduce incidents of harm New “safe space” legislation to protect clinicians will not prevent families receiving information, says Jeremy Hunt Safe space will not stop action being taken against people where there are risks to patients or ...
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LeaderHunt's vision seeks to change the NHS 'forever'
Whatever your view of Jeremy Hunt there can be no questioning his stamina. The health secretary, who has already passed his fourth anniversary, shows no sign of running out of enthusiasm or ideas despite a bruising 18 months.
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NewsHunt: Trusts to be told how to do better investigations
Health secretary says problems around poor investigations seen at Southern Health likely to exist across the NHS Jeremy Hunt reveals plan to issue new guidance to trusts on how to carry out effective investigations NHS complaints system is “unfinished business” Jeremy Hunt has said “we are kidding ourselves” ...
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NewsReforms after Winterbourne View scandal hit by NHS funding inertia
The NHS’s failure to sufficiently fund the care costs of people with learning disabilities who are being transferred from long term health service placements has resulted in major overspends for many councils.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust apologises over killings linked to patients
A mental health trust has apologised to families after a critical review of 10 killings found that it underestimated the risks posed by some of its patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership Q&A: Doncaster and Bassetlaw FT
Mike Pinkerton explains how the new chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust will help the organisation become fully financially sustainable
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HSJ KnowledgeThe rise of the connected patient
Smart analytics can play a significant role in healthcare of the future – so how do we make them work?
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NewsTrusts offered incentives to improve maternity safety
Insurance premiums to be linked to maternity service performance Up to £40,000 available for each trust for maternity training Trusts will be asked to commit to steps to improve safety Trusts that demonstrate better outcomes in maternity care will be rewarded with reductions in the premiums they pay ...
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NewsHospital director denies 'impropriety' over 'irregular' payoff deal
The trust director who agreed an unusual and “very irregular” exit deal for a senior midwife at the centre of a care scandal has denied any “impropriety”.
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NewsHunt aims to 'dismantle' maternity litigation culture
Health secretary to announce voluntary compensation scheme to “dismantle” litigation culture Families to be offered independent investigations and new support under scheme Actions include new investment to help halve rates of neonatal death, stillbirth, maternal death and brain injuries by 2030 Families who suffer harm after failings in ...
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NewsRoyal college issues new 'threatening statement' to hospital trust
Royal College of Midwives says it is considering taking action after exit deal revealed RCM accused of making “threatening statement” against the trust Former Morecambe Bay chair Sir David Henshaw says he had no knowledge of deal The Royal College of Midwives has today suggested it could take ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer?
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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NewsTrust chief threatened with injunction by royal college
Royal College of Midwives threatened to injunct University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust Midwife Jeanette Parkinson was a union official for the RCM and received an “irregular” exit payment in 2012 Trust chief executive Jackie Daniel: “My judgement was clear about doing the right thing” The Royal College ...
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NewsExclusive: 'Irregular' payoff deal revealed at scandal hit trust
Internal review at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay uncovers unusual exit payment deal Jeanette Parkinson, a senior midwife involved in the care failings at the trust, left it after the deal in spring 2012 It appeared to include a significant overpayment and a commitment by the trust not to ...
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NewsExclusive: Lack of mental health crisis beds a 'national scandal'
Mental Health Network calls shortage of acute beds for crisis care a “national scandal” Report, shared exclusively with HSJ, claims ringfenced cash for mental health is not reaching frontline services MHN chair Bev Humphrey says crisis care is at “tipping point” and should be prominent in STPs Mental ...
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NewsWhistleblower guardian will 'not be an investigation body'
National guardian for the freedom to speak up says her office will “not be an investigation body” Henrietta Hughes started as national guardian last week Dr Hughes says she has raised concerns twice in her career, and says it should be part of NHS “business as usual” The ...
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NewsNHS England accused of 'abuse of public money' over legal appeal
NHS England to appeal High Court judgment requiring it to prescribe a drug to teenager with narcolepsy Patient is soon to turn 18 and has already been told her local CCG will fund the drug from then Father says appeal is “ridiculous” and “abuse of public money” NHS England ...
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HSJ LocalStafford hospital children's emergency services to be reviewed
Royal college to review children’s emergency service at Stafford hospital after safety fears led to suspension Trust has opened new minor injuries unit to treat children but those with severe illnesses will be transferred Report to be published next year after trust visit and analysis of data A ...
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NewsNICE criticised for 'missed opportunity' with PTSD guidance
NICE has rejected considering postpartum PTSD as a specific category in forthcoming review Birth Trauma Association and RCGP say this is a “missed opportunity” BTA says postpartum PTSD affects 10,000 new mothers a year Mothers who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder after giving birth will not be specifically considered ...
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NewsFinal interviews for top regulator job next month
Adverts for new ombudsman posted in national press and online Dame Julie Mellor has appointed Amanda Campbell as new PHSO chief executive Final panel interviews for successor to take place at end of November The search to replace Dame Julie Mellor as the parliamentary and health service ombudsman ...