All Patient safety articles – Page 172
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NewsInfection fears after baby death
Health officials cannot rule out that other babies might have been infected by the nutritional food product which has been “strongly linked” to the death of one baby and the illness of 14 others.
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HSJ KnowledgeSenior staff cover means earlier discharges
Equal attention should be paid to evening cover as at weekends
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NewsHealth information agency chokes data flow
The government agency that distributes NHS data to external research bodies has choked the flow of information while it conducts a wide-ranging review, sparking “frustration” among the researchers and charities which rely on the data.
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CommentVideo: Experts discuss why they are taking part in HSJ's commission
They talk about HSJ’s landmark commission
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CommentVideo: The story of an elderly patient who never made it home
Why out of hospital services need to change
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SupplementsHSJ roundtable: An enhanced perspective on surgical recovery
Enhanced recovery programmes for surgery patients
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NewsNHS England seeks to drop safety, revalidation and tech roles
NHS England is seeking to give up some of its patient safety functions, medical revalidation and responsibility for technology, its new chief executive has indicated.
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NewsStevens on: Finance and health secretaries
Simon Stevens has indicated the NHS has early plans to meet about half of the looming £30bn gap; and has suggested greater transparency may be driving a trend toward “patient champion” health secretaries.
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HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: A complete rethink of how we deliver care means true integration
An integrated approach between health and social care, and the hospital sector is needed
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CommentCase study: The harsh reality and what should have happened to ensure the best care pathway
How an alternative pathway could have altered the results of care given to Mrs Andrews
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ commission scoping report: Pave the way for better elderly care
Landmark study sets out its aims
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Supplements'Lean' thinking at BMI Healthcare to continue improving
Striving for a culture that will benefit patients in high quality clinical outcomes and their experience
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SupplementsPseudonymised data can protect patient confidentiality
Sidestepping the controversial section 251 clauses
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SupplementsPatient records: The dataset with no name
Could pseudonymised data at source rescue care.data?
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NewsHunt: Safety and technology are key to surviving squeeze
The NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces during the next parliamentary term by adopting new technologies and making care safer, the health secretary has claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeSpending to save: The innovative response to the Francis report for the nursing workforce
How the focus on clinical practice is bringing about new ways of working at leading trusts
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CommentThe friends and family test works best if we forget about scores
Patient’s comments are far more important
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CommentCCGs must learn to 'co-commission' without conflict of interest
New plans mean greater CCG responsibility
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HSJ PartnersWhat the retail industry can teach NHS procurement strategy
Look for tips at the supermarket checkout