All Patient safety articles – Page 198
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HSJ LocalPilgrim Hospital criticised on medicine management again
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has been criticised for the second time in less than a year for failing to meet essential standards on medicine management.
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NewsReview of cosmetic surgery launched
Plastic surgeons have welcomed the launch of a major review of cosmetic surgery following the PIP breast implant scandal.
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Junior doctors complain of 'bullying culture' at trust
An investigation has been carried out at a teaching hospital after junior doctors complained of a bullying culture and unsafe practices.
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NewsNew Legionnaires' outbreak confirmed
Samples from hot tub confirmed as strain legionella bacteria
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Comment
Readers' letters - 9 August 2012
A patient-centred service is a distant vision from Danny Boyle’s Olympic celebration
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NewsBed waiting times soar for A&E admissions
The number of patients waiting more than four hours in emergency departments for a bed to become available has rocketed in the past year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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CommentPeter Carter: CCGs need nurses’ talents
Nurses are ideally placed to provide a strategic focus on high-quality care
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HSJ KnowledgeRising to the QIPP challenge
Apprenticeships generate £16 in economic returns for every £1 of funding
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NewsCQC inspector disciplined over Winterbourne whistleblower failure
A Care Quality Commission inspector has been disciplined for mismanagement of concerns raised by a whistleblower about Winterbourne View Hospital, the regulator’s internal review of the handling of the case has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire Police call-off hunt for NHS whistleblower
WORKFORCE: Staffordshire Police has told HSJ no further action will be taken in the hunt for an NHS whistleblower who leaked information about a doctor accused of negligence.
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NewsWinterbourne View commissioners under fire
“Out of sight, out of mind” commissioning contributed to the abuse of patients at Winterbourne View Hospital going unchecked for more than four years, a serious case review has found.
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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 KnowledgeCombating mortality rates
A casenote review of how one trust chose to explore the root of its high mortality rate
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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 KnowledgeStop moving patients to tears
Patients can become upset and treatment jeopardised when continuity is broken
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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.