All Patient safety articles – Page 4
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NewsFailing private service faces NHS takeover
A leading NHS provider is considering taking over the running of services at a private hospital at the centre of a police probe.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Shadow AI
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalEx-civil servant made trust CEO
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Nicola Ayton as its new permanent chief executive, the provider has announced.
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NewsTrusts see surge in AI-generated complaints
Trusts’ complaints teams are facing a wave of AI-generated complaints letters which can run to dozens of pages, deploying inaccurate legal arguments and containing hallucinated information, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust criticised over child death
The care of a five-year-old boy who died at a specialist hospital “did not meet the standards expected”, an external review has said.
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NewsTrusts ‘really poor’ at IT rollouts, Mackey warns
The rollout of IT systems has created a “degree of turmoil” until recently, the chief executive of NHS England has admitted.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Maternity safety stays in the spotlight
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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CommentMental health reform is becoming urgent
Demand for mental health support is rising, particularly among young people. The next phase of NHS reform must prioritise prevention, early intervention and services that are accessible when people need them
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Wellness, or else
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ella Devereux. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsTrust wasted £15m restoring unusable incinerator
“Systemic governance failures” lay behind a hospital trust wasting £15m restoring an incinerator which rapidly went out of use, a review has found.
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CommentPatient power payments risk driving defensive medicine in the NHS
Giving patients greater influence over provider payment could improve accountability, but clinicians warn it may encourage defensive practice and place further strain on NHS services
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NewsExclusive: NHSE home birth proposals spark major safety fears
NHS England is considering allowing midwives to “withdraw” services from women deemed to be giving birth at home against professional advice, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospital launches review of stillbirths
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny is launching a review of all stillbirths last year, it has confirmed to HSJ.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Streeting’s abominables
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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CommentBoards should not rely on assurance reports when assessing cyber risk
The people who prepare the NHS England assurance reports dealing with risks such as cyber attacks are good at their jobs. Unfortunately, that is the problem
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Women’s health ambitions and mental health realities reveal an NHS under pressure
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsTrust loses ‘outstanding’ rating
A trust’s leadership has been downgraded from an “outstanding” rating to “requires improvement” by the care watchdog, which cited poor management practices, “pockets of poor culture” and bullying.
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CommentManagers can prevent another contaminated blood scandal
On the eve of a national memorial, NHS leaders must confront preventable transfusion harm, embed safer practice, and deliver change
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CommentStrengthening the patient voice after Healthwatch
Removing Healthwatch threatens a decade of progress, leaving patient voice searching for structure, influence and meaningful impact
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Expert BriefingImPatient: How patients risk getting left behind when tech moves fast
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.