All Patient safety articles – Page 187
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NewsSeven day consultant working 'will require more resources'
The introduction of seven-day consultant care will require more resources and changes to tariff as well as a major reconfiguration of services, medical leaders have claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeDevelop the right clinical supervision model
The importance of having strong clinical supervision for providers
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NewsDH awards audit contracts to HQIP
The Department of Health has chosen to entrust two audit contracts with The Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP).
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire surgery mistake is 'never event'
A surgeon began operating on the wrong part of a patient’s back during surgery at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, it has emerged.
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NewsScottish NHS incidents go public
Reports of serious incidents that occurred in Scottish hospitals have been made public for the first time.
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CommentLocal action can resolve concerns over doctors' behaviour
“Light touch” intervention can help manage concerns
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NewsCQC: Thousands of care home patients admitted unnecessarily
More than 14,000 older patients spent over a week in hospital before they died during 2011-12, analysis by the Care Quality Commission has found.
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NewsFrancis appoints health policy heavyweights to review recommendations
Robert Francis QC has appointed four independent experts to help him review the final recommendations of his report following the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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NewsPatients Association criticises care
A report giving examples of substandard care in hospitals and care homes is calling for changes to be made to the health service.
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HSJ Local
Warning after seriously ill patients attend minor injuries unit
A hospital trust has been forced to issue a plea to patients not to turn up at its minor injury unit with serious and life-threatening conditions.
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HSJ Local
CCG launches hard-hitting A&E campaign
A hard-hitting campaign has been launched across Nottingham to warn people of the consequences of turning up at Queen’s Medical Centre’s emergency department for non-emergency ailments.
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NewsCQC may fail to meet annual inspections targets
The Care Quality Commission has just over four months to complete more than half of its annual inspections and is considering informing the Department of Health it will not meet the target.
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NewsUPDATED: Basildon children's services slammed by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has raised “serious concerns” about children’s services at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, branding them “completely unacceptable”.
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Leicester Trust unveils £250m plan
The University Hospitals of Leicester has launched a £250m plan to upgrade its three hospital sites over the next five years in an effort to improve the quality and safety of care for patients.
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CommentStandards suffer when children's services are fragmented
Disparate children’s services need an urgent review
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HSJ Local
Mid Staffs recruits extra nurses
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has issued an appeal for registered nurses to join its staff.
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HSJ KnowledgeAntibiotic-resistant diseases are a potential crisis
A collective response is necessary to save lives
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Mandate proposes workforce changes to improve care
NHS managers, doctors and nurses can expect to be put under greater scrutiny over the next two years in order to ensure better and safer care for patients.
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HSJ Local
Concerns about consultant who delivered prime minister's baby date back more than 10 years
PERFORMANCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has launched a review of the care provided to women by the consultant who delivered prime minister David Cameron’s baby.