All Patient safety articles – Page 267
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HSJ Knowledge
Health and safety: new guidance for directors
Directors, governors, trustees and officers across the health sector now have a new template for their corporate and individual duties surrounding health and safety. David Sinclair explains the new guide, which from next April is likely to play a fundamental role in prosecutions for corporate manslaughter
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HSJ Knowledge
Reducing self-harm in acute psychiatric wards
Regularly checking on patients, raising the proportion of qualified nurses and organising more patient activity sessions can reduce self-harm and suicide attempts in psychiatric hospitals, according to one of the UK's largest research studies into self-harm on acute psychiatric wards
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News
Obesity linked to maternal deaths, report claims
Obesity is an increasing factor in the number of women dying in pregnancy and childbirth in the UK, according to a new report from the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health.
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Comment
Managers could face prosecution without infection control
Healthcare-associated infections are a serious problem in the NHS. It can only be a matter of time before a prosecution is brought against managers and clinicians at a hospital trust, says Andrew Jones
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News
New security website launched
The NHS security management service has launched a new Safe & Secure Health Facilities website. It aims to provide a single point of reference on information of interest to those with responsibility for NHS security matters. It is for members of staff such as local security management specialists, senior ...
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News
Maidstone non-executive directors warn of 'scapegoating'
Three non-executive directors who resigned from Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust are to write to non-executives around the country outlining their experience - and warning it could happen to others.
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News
Plan to detain poison victims called 'draconian'
Concerns have been raised over 'draconian' new powers to detain people for up to 28 days to prevent contamination or infection spreading through the population.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health: no-one wins in homicide blame game
Often inspired by media hysteria, inquiries into homicides by mentally ill people cost the NHS millions each year and produce little real change, says Christine Vize
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News
Bad PR will deter health service users, trusts told
Trust boards must address poor perceptions of the health service to justify a state-funded system, a senior Department of Health official has warned.
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News
PCT abandons emergency surgery site
A Lincolnshire hospital is to lose its emergency general surgery for good - nine months after it was suspended as a temporary measure.
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News
Johnson hands out £50m to deep clean NHS dirt
The government has given the NHS a £50m lump sum to kick-start its 'deep clean'.
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News
Most mental health service users face victimisation, report claims
The extent to which people with mental health problems are the victims of harassment, bullying and physical or sexual abuse in the community is revealed today in a report by charity Mind.
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News
Open window warning from HSE
The Health and Safety Executive has warned hospitals and care providers they have a duty to ensure the safety of their patients, especially from the dangers of open windows.
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Comment
David Peat on turning health policy into action
One of the eternal dilemmas for a chief executive is to translate the words of policy documents into meaningful action on the front line
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News
Infection control gets £54m boost in Scotland
The Scottish government is to spend £54m on tackling healthcare-associated infections over the next three years.The measures include establishing a national MRSA screening programme and monitoring hand hygiene compliance.
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HSJ Knowledge
Informed consent - can trusts ever meet the legal standard?
Despite clearer guidance on informed consent, trusts should take precautions to protect themselves from litigation in the event of misunderstandings. Frank Burns explains
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News
EU law opens safety loophole for foreign workers
A new European law could undermine patient safety by allowing foreign health professionals to work in the UK with minimal checks, clinical representatives have warned.
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Comment
Sophie Christie on the holy grail of NHS policy
NHS policy seems populated by some remarkably persistent ideas that pop up every decade or so
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News
Night-time trauma care gets damning verdict
Managers should improve job planning to limit a huge drop in the quality of trauma care at night.
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News
MP attacks SHA over pay-off to disgraced Maidstone chief
The government has come under renewed pressure over the Clostridium difficile outbreak at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust.