All Mortality rates articles – Page 8
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News
‘Vulnerable’ patients die after food terminology confusion
NHS Improvement has issued an alert following the death of two patients and hundreds of other incidents where people with swallowing difficulties were given inappropriate food due to staff confusion.
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HSJ Interactive
Improving efficiency in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
MRI technology has multiple roles at multiple points throughout the prostate cancer patient’s journey right from diagnosis to monitoring disease progression, say Professor Anwar Padhani and Alistair Piggot
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Trusts claim zero 'avoidable deaths' under 'misconceived' policy
A flagship policy that requires trusts to publish data on the number of avoidable deaths is “misconceived”, said a leading expert, after data showed many trusts reporting zero.
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Comment
Equally Well UK: bridging the divide between mental and physical health
The Equally Well UK initiative aims to improve the physical health of people living with mental illness through collaborations with organisations across the health system, says Andy Bell
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Updated: Minister 'misinformed' over learning disability mortality report
The care minister has admitted misleading MPs over whether the Department of Health and Social Care was told a review into the deaths of people with learning disabilities was due to be published.
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Exclusive: Patients at risk as blood clot assessments decline
Thousands of hospital patients are being put at risk of developing deadly blood clots that cost the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds because of a failure to carry out a routine assessment.
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More than nine in 10 learning disability deaths not reviewed
Fewer than one in ten deaths of people with learning disabilities have been subject to a new review process, with providers blaming “overstretched budgets and the pressures on staff time”, a new report reveals.
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More trauma deaths than expected at two hospitals
Two hospitals have more reported deaths than expected for trauma patients in the last four years, new data reveals.
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News
Exclusive: Government to water down medical examiner plans
Ministers are planning to significantly water down a planned new service designed to stop a repeat of the serial killer GP Harold Shipman, HSJ can reveal.
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NHS England looks to do more to tackle health inequalities
NHS England is considering what more it and the NHS should be doing about health inequalities, partly in response to “disturbing” figures showing life expectancy falling in some areas.
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Trusts reveal plans to centralise services after GIRFT review
Trusts have begun taking steps to centralise vascular surgery following an NHS Improvement clinical review, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Investigation reveals excess heart surgery deaths at teaching hospital
A major teaching hospital is still working to improve its heart surgery unit after high infection rates and a larger than expected number of deaths.
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News
Revealed: 'At least 40 patients died or harmed' after ambulance delays
At least 40 patients in the East of England were “harmed or died following significant ambulance delays” in less than three weeks between mid-December and early January, a senior whistleblower has told HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Four deaths linked to ambulance delays
A coroner is probing four deaths – including one of a month old baby – which all occurred this year and all involved delayed responses from an ambulance trust in special measures.
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Chief coroner warning over 'lacuna in the law' for death reporting
The chief coroner for England has warned of a gap in the law over when doctors should report deaths to a coroner.
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National investigators to take over trust reviews of baby deaths
The health secretary is to hand control for investigating hundreds of avoidable baby deaths from trusts to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch.
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HSJ Awards
HSJ Awards 2017: Specialised Services Redesign
University Hospitals of North Midlands: The Largest UK Series – Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke produces improved clinical outcomes and cost benefits The team wanted to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes, hence introduced a 24/7 service for mechanical extraction of brain blood clots. The mortality rates decreased ...
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Winners of 2017 HSJ Awards revealed
More than 1,500 people gather for annual celebration of the finest achievements in the NHS, with winners named in 23 categories at the 2017 HSJ Awards.
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News
People with learning disabilities 'less likely to have care errors picked up'
An investigation into the deaths of people with learning disabilities has revealed they were “less likely” to have mistakes in their care “picked up”.
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HSJ Local
Trust cuts nurse numbers to make way for nursing associates
The board of a hospital trust in the West Midlands has agreed to reduce the numbers of registered nurses on its wards replacing them with nursing associates.