All Patient safety articles – Page 74
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NewsNational investigation launched after baby death
A national investigation into how well NHS staff recognise seriously ill and deteriorating infants has been launched, following the death of a three-month-old baby who had been sent home from hospital.
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NewsBrexit: Trust can operate for 'four days' under food shortage contingency plans
A mental health trust has said it can “operate for four days” by increasing its stock of frozen food and replacing hot meals for patients with cold meals, in the event of food shortages caused by a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsTrusts to be quizzed on levels of research
Trusts will face new questions from Care Quality Commission inspectors on their efforts to involve clinical research in the work of the organisation.
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NewsNew targets could lead to 'bad practice', warn clinicians
A new one-hour target for sepsis, set out in NHS England’s standards review this month, could encourage “bad clinical practice to beat the clock”, a senior clinical leader has cautioned.
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CommentThe five conditions needed for digital transformation
Chris Hopson on giving digital transformation the appropriate priority, ensuring the right amount of capital and investing properly in the required leadership and management skills
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HSJ InteractiveDigital health: What’s the point?
Jonathan Bloor lists the core tenets that leaders should remember as they work towards implementing digital technologies to deliver the long-term plan
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NewsNHS still not learning from deaths, warns CQC
Trusts are not doing enough to review and learn from the deaths of their patients, a report from the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsGMC to examine how workplace facilities affect doctors’ training
The General Medical Council will be asking junior doctors about the impact workplace facilities have on their training for the first time, it has announced.
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CommentMedical appraisal and revalidation – a pretence that is reassurance, not assurance
The GMC’s current appraisal system fails to provide assurance that a doctor remains capable of maintaining safe and effective practice because it is not backed by objective data, says Nadeem Moghal
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HSJ AwardsCaring for people with personality disorders
The Personality Disorders Hub Team, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT provides direct care coordination, case management and treatment to people who have emotionally unstable personality disorder, and won the Patient Safety Category at the 2018 HSJ Awards
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CommentWhy can’t we say sorry?
Iain Moppett discusses the importance of apologising for medical mistakes made in the health service
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NewsHospital food may see 'some volatility' under no-deal Brexit
The chair of a body representing hospital caterers has said there could be “some volatility” in the supply chain for patients’ food in the immediate aftermath of a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsScreening IT set for overhaul following high-profile failures
The IT systems for national screening services are set for a major overhaul in the wake of two high-profile failures in the programmes.
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NewsEmergency college appoints first female president
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has elected a new president just as the debate around the future of the four-hour waiting time standard reaches a critical point.
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CommentBreak the vicious cycle of poor mental health crisis care
Paul Farmer urges action on the recommendations of the year-long review of the Mental Health Act and the provisions of the long-term plan to improve the mental health of the nation
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NewsExclusive: Leading trust warns NHS England over patient safety
A leading trust has warned NHS England about the safety of some of its patients after it failed to secure capital funding for a new facility.
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NewsNursing will take 'place at decision-making table' – new CNO
Nursing is going to “take [its] rightful place at the decision-making table” to ensure “nursing is built into all plans in the future”, the new chief nursing officer for England has said.
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NewsNo substitute for graduate nurses – Stevens
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said there is “no substitute” for graduate nurses and “we have got to see a meaningful expansion” of training places.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: The four-hour target is on life support – but not dead yet
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsThousands of continence products late as deliveries go 'badly wrong'
Thousands of continence products were delivered late to patients after a switch to a new national logistics provider went “badly wrong”, HSJ has learned.