All Patient safety articles – Page 58
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NewsNorovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds as flu arrives early
Hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week because of norovirus — almost double the number than during the same period last year.
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NewsSafety alert after patient deaths from ingesting cleaning gels
A national patient safety alert has instructed NHS services to either ban or restrict the use of polymer gels after three patients died ingesting the products.
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CommentEnding cancer inequality for young people
Louise Soanes explains the need for the main political parties to address the specific challenges faced by young people with cancer, particularly around the stark inequality that plagues the health service that serves teenagers and young adults
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HSJ LocalTrust denies ‘conflict of interest’ over bullying probe appointment
An ambulance trust has denied “conflict of interest” allegations surrounding the appointment of an HR consultant who is leading a fresh probe into bullying claims.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked NHSE/I workforce plan reveals reliance on nursing associates
National plans to increase nurse staffing by more than 40,000 depend on an assumption that recruiting thousands of new nursing associates will reduce “demand” for registered nurses by 10,000, according to modelling leaked to HSJ.
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CommentHealth and care workforce being hollowed out
For the foreseeable future the NHS and social care system will be very reliant on international workers to prevent staffing shortages from impacting on patient care and acting as a brake on ambitions to improve quality, writes Anita Charlesworth
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NewsSix hospitals plummeted to ‘inadequate’ in wake of Whorlton Hall
The Care Quality Commission has rated six mental health hospitals “inadequate”, just months after describing them as either “good” or “outstanding”, since the Whorlton Hall scandal was revealed.
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NewsHealthwatch chief waits over an hour for transport company to answer call
A logistics company awarded a patient transport contract has been heavily criticised after a local Healthwatch chief executive spent more than an hour waiting for them to answer the phone.
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NewsFormer CCG chair’s surgeries closed after CQC action
Four surgeries run by a former chair of a clinical commissioning group in Kent have been closed after the Care Quality Commission took action “to protect patients”.
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NewsRegulator acts after potential ‘risk to human health’ at warehouse
Safety steps have been taken at a warehouse unlawfully filled with more than 400 tonnes of NHS clinical waste after the Environment Agency raised concerns over a potential “significant risk to human health”, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ InteractiveRoundtable: Infection prevention and control
An HSJ and Mölnlycke roundtable discusses how the NHS can improve infection control and prevention in the operating theatre – and the benefits of greater focus on this area
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NewsTrust and telecoms giant may use patient phone data to predict crises
A Spanish corporation and an NHS trust are researching whether patients’ mobile data could be used to predict mental health crises.
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NewsManufacturer to fund safety audit after NHSE funding stopped
A manufacturer has stepped forward to pay for a clinical safety audit after NHS England cut its funding.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: All change at HEE
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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NewsChildren’s flu programme back on track after delays
Officials have restarted the distribution of a Flu vaccine for one million children following “concerning delays”.
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NewsLeaked report reveals depth of failures in troubled maternity service
A leaked report on maternity failings at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust outlines extensive care failings linked to the deaths of 42 babies and three mothers, over a period of 40 years.
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NewsNHSE and government agree ‘stopgap solution’ to pensions crisis
NHS England is set to outline a major policy change agreed with government which they hope will act as a short-term solution to the NHS pensions crisis.
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Expert BriefingProfiting from the bed shortage
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentInfection prevention is not just the job of the NHS
“Home growing” staff is the key to an integrated infection prevention strategy, writes Liz Grogan
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HSJ LocalFormer NHS chief executive to retire
A former chief executive of the NHS, Sir Duncan Nichol, is to retire after 56 years working in the health service.