All Patient safety articles – Page 32
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why the Saj wants ‘reform’ – but the NHS is angry about it
The health service is clearly in a jam in the wake of covid – so why have Sajid Javid’s plans for ‘a year of reform’ antagonised some managers, GPs and other staff?
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NewsFormer trust CEO and medical director face misconduct charges over surgery scandal
The former chief executive and medical director of a major NHS trust are facing misconduct charges over an alleged failure to protect breast patients from disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
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NewsCare increasingly disrupted by building failures as NHS repair bill grows
Patient care is being disrupted by increasing numbers of infrastructure failures amid a continued rise in the cost of fixing outdated and potentially dangerous parts of the NHS estate, new figures show.
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NewsTrusts failing to report ‘concerning’ numbers of hospital-acquired covid cases
Some acute trusts have failed to report large numbers of hospital-acquired covid infections as patient safety incidents, despite NHS England describing this as ‘fundamental’.
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NewsTrusts receive half of funding for ‘essential’ maternity improvements
Trusts have so far received just over half of the £102m they said was needed for ‘immediate and essential’ improvements in maternity services.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Inequality kills: Why £2.3bn is not enough to rescue mental health
Health inequalities for those with a mental illness, learning disability or autism have existed for decades and the pandemic has made them even worse.
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CommentWhy some people on elective waiting lists may never reach the front of the queue
If we don’t keep up with demand, some patients may never reach the front of the queue
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Another winter nightmare?
On the podcast this week, we look ahead to winter and ask whether NHS England’s 10-point accident and emergency action plan could prevent a crisis.
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CommentThe true cost of cancer nursing shortages
When the pandemic hit, an already short-staffed cancer workforce was depleted even further. The nursing workforce are struggling to cope with high vacancy rates and extreme workload pressures. By Steven McIntosh
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NewsSocial distancing and covid testing relaxed to ‘help hospitals treat patients more quickly’
Covid infection control rules for health services have been relaxed in what national officials say will help the service ‘treat more patients more quickly’.
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NewsPublic satisfaction with A&E plummeting, suggests new research
Patient satisfaction levels in emergency departments have collapsed across England, according to new research.
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NewsTrusts struggle with growing backlog of uninvestigated incidents
The backlog of serious clinical incidents that need investigating is building up throughout the NHS, due to the impact of coronavirus and emergency service pressures.
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NewsTrust taken out of special measures after four years
Isle of Wight Trust has been moved out of special measures and rated “good” by regulators, four years after it was declared “inadequate”.
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NewsHospitals consider ‘risky’ dilution of ICU nursing ratios
NHS trusts in London are looking to dilute their intensive care nurse-to-patient ratios due to workforce shortages, according to a leading critical care nurse.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Why NHS services are collapsing
On this week’s podcast, we discuss the knock-on impact covid has had on staffing and services, after medical consultants at a major acute trust warned its leadership that specialist staff shortages are causing services to become unsafe.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust forced to restrict chemotherapy amid staff shortages
A major acute trust in the East Midlands has been forced to restrict how much chemotherapy it is able to offer due to staff shortages.
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NewsICS leaders must have courage to put quality first, says CQC chief inspector
The Care Quality Commission’s outgoing chief inspector of hospitals has called on integrated care system leaders to be ‘courageous’ in putting quality first.
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NewsWatchdog warns its powers will be weakened by Health and Care Bill reforms
The health service ombudsman has warned he will ‘be in no position to investigate’ the behaviour of another watchdog under the government’s health service reforms.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Devastated’ doctors warn trust CEO of ‘extremely unsafe situation’
Consultants at a major tertiary centre have written to their chief executive, warning services are in ‘an extremely unsafe situation’ and calling for elective work to be diverted elsewhere.
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News‘Frightened’ complaints handlers feel like ‘underclass’ of NHS
NHS complaints handlers are ‘frightened’ to raise concerns to trust leaders and feel like they are treated as the ‘underclass’ of the health service, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has said.