All Patient safety articles – Page 270
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Media Watch: Rose Gibb special
There's nothing the media likes more than an easy target and this week's was Rose Gibb, formerly chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, aka 'the dirtiest hospital in England'.
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Health check: trusts miss hygiene goals
Trusts have failed to hit targets for reducing MRSA and many are not meeting basic standards for hygiene and cleanliness.
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Former Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells chair was 'hung out to dry'
The chair of the hospital trust at the centre of an infection control scandal has attacked centralised control of the NHS as he stepped down.
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MRSA target has built-in 'wiggle room'
The government has given trusts some 'wiggle room' to maintain the new MRSA public service agreement beyond the target date of 2008.
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One in four hospital trusts not hitting infection control targets
A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failingto meet new standards on infection control, according the Healthcare Commission's annual health check.Forty-four trusts were not complying with one or all aspects of the hygiene code, standards seen as key after the recent deaths from hospital infections.
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Safety studies must consider cost
Stephen Thornton's acerbic response in HSJ in September to my concerns about the patient safety industry engenders even greater concerns about this policy area, writes Alan Maynard
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Stephen Ramsden on doctors leading patient safety
Doctors' involvement in a hospital's patient safety drive is bringing about transformation, says Stephen Ramsden
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Infection control: we are here for the patients, not targets
The Healthcare Commission's damning investigation into outbreaks of Clostridium difficile at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust drives home the message of its report last week on the lack of engagement of some acute trust boards with what is happening on their wards.
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Healthcare Commission lists a catalogue of failings in handling of C difficile outbreaks
A Kent trust has been slated by the Healthcare Commission for failing to protect patients against infection.
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BMA dubious about screening every patient
The British Medical Association has called for 'hard data' on the effectiveness of screening all hospital admissions for MRSA.
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C difficile outbreaks a 'scandal', says Johnson
Health secretary Alan Johnson said he was shocked by the findings of the report into Clostridium difficile outbreaks at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, which he called 'a scandal'.
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Winner Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS TrustFacing the Challenge - Healthcare Acquired InfectionsThe dramatic improvements seen at a trust that once had some of the worst MRSA bacteraemia reduction figures in the country is ultimately the result of one overarching theme - making infection prevention rather than infection control the ...
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More midwives needed to ensure safety
More midwives and obstetricians are needed to ensure safe care is provided for women in labour and their babies, says a report published today.Safer Childbirth: minimum standards for the organisation and delivery of care in labour also recommends the need for access to senior staff to provide advice and support ...
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Hygiene: staff won't follow where they are not led
After the years of media scrutiny, policy statements, regulations, inspections and public outcry - not to mention the avoidable deaths and illnesses - it is hard to comprehend why many acute trust boards are failing to make hygiene standards a priority.
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Maternity death rates worsening for poorer mums
Maternity mortality rates have increased, the maternity services czar has revealed.
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Healthcare Commission finds hygiene code is 'not hitting the headlines' in acute trusts
Acute trust boards are not taking enough responsibility for controlling infection in their hospitals, the healthcare watchdog has warned.Spot checks on 43 hospitals by the Healthcare Commission have revealed concerns that boards are not regularly discussing opportunities for improvement or ensuring infection control data is analysed effectively.
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Infection control: middle of a chain reaction
By making the most of partnership working, new technologies and ongoing vigilance, Plymouth Hospitals trust was able to make great strides in the fight against infection
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Andrew Castle on innovation in obstetrics
A dip into the history of obstetrics shows how inventiveness is one of its trademarks, says Andrew Castle
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'Search and destroy' infections, says Lansley
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has called for a 'search and destroy' tactic to be used against hospital infections.He said: 'Discussions with the Centre for Hospital-Acquired Infections in Nottingham suggest that it will require a six-year programme to bring the levels of MRSA down in line with Holland and Denmark.
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Michael White on this year's Labour conference
I filed this column, from Labour's Bournemouth conference, a little later than usual this week. Gordon Brown had brought the annual leader's speech forward by 24 hours (he is in such a hurry, that man) and I wanted to catch what he had to say.