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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Recognising risk, listening to patients and acting early
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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NewsAt least 20% of baby deaths ‘potentially avoidable’
At least a fifth of baby deaths last year may have been preventable, with this estimate considered “a minimum”, an analysis of thousands of care reviews has concluded.
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NewsClosure of birthing units announced by ICBs
An integrated care board cluster has confirmed it will permanently close two birthing units.
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NewsTrust faces decade-long review after hundreds of harm cases discovered
More than 300 cases of patient harm have been identified at a North East trust reviewing major care and governance failings in its breast cancer service.
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NewsGrasp ‘politically unpopular’ mergers or face more deaths
Politically unpopular and “very difficult” decisions are required to tackle rising maternal death rates and improve safety, a leading academic has warned.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The good, the moving-the-deck-chairs, and the positively bad
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt
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CommentThe NHS should fund the essential work of community doulas
Community doula services are picking up antiracism work that maternity trusts have struggled to undertake for themselves
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NewsHospitals must report on 25 maternity ‘deliverables’
Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service’s response to two damning reviews.
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NewsGovernment adviser pushes for patient safety probe
Wes Streeting and the government’s maternity adviser are urging a safety body to consider investigating the NHS’s handling of a “severe yet poorly recognised” condition which can cause “life-changing harm”.
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NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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CommentMartha’s Rule: The litmus test for maternity culture
Martha’s Rule can improve maternity safety, but only if NHS organisations foster cultures that genuinely hear, value, and act on concerns
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CommentThe Amos review’s conclusions on ‘normal birth ideology’ are not credible
The Amos review’s conclusions on maternity safety contradict four previous major investigations, raising serious questions about the evidence underpinning national policy
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: ‘The wrong voices’
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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HSJ InteractiveImproving women’s health: Does vaginal health need more focus?
Vaginitis is a common condition which can affect women’s quality of life. An HSJ roundtable, in association with Hologic, asked why the problem still wasn’t getting the attention it needed
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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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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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CommentDon’t sideline women’s health
Shifting care into communities will only succeed if women’s health is prioritised, properly funded, and designed to close persistent gender health inequalities
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CommentThe NHS does not know where it is succeeding or failing
The 10-Year Health Plan’s promise to spread best practice through greater transparency risks falling short. Many ICBs lack the basic data needed to track whether services meet national standards or identify what works best
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HSJ PartnersTime to end the postcode lottery in miscarriage care: why we need a national framework now
Irina Spirieva, general manager of Besins Healthcare UK and Ireland, explores the inconsistencies in miscarriage care across the UK and calls for national action to ensure all women receive timely, compassionate, and evidence-based support
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CommentWomen’s health is better in Kazakhstan: A new strategy is needed
A refreshed Women’s Health Strategy is urgently needed to deliver lasting, equitable care and close the persistent gender health gap, says Ranee Thakar