All Patient safety articles – Page 8
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NewsWinners of Patient Safety Awards 2023 revealed
The winners of the Patient Safety Awards 2023 were revealed last night following the most competitive year in the event’s history.
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NewsManagers raising safety concerns ‘must not be jumped on’, says NHSE director
Regulation of managers must not lead to a disbarring process without also introducing ”developmental” and supportive measures, NHS England’s national patient safety director has said.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: How to channel anger
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 ...
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NewsCap on legal fees to save NHS trusts £50m a year
New restrictions on the amount lawyers can charge trusts when bringing clinical negligence cases against them could save the NHS £50m a year, the government has claimed.
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HSJ LocalStaff feel ‘frozen out and ignored’ at ‘inadequate’ services
Leaders of two maternity services have been told to take urgent action, after inspectors found understaffing and declining levels of care, despite safety warnings from midwives.
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NewsTrusts admit ‘severe’ harm to children
Children have suffered severe harm at two further hospital trusts as a result of failures in paediatric audiology, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust ‘led with integrity’ in face of maternity scandal, says CQC
A trust facing a police investigation into one of the NHS’s largest ever maternity scandals is no longer rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission in its well-led and maternity domains.
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NewsLabour commits to regulating NHS managers
Labour has said it would introduce a tougher system of regulating NHS management, and is consulting the sector on how to approach it, in the wake of Lucy Letby’s murders.
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NewsBMA writes to trust chiefs over ‘concerns about doctors’ safety’
The British Medical Association has written to trust chief executives warning of ‘concerns regarding the safety of our members and the patients they serve’ due to flawed concrete beams.
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NewsTrust heavily criticised by coroner for delays to death investigations
A coroner has strongly criticised a mental health trust for failing to investigate serious incidents promptly.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: ‘We are being watched’
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrust and manager charged with manslaughter
North East London Foundation Trust has been charged with corporate manslaughter – making it only the second NHS provider to be prosecuted for the crime.
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CommentThe Letby inquiry will not make any difference
In the aftermath of traumatic events, traditional inquiries lack patient-led insights including patient leaders in decision-making which could foster meaningful change in policy, regulation, and care models writes David Gilbert
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HSJ LocalTrust told it ‘lacks skills or integrity’ to carry out suicides review
A senior clinician has raised fundamental concerns about a trust’s probe into dozens of suicide cases, which was sparked by his allegations that staff had tampered with the notes of a patient.
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NewsFirst-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants announced
Junior doctors have announced a fresh round of strike action that will coincide with walkouts by hospital consultants.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Letby trust execs need a fair hearing
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentSomething must be done! Please tell us what
Determined to show that something must be done in the wake of recent high profile care scandals, NHS England has written a strongly typed letter. Julian Patterson has sneaked a copy from the Wellington House photocopier.
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HSJ Local‘Insecure’ junior medics ‘crying every day’ in ‘chaotic’ department
Delays in patient care and a lack of consultant support have left junior medics fearing for their mental health, an NHS England investigation has discovered.
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NewsMinisters order inquiry into Letby murders
The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the wider circumstances around Lucy Letby’s murdering of multiple babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: Trust alerts police over clinician who ‘worked on forged qualifications’
A major teaching hospital has alerted the police after it discovered an advanced clinical practitioner who worked for the trust for several years and likely saw thousands of patients was doing so on forged professional qualifications, HSJ has learned.