All articles by Matt Discombe – Page 15
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Wards to get ‘star ratings’ under first new NHS cleaning rules for 14 years
The first new hospital cleaning standards for 14 years have been outlined by regulators, including confirmation of new food hygiene-style star ratings.
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Private provider fined after failing to disclose treatment errors
A private healthcare provider has been ordered to pay £20,000 after failing to disclose errors in the treatment of patients under the care of a surgeon.
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Safety watchdog has major concerns over ‘lost’ follow-up appointments
A national safety watchdog has highlighted major concerns around follow-up appointments being “lost” within hospital IT systems.
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‘Criminal cases dropped’ because of problems paying doctors for evidence
Police are being left without enough proof to charge suspects due to failings in the system for reporting medical evidence, senior emergency doctors have warned.
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New boss drafted in as scandal-hit unit suspends staff
Several staff at a trust which is at the centre of a major maternity scandal have been placed on leave, while a new interim head of midwifery has been drafted in.
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Review into series of ‘unexpected deaths’ identifies service shortcomings
A review sparked by the ‘unexpected’ deaths of 13 patients has found several shortcomings in the talking therapy services offered by a mental health trust.
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Wards at trust facing patient deaths inquiry downgraded to ‘inadequate’
Wards at a trust facing an inquiry over the deaths of vulnerable patients have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ over fresh patient safety concerns.
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Maternity services to be quality checked as £95m pledged to improve safety
Trusts will be visited by NHS England and Improvement maternity advisers to achieve ‘sustainable improvement’ in the wake of the Shrewsbury and Telford care scandal.
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CQC to expand inspection programme from April
More Care Quality Commission inspections will take place from next month as pressures from covid-19 continue to ease.
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Nurse who sent CEOs ‘potentially threatening’ emails told to pay trust £17k in legal costs
A nurse who sent ‘potentially threatening’ emails to two chief executives has been told to pay her former trust £17,000 in costs after a judge labelled her conduct ‘vexatious’.
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Trusts say joint board under single chair ‘does not mean merger’
Two neighbouring hospital trusts have ruled out a full merger, despite forming a joint board under a single chairman.
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CQC orders ‘significant improvements’ at trust criticised over deaths
The Care Quality Commission has ordered ‘significant improvements’ from a mental health trust which has been criticised over the deaths of vulnerable patients.
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Jeremy Hunt’s safety programme has stalled, say bereaved families
Bereaved families have been left feeling like their efforts to improve patient safety have been ‘in vain’ as progress of a government programme instigated by Jeremy Hunt appears to have ‘stalled’.
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Still a third more patients in critical care than last winter
The number of critical care patients in England is still significantly more than was seen last year, despite occupancy coming down across the country, HSJ analysis shows.
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Watchdog forced to hand over NHS staff names in safety failure cases
A national safety watchdog has been forced to release almost 100 pieces of evidence, including from NHS staff, after being ordered to by courts.
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Exclusive: Sharp drop in patient goodwill towards NHS since autumn
Patient positivity about NHS hospital services suffered a sharp drop during the autumn, and satisfaction with access is now well below pre-pandemic levels, according to analysis exclusively shared with HSJ.
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Retirees, long journeys and more day cases will aid elective return, say doctors
Hospitals may take until the summer to begin carrying out ‘normal’ levels of planned surgery and this is likely to require some patients being transferred to areas with greater capacity, doctors have said.
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Ten ICUs where ‘super surge’ occupancy remains stubbornly high
Critical care occupancy remains stubbornly high at 10 trusts which still have around double the number of patients they had capacity for last winter, HSJ can reveal.
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Government u-turns over exit pay after legal battle
The government has u-turned over plans to cap exit payments for public sector workers, including in the NHS, following a union’s legal challenge.
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Exclusive: One in four critical care units got busier in past week
The number of patients in critical care grew at one in four English hospital trusts in the past week, despite overall covid-19 occupancy falling, HSJ can reveal.