All Patient safety articles – Page 177
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HSJ Local
Hospital payout after leg amputation
PERFORMANCE: A 13 hour delay in treatment caused a former police officer to have to undergo an avoidable leg amputation it has emerged.
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NewsUpdated: CQC reveals details of services ratings plan
All acute providers will be given a rating by the Care Quality Commission before the end of 2015, under plans put out for consultation this week.
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HSJ Local
CCG explores dedicated phone line and email for GP complaints
PERFORMANCE: A telephone line and email account could be set up for GPs in Milton Keynes to raise concerns on behalf of their patients.
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NewsOpt-out doctors 'will be named'
Doctors who decide not to disclose details of their performance will be “named and shamed” by the government, it has emerged.
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NewsDoctors 'can opt out' of tables
Doctors will be given the opportunity to opt out of new league tables assessing their performance, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe case for increased nurse staffing levels
The cost and impact on patients of hiring more hospital nurses
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NewsRCS hails 'watershed' publication of surgeon performance data
Giving patients access to information about how well their surgeons perform is a “watershed” moment for surgery, leading doctors have said.
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NewsHundreds of Mid Staffs deaths examined by police
A review of deaths at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by Staffordshire Police has identified 200-300 cases in which alleged neglect may have contributed to the death.
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NewsGeneral practice safety reporting to be investigated
Low rates of reporting patient safety incidents in general practice are to be investigated by NHS England, the organisation’s director of patient safety has told HSJ.
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NewsUnsafe hospitals 'risking lives', says CQC figure
A non-executive director of the Care Quality Commission believes many NHS hospitals are still not safe, meaning patients’ lives are being put at risk.
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SupplementsOut of hours contracts: the case studies
The fatal 2008 mistake of a locum from Germany offers important lessons for CCGs
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News
Patient safety needs local measures says key adviser
Patient safety cannot be assured through a “one size fits all” approach but must be monitored through measures customised to local circumstances, a report by a leading member of the government’s post-Francis safety review group has concluded.
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HSJ Local
A&E plans to be developed following West Midlands 'crisis' letter
PERFORMANCE: Clinical commissioning groups and hospital trusts across the West Midlands are drawing up plans to manage peaks accident and emergency demand after clinical leads at 18 emergency departments said they could not guarantee safe patient care.
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NewsCQC Morecambe Bay probe due to be published within weeks
A probe into the role of the Care Quality Commission and its actions at the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust is due to be made public later this month, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: CQC Morecambe Bay probe handed to lawyers
An investigation into the Care Quality Commission’s involvement with the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust was due to be handed to the watchdog’s lawyers on Friday, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGPs 'unable to deliver safe care'
Family doctors are “unable” to deliver safe care due to time and resource limits, the chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners has warned.
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SupplementsWhy hand hygiene still needs a clean-up
Though many believe the issue of hand hygiene has been fixed, much work remains to be done
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SupplementsCatch me if you can − an HSJ/NHS Confederation supplement
Examining how to improve hand hygiene and the use of patient data in the NHS
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SupplementsWhy hand hygiene still needs a clean-up: the case studies
Two trusts explain how they have overturned the status quo to drive up levels of hand hygiene