All National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) articles – Page 2
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HSJ Local
Great Western reports wrong site surgery
PERFORMANCE: Great Western Hospital Foundation Trust has reported the occurence of a “never event”.
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NewsFormer CMO dealt out photos of dead children on minister's desk like a "pack of cards"
It is too easy for the higher echelons of the NHS to forget about the impacts of their policies on real people while staff on the front line can become “inured to suffering”, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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NewsKeogh: Clinicians to blame for problems at Mid Staffs
Problems at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust were a “failure of clinical leadership and professionalism”, the medical director of the NHS has told the public inquiry.
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HSJ Local
NPSA alert still unresolved at Ashford and St Peter’s after two years
PERFORMANCE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has failed to rectify a “risk to patient safety” –outstanding since 2009 – because of delays with software.
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News'No evidence' that trainee doctors impact patient safety
There is “absolutely no evidence” that patient safety is compromised when trainee doctors replace more experienced staff in August, according to the Scottish government.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe benefits the 'Productive Ward' can deliver to patients, staff and organisations
The Productive Ward - a programme designed to help nurses and therapists spend more time on patient care - can improve safety, reliability and efficiency on hospital wards, as University Hospitals of Leicester Trust discovered when it implemented a medicines module. Dominick Tompkins explains.
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HSJ Local
Highest number of overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: In July the foundation trust was overdue to complete more national patient safety alerts than any other NHS organisation in the country, central alerting system data shows.
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NewsDH to create two temporary arm's length bodies
The government plans to set up two temporary special health authorities in the autumn to “support a smooth and safe transition” to the new NHS landscape.
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NewsReforms could put patient safety focus in danger
Changes to the NHS could see patient safety suffer as dedicated standards organisations are replaced by NHS Commissioning Board functions, an HSJ Resource Centre feature discovers.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy patient safety should remain the priority in healthcare
Responsibility for the safety of patients is a cornerstone of healthcare. Alison Moore looks at how changes to the NHS will affect its approach to this fundamental commitment.
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NewsNHS incident reporting system to receive £3.7m injection
Health minister Simon Burns has promised an extra £3.7m to develop the incident reporting and safety alert service currently run by the soon to be defunct National Patient Safety Agency.
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HSJ KnowledgeEmpowering clinicians and nurses to drive QIPP best practice
In a climate that sees medical professionals operating under conditions of extreme uncertainty, gaining a willingness from them to assess proactively and further change areas of their practice requires a clear demonstration of the benefits – both to the patient and the clinician.
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HSJ KnowledgeProviding a quailty service to patients without English as a first language
Interpreting services are failing to meet the needs of black and ethnic minority communities, and risk dilluting the level of patient care. But despite the perceived cost, Maqs Khan explains why investment in interpreting services could safeguard a more efficient future for community care.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy full scale IT adoption is the logical step for safer healthcare practice
While IT is transforming UK healthcare practices and procedures, a significant proportion of the NHS relies on outdated paper-based processes, which are wasteful, inefficient and putting lives at risk. Unquestionably, the time is ripe to fully exploit IT in the NHS, argues Dr Paul Shannon.
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HSJ Local
East London FT third highest reporter of incidents
PERFORMANCE: The FT has become the third highest reporter of incidents among the capital’s mental health trusts
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NewsPrivate sector incident data sharing deal stalls
A long-awaited deal to feed private providers’ safety incidents into a national database has been delayed since last July by plans to abolish the National Patient Safety Agency.
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HSJ Local
Outstanding patient safety alerts plummet at NHS Manchester
PERFORMANCE: The number of outstanding patient safety alerts registered against the primary care trust’s name has dropped by 11 in the past month to just two, new data from the National Patient Safety Agency shows.
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HSJ Local
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership non-compliant on five patient safety alerts
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust was non-compliant with five national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion in February, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Aintree still has highest number of outstanding patient safety alerts in North West
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust was non-compliant with eight national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion in February, new data shows.
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HSJ Local
Four overdue patient safety alerts at UH Morecambe Bay
PERFORMANCE: In February the foundation trust was non-compliant with four national patient safety alerts past the deadline for their completion, new data shows.
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