All Patient safety articles – Page 2
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NewsNHS cyber security boss steps down
NHS England’s head of cyber security is leaving after a challenging period for the sector.
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CommentTackling race inequality in maternity care
The UK faces stark racial maternity inequalities; new initiatives, better data, and anti-racism efforts aim to improve safety and access
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NewsTrust accused of ‘union busting’ in dispute with nurses
A trust has been accused of “union busting” in a prolonged row over controversial plans to “fire and rehire” nurses in the intensive care unit at one of its hospitals.
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CommentUnder-pressure boards abandon curiosity for grip at their peril
When under strain, boards signal what truly matters, and those signals decide whether learning thrives, stalls, or disappears when needed most
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: New data spotlights uncomfortable truth but is not enough by itself
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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CommentThe NHS’s digital accountability gap
NHS England’s digital drive risks hollowing accountability: outsourcing and AI can expand assurance capacity, but cannot absorb clinical risk, reputational exposure or the state’s ultimate responsibility
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CommentContinuity of care and improved access are not mutually exclusive
Continuity of care reduces mortality and hospital use, yet has fallen sharply in the UK. Restoring it could improve both outcomes and access
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CommentNHS care should be more personal as well as personalised
The NHS has long promised person-centred care, but the latest evidence suggests delivery still falls short of intent
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NewsRevealed: The trusts with ‘unacceptable’ outcomes for Black and low-income women
The trusts where Black women and those from the most deprived communities are facing “unacceptable” disparities in outcomes against a range of maternal care metrics have been identified in a new NHS England dashboard.
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CommentFor neighbourhood care to work, we need a shared data infrastructure
An East London initiative offers a practical blueprint for how the NHS can deliver the preventive, neighbourhood-based care set out in its 10-Year Health Plan
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CommentThe risks that plans for an NHS Online hospital are ignoring
The proposed NHS Online hospital risks confusing speed with safety, embedding remote-first care in areas where clinical adequacy depends on physical examination, and losing clear accountability
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NewsLong A&E waits worst on record
Long A&E waits last month hit their highest level since public records began, as NHS England warns it’s battling its “busiest winter on record”.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: From having a voice to being put on mute
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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CommentSlow NHS decision-making makes it vulnerable to cyber attacks
When time-critical risks escalate, NHS governance that treats delay as neutral can unintentionally amplify harm and undermine patient safety
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CommentBeware: Reassurance is not assurance
When confidence in NHS service models wobbles, senior oversight can reassure – but without explicit governance, it may fall short of providing real assurance
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CommentBlaming individuals for care failures is sometimes the right response
The Great Ormond Street scandal exposes a growing imbalance in NHS patient safety policy. In moving away from blame, the system has also lost sight of individual competence, leadership responsibility, and the non-negotiables needed to prevent serious harm
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Jeremy Hunt’s sobering realisation about bureaucracy and box ticking
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsTrust bosses clash over ‘car park care’
Ambulance service leaders have clashed with a large hospital trust for putting “pressure” on its crews to deliver “car park care” while patients wait to be admitted.
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NewsTrust to review claims of multiple cases of patient harm by surgeon
A trust is investigating the work of one of its former consultants amid claims the cases of “significantly more than 50 patients” he treated at its main site and a local private hospital should be reviewed for potential harm, HSJ has learned.
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CommentYou have until Monday to help influence the NHS's use of AI
NHS leaders are being asked to help shape how AI tools are tested, deployed and governed as the MHRA’s national commission seeks to balance innovation with patient safety