All Patient safety articles – Page 209
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NewsStepping Hill nurse 'made a scapegoat' by police
A nurse who spent more than six weeks in custody was made a “scapegoat” when police “jumped the gun” as she was charged with contaminating saline, her lawyer has said.
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News'Misleading' cancer screening programme under fire
The NHS breast cancer screening programme “misinforms” women and fails to disclose the harms of over-diagnosis, researchers have claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnsuring the correct provision of mental health services for children
The change in legal requirements for health organisations providing mental health treatment to children means trusts and providers need to ensure they are meeting all statutory duties, write Rebecca Fitzpatrick and Andrew Keefe.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe right mix: why workforce planning and rostering has an impact on quality of care
The significant role nurse managers play in the deployment of staff and the need for robust education and development of approaches to this aspect of their role has consequences for the delivery of effective and high quality care, say Mary Cumming and colleagues.
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NewsMental health care of patient who killed four family members criticised
A mental health patient who killed four members of his family received a level of care with ‘a number of shortcomings’, a review has found.
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NewsCancer drug access unequal across UK
A clear divide in the number of patients approved to access cancer drugs has appeared between England, Scotland and Wales, campaigners say.
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NewsOnline patient-doctor consultations encouraged by Keogh
Doctors will be able to hold patient consultations using online technologies as part of plans to revolutionise the delivery of health services, the medical director of the NHS has said.
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HSJ Local
Legionnaires' death sparks hospital investigation
PERFORMANCE: A multi-agency investigation will be carried out into an Essex hospital after a patient with Legionnaires’ disease died.
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HSJ Local
US executive flies in to fix LAS software
PERFORMANCE: The vice president of the US firm providing new software for London Ambulance Service has flown in to lead the second attempt to make it live amid fears it will not be in place before the Olympics.
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NewsFTs will be compelled to report complaints by DH
Rules will be tightened to force foundation trusts to pass on patients’ complaints to the government, the Department of Health has revealed to HSJ.
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CommentMedia Watch: malnutrition nourishes the Mail
A mixed bag of health media coverage this week from the nationals, with the Daily Mail especially prolific.
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Comment‘Inert’ or improving: the state of medical regulation
Alan Maynard argues the GMC’s ‘feeble’ regulation of doctors does little to benefit the NHS, but chief executive Niall Dickson says a new approach will protect patients.
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NewsNHS patients will wait longer under reform - Unison
The number of private patients that hospitals can treat will spiral and push those on the NHS to the bottom of waiting lists under the government’s health reforms, a public sector union has claimed.
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NewsC difficile deaths on the decline
The number of C difficile deaths in England and Wales fell last year after hospitals took steps to cut instances of so-called “superbug” infections.
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NewsChronic illness link with suicide revealed
At least one person with a chronic or terminal illness decides to commit suicide every day, new research has indicated.
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NewsInfections rise forces hospital to close to new patients
A hospital has been closed to new patients following a rise in the number of cases of the C difficile bug.
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NewsLess than a third of patients asked about diet
Less than a third of patients have been asked about their diet and weight during a stay in hospital and less than a quarter have been given a choice of what they would like to eat, according to new research.
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News'No evidence' that trainee doctors impact patient safety
There is “absolutely no evidence” that patient safety is compromised when trainee doctors replace more experienced staff in August, according to the Scottish government.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
Despite malnutrition being linked with high costs and poor outcomes, there is a danger that good nutritional care as a priority is getting lost. Mike Stroud looks at how hospitals can do better.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe benefits the 'Productive Ward' can deliver to patients, staff and organisations
The Productive Ward - a programme designed to help nurses and therapists spend more time on patient care - can improve safety, reliability and efficiency on hospital wards, as University Hospitals of Leicester Trust discovered when it implemented a medicines module. Dominick Tompkins explains.