All Patient safety articles – Page 51
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News
Ministers act after claims covid deaths of disabled and autistic people being 'ignored'
Deaths of those with learning disabilities and autism from covid-19 are to be analysed by Public Health England, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Trusts see surge in acutely ill patients
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Contact me in confidence.
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News
Mask guidance downgraded amid reports of failing stock
Public Health England has made new changes to its guidance on the use of face masks as “a pragmatic approach for times of severe shortage”.
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Government bans trusts from major PPE deals to stop them competing for scarce equipment
Trusts have been told to stop procuring their own personal protective equipment, ventilators, and a range of other products in high demand due to covid-19.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: The NHS shuffles its workforce pack for covid phase 2
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
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Severely ill eating disorder patients getting least support, says leading expert
Patients with the most severe eating disorders have received the least support during the covid-19 pandemic, a leading expert has warned.
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HSJ Local
CQC recommends ‘inadequate’ trust goes into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust be placed in special measures.
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A&E overcrowding ‘unconscionable’ as services restart
Major transformation is required to stop the return of “unacceptable and unconscionable” corridor waits and overcrowding in emergency departments as the NHS gears up to re-open services, a senior figure has warned.
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HSJ Interactive
Our NHS people, Ramadan and covid-19
Dr Habib Naqvi urges Muslim NHS staff to adapt usual religious and cultural practices during Ramadan and follow social distancing to save lives
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HSJ Partners
'We're connecting primary and secondary care to reduce hospital admissions'
To support primary care clinicians in triaging patients, Cinapsis connects them within seconds to consultants from their local NHS Trust, says Dr Owain Hughes.
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Covid vulnerable patient list balloons by 500,000
The number of patients asked to “shield” themselves from coronavirus is expected to reach two million by the end of the month, with GPs being “overwhelmed with requests”.
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Expert Briefing
Hints of return to the dark ages
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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News
Manufacturers not liable for faults in rush produced ventilators
NHS patients are being treated for covid-19 with ventilators for which the government has accepted legal liability from manufacturers over personal injury claims.
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Fears over vulnerable children after 50pc drop in referrals
Vulnerable children have become “invisible” amid the coronavirus pandemic, leading clinicians have warned, following a dramatic reduction in referrals to child sexual assault services.
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News
Exclusive: Turkish delivery contained just a few hours' worth of gowns
Only a fraction of the gowns expected in a much-publicised shipment from Turkey actually arrived in the UK on Wednesday, HSJ understands.
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News
Apology after NHS sends thousands of dead people covid-19 warnings
NHS Digital has apologised to families after sending letters to more than 10,000 deceased patients, warning them they were at extra risk of covid-19.
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Comment
Exclusive: deaths of NHS staff from covid-19 analysed
The deaths of 119 NHS staff have been analysed by three leading clinicians. We present their findings here.
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HSJ Interactive
Creating a freedom to speak up culture with real heart
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber FT, the winner of the Freedom to Speak up Organisation of the Year at the 2019 HSJ Awards, has ensured a FTSU culture has spread throughout the organisation and the region, says Jennifer Trueland
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News
Exclusive: ‘Overwhelming angst’ over delay to Ebay-built PPE website
Community, primary and social care providers are still unable to access an online portal set up to respond to urgent requests for personal protection equipment.
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HSJ Local
Major teaching trust to leave special measures
A major teaching trust should be released from special measures after almost two years in the regime, the Care Quality Commission has said.