All Patient safety articles – Page 192
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NewsLeeds trust ordered to pay £1.2m over tumour
A woman who says she feels like a freak because of the effect on her growth of an undiagnosed tumour has won £1.3m damages after bringing proceedings against Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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HSJ KnowledgeStop moving patients to tears
Patients can become upset and treatment jeopardised when continuity is broken
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NewsConsultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeCombating mortality rates
A casenote review of how one trust chose to explore the root of its high mortality rate
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HSJ Local
New medical director at Mid Staffs
WORKFORCE: Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has officially welcomed its new medical director Robert Courteney-Harris who took over his new role today (Wednesday).
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NewsChildren's ward 'fully staffed again'
A children’s ward that did not admit patients for three weeks because of a staff shortage has returned to full service.
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Caution urged on referrals to private centre
A local medical committee has taken the unprecedented step of warning local GPs to consider whether an independent treatment centre is the right choice for their patients.
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NewsAlder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has told HSJ it recognises consultant surgeon Edwin Jesudason as a whistleblower.
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NewsCQC warns reform could hamper safeguarding
Advances in safeguarding patients that came out of the Shipman inquiry must not be lost amid NHS reforms, says a report on the management of controlled drugs.
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HSJ Local
Troubled mental health trust had 'centralist' culture
Mental health trust Avon and Wiltshire Partnership should put its foundation trust application on hold while it deals with its “centralist, top down and target driven” culture, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsNew HealthWatch England chair announced
Anna Bradley, chair of the General Optical Council, is to chair HealthWatch England, it was confirmed today.
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NewsHigh Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'
A High Court injunction has been issued to prevent Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust from staging a meeting which could have led to the dismissal of a paediatric surgeon who had raised concerns about safety.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhistleblowing: the way ahead
Strong leaders are essential if future whistleblowers are to prevent harm
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NewsTrust chiefs fear regulators would not spot scandal
Nearly half of hospital chief executives believe regulators and the NHS governance system would miss a Mid Staffordshire-style care scandal if it occurred today.
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News'Significant deficiencies' in emergency surgical care at trust
“Significant deficiencies” have been found in the emergency surgical care offered by a trust that is part of a regional trauma network.
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HSJ KnowledgePeople power: how to make better use of patient experience
It is the commitment of leaders, not the use of surveys, that will properly harness the power of patient experience, argue Seraphim J. Rose Patel and colleagues.
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NewsMid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.
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NewsJunior doctors raising patient safety fears
One in 20 junior doctors is concerned about patient safety at the place where they train, it has emerged.