All Patient safety articles – Page 190
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NewsNurses 'warned children about Savile'
Nurses advised young patients to “pretend to be asleep” when Sir Jimmy Savile was visiting their hospital, it has been claimed.
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NewsNew acute care guidance launched
Acutely ill hospital patients should have access to consultant doctors for at least 12 hours a day, seven days a week to reduce the number of hospital deaths which occur out of hours, leading physicians have said.
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CommentIrresponsible, or a breath of fresh air?
Asda is making it easier to get a blue inhaler by cutting out the GP
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NewsMonitor and CQC take joint action at Sherwood Forest
Monitor has asked the Care Quality Commission to carry out a “deep dive” probe of patient care at the troubled Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust following the resignation of chair Tracey Doucet.
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NewsBMA calls for review of whistleblowing laws
The head of the British Medical Association has told HSJ he will push for a review of whistleblowing legislation.
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HSJ Local
Aintree appeals against third recorded MRSA case
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust currently has three recorded cases of MRSA for 2012-13, against an annual target of no more than two, commissioner board papers report.
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NewsWard rounds being neglected - RCP/RCN
Short term gains from reducing ward rounds are outweighed by the improvements they bring to patient safety and timely discharge, according to clinical leaders.
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NewsGas technique used to kill hospital bug
Scientists have invented a new way to destroy a bacterium which killed four babies in hospitals in Northern Ireland.
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HSJ KnowledgeDo you play it safe?
Leaders can influence their organisations to help create a robust safety culture
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NewsManchester’s major shake-up revealed
HSJ can reveal details of a major review of healthcare across Greater Manchester which makes the clinical case for a radical redesign of services. It is believed this could prompt some leaders to argue for the removal of acute surgery from four hospitals.
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NewsEmergency medicine in 'crisis'
The Department of Health is to seek reassurances on medical staffing levels in emergency departments amid claims the specialty is in a recruitment and retention “crisis”.
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Trusts 'fail on patient openness'
The families of patients who are victim of a “serious incident” at an NHS organisation may be waiting for a year before they are given any explanation, researchers found.
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NewsWolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Staff fears prompt nursing investment by FT
WORKFORCE: A Midlands hospital trust has announced plans to recruit dozens more nurses after staff voiced fears over ward shortages.
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HSJ Local
Wye Valley reduces minor injuries units opening hours
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust is to reduce the hours of its two minor injuries units from 24 to nine hours a day to protect the safety of patients and staff working alone.
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HSJ Local
Two babies die of rare infection at Staffordshire trust
Two premature babies have died after an outbreak of a rare infection in the neonatal intensive care unit at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire.
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HSJ Local
Two never events at Hampshire Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust reported two never events relating to surgical procedures in the first quarter of 2012-13.
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NewsDoctor revalidation set to begin by December
The revalidation of doctors should begin by December this year, the General Medical Council will inform the health secretary tomorrow.
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