All Patient safety articles – Page 223
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NewsHospitals urged to check suction equipment
Hospitals have been urged to check their suction equipment is working properly after more than 100 serious problems were recorded over a five-year period.
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NewsEarly death 'more likely in the North'
People living in the north of England are 20 per cent more likely to die prematurely than those in the South, research suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgePublic-private health services show bright promise in Spain
Bupa’s Spanish subsidiary’s example of public-private health services is arousing interest in the UK, says Daloni Carlisle.
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NewsPolice investigate asthma death outside hospital
An asthmatic student died after collapsing outside an A&E department while her friend was told to “call an ambulance”, it has emerged.
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NewsNHS treatment of elderly failing 'basic human needs' - ombudsman
NHS treatment of older people is “failing to meet even the most basic standards of care” in some areas, a report published today by the health service ombudsman has found.
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Two performance notices given to Mid Essex trust
PERFORMANCE: Mid Essex Hospital Services has two performance notices imposed on it by NHS Mid Essex.
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Royal Liverpool increases cleaning and inspection of stairwells after patient falls and dies
PERFORMANCE: The trust has undertaken an “extensive” investigation of its 59 sets of stairs, following the death of a patient who fell down a stairwell.
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On-call doctor investigated after Calderstones patient suffers Christmas day cardiac arrest
PERFORMANCE: The mental health foundation trust has launched an investigation into the actions of an on-call doctor after a patient in its Maplewood facility suffered cardiac arrest on Christmas day.
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Somerset Partnership FT seeks to address high level of ligature incidents
PERFORMANCE: Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust’s key commissioner NHS Somerset reported to its December board that the mental health provider experienced a significant surge in deliberate patient self harm using ligatures between the first and second quarters of 2010-11.
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NewsCancer death rates in Europe 'to fall'
The number of people dying of cancer throughout Europe will fall this year, experts have predicted.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare breaching falls CQUINs
FINANCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust breached its severe falls CQUIN targets in quarters two and three, resulting in a loss of income of £38,072 on both occasions.
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Sheffield FT apologises over nil by mouth death
PERFORMANCE: A hospital trust has apologised to a family under an out-of-court settlement, after a “nil by mouth” patient was wrongly given food and fluids, then developed pneumonia and died.
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News'Unsatisfactory' doctor competency regulation criticised
There are weaknesses in the current plans for regulating doctors to ensure they are fit to practise, MPs have said.
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NewsGroundbreaking radiotherapy equipment goes into service
A new radiotherapy device that could transform the way some cancer patients are treated will be used from today.
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NewsDischarge delays questioned after patient deaths
Concerns have been raised after it emerged 93 patients died in one health authority area while waiting to be discharged from hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning valuable lessons from clinical audits
Two clinical governance audits have highlighted the positive changes in Croydon’s mental health acute inpatient bed use over three years, tracking improvements from service redesign. Caron Gaw, Croydon borough’s former head of psychology and Lauren Redrup, a support time and recovery worker for South London and Maudsley, explain the audits’ ...
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NewsAmbulances refitted to transport larger patients
Ambulance fleets across the country are being revamped with wider stretchers and lifting gear to cope with the increasing number of obese patients, it has been reported.
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HSJ KnowledgeA patient’s perspective on the NHS
I am a big fan of the NHS. The central tenet of access to good healthcare based on clinical need as opposed to ability to pay has always seemed to me to be a core feature of a decent, civilised society.
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News£400m pledged for mental health services
The government is to channel an extra £400m into mental health provision in a bid to put it on an equal footing with physical health, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.
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NewsProsecute staff for neglect, say experts
NHS staff who neglect patients should be prosecuted in light of scandals such as Mid Staffordshire, experts said today.