All Patient safety articles – Page 182
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NewsExclusive: Majority believe hospitals 'tolerate poor standards'
A majority of the public believe some hospitals have a “tolerance of poor standards”, according to respondents to a national survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsBerwick: I'm optimistic about the future of the NHS
A “better” NHS would involve redesign of service delivery but the answer is not in finding the “right number of agencies”, according to the man leading the government’s zero harm review.
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HSJ KnowledgeListening to patients is key to better care
Understanding the issues is essential to maintaining high standards
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News'Don't think you're different to Mid Staffs staff,' warns Berwick
NHS staff should not be confident they would have acted differently to their counterparts at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the man leading the government’s post Francis review of patient safety has warned.
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NewsMid Staffs placed in special administration
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon.
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CommentHow Gandhi's words speak volumes to the NHS today
What can the NHS learn from Mahatma Gandhi’s key principles?
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NewsRoyal College voices concerns over UK paediatric services
Hospital care for sick children at weekends and in evenings needs to be better organised to ensure senior staff are available when needed, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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SupplementsUnplugging the clinical letter bottleneck
Trusts racing to speed up clinical letters face an often tortuous process
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HSJ KnowledgeInquiries alone will not tackle failures of care
Why they are not enough to address systemic failings in the NHS
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NewsKeogh defends Leeds stoppage as heart surgery cleared to resume
Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was halted because of poor data showing unusually high death rates which were submitted by the hospital itself, the medical director of NHS England has said.
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HSJ Local
Lincolnshire hospitals hit by high demand
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is experiencing a high demand for beds and services.
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NewsInvestigation raises questions over UK pathology services
Improvements are needed to the way pathology departments across the country are organised and quality assessed, a Royal College of Pathologists investigation has found.
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NewsCare Integration and Patient Safety Awards shortlists announced
Winners to be announced in London on 9 July
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HSJ Local
Pilgrim Hospital given all-clear after CQC investigation
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has met all 20 recommendations made by the Care Quality Commission following its 2011 investigation of the trust’s Pilgrim Hospital, according to a new report by the regulator.
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News
West Cumberland Hospital in manslaughter probe
A Cumbrian hospital is at the centre of a manslaughter investigation after a 40-year-old patient died while in its care.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow do we learn from patients’ poor experiences?
Nurturing the vital relationship at the heart of medicine
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HSJ KnowledgeSteve Field: the NHS constitution is a 'precious gift'
Board members must live the values of the constitution
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HSJ KnowledgeAre non-executives the conscience of the NHS?
Do roles need to be reimagined in the light of Mid Staffs?
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HSJ KnowledgeCCGs' role in the Keogh reviews
Reflections from one CCG on the lessons learned ahead of a the mortality rate review
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Blogs
Hunt, health and airlines – half right and half wrong?
We need a culture where staff feel empowered to act to mitigate risk and prevent avoidable harm without fear of recrimination and blame. It is time for a much more sophisticated debate, says Chris Hopson.