All Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) articles – Page 5
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NewsSafety watchdog hit by poor governance and culture
Poor governance and cultural problems at the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch have damaged staff morale and led to confused decision making according to multiple whistleblowers, who told HSJ it had also seen major delays to its reports and needed to be “put back on track”.
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NewsHSIB chief: We are on a 'changing trajectory'
The chief investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has accepted the new body has made mistakes but told HSJ it was now on an upward trajectory with plans to improve its governance.
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NewsSafety watchdog criticises poor hospital stroke care
Tens of thousands of NHS stroke patients could be at risk of suffering fatal blood clots while recovering in hospital because of failures to assess their risk and act on care plans, the NHS has been warned.
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News'Revolving doors' for failed managers must be stopped
Ministers should take action to prevent managers guilty of serious misconduct from “rattling around the system”, the leading barrister who oversaw a recent review of the NHS’s fit and proper person test has told HSJ.
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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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NewsPFI contracts a 'systemic' barrier to safety improvement, warns watchdog
Private finance initiative contracts and cost pressures could present a “systemic barrier” for trusts responding to patient safety alerts, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has warned.
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NewsHancock delays decision on new NHS management regulator
The government has delayed making a decision on whether to introduce a regulator for NHS managers, after a review recommended those guilty of misconduct should be barred from sitting on NHS boards.
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NewsSenior managers face 'competency standards' but no 'striking off'
Directors of NHS organisations will have to meet minimum “competency standards” and be listed on a “central database” but will not face the prospect of being struck off, the government is due to announce today.
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NewsSystemic problems found in emergency patient transfers
There is a lack of consistent guidelines or structured national guidance to aid doctors when transferring critically ill patients to specialist units, according to a Healthcare Safety Investigation Board report.
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NewsPower flows to the centre in this year's HSJ100
The HSJ100 was launched in 2005. Each year it seeks to rank those who will exercise the greatest influence over the English NHS and health policy during the next 12 months. It is always judged by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced figures in healthcare leadership.
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NewsGovernment drops proposal for secret trust investigations
There will be no safe spaces during NHS and foundation trust internal investigations, the government announced this week.
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NewsRegulator to consider 'system failings' when investigating staff conduct
Investigators for the General Medical Council are to be given “human factors” training amid changes to the regulator’s investigative processes.
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NewsMinisters told to close 'arbitrary' gap on NHS historical cases
An “arbitrary” gap in regulation is preventing NHS care failures, including alleged cover-ups, from being investigated according to senior figures who have led some of the most important NHS safety inquiries of recent years.
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NewsBed pressures exacerbate radiology safety risks says HSIB
Patients with undiagnosed cancer are being discharged from hospital before crucial radiology scans are completed because of demands to free up hospital beds, it has emerged.
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NewsHSIB questions efficacy of national anaesthetics safety campaign
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has questioned whether a national patient safety initiative has had any impact on wrongly-administered anaesthetics.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: What should we expect from the long term plan?
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome - email me in confidence.
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Comment‘Kangaroo courts’ shame the NHS
Equivocal measures of the NHS to deal with workforce whistleblowers need to be overhauled and replaced with processes based on simple principles of fairness. By Narinder Kapur
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NewsExtending safe space powers 'wholly misconceived' warn MPs
MPs have told ministers to reconsider their plans to grant NHS trusts so-called ‘safe space’ powers as part of draft legislation to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch in law.
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NewsYoung people stuck in mental health services 'void', says HSIB
The long term plan for the health service must address the “void” which leaves young people with serious mental health problems unable to access support when they turn 18, according to a new report.