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NewsMontserrat exchange opportunity
Any senior manager interested in an exchange of several weeks with the head of the health service on the Caribbean island of Montserrat should read HSJ editor Richard Vize’s blog at www.hsj.co.uk/blogs.
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NewsKent maternity plans referred to health secretary
Kent’s overview and scrutiny committee has referred to the health secretary Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s plans to develop a midwifery led birth unit at Maidstone Hospital before consultant led maternity services transfer to the new Pembury Hospital next year, because of “public concern”.
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NewsNHS managers may be heroes of the moment
Despite their endless depiction by the media and politicians as a scourge on the health service, research is showing that where numbers of NHS managers are strong, efficiency is often found working alongside quality. Charlotte Santry reports
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NewsNurse specialists 'save money'
The NHS could save millions by giving all patients with long term conditions access to a specialist nurse, according to the RCN.
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NewsPriorities for quality pilots
GP practices, community service providers, community pharmacists and out of hours providers will be expected to set out at least three, but no more than five, priorities for quality improvement each year, if pilot proposals become the template for primary care quality accounts due to be introduced next year.
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NewsInconsistent risk assessment led to pressure ulcers at Mid Staffs, inquiry finds
Inconsistent assessment of the risk of pressure areas is likely to have been one of the causes of pressure ulcers among people who contacted the independent inquiry into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsDeficient provision of food and water at Mid Staffs, inquiry found
“Unacceptable standards of care as a result of systemic failings” led to deficient provision of food and water to patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the independent inquiry has found.
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NewsStaff at Mid Staffs 'lacked compassion'
There was a lack of compassion for patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, as well as a lack of information provided about patients’ condition, and insensitivity when staff were communicating with patients and their families, the inquiry into the trust found.
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NewsRemit announced for investigation of regulatory bodies post Mid Staffs
Senior figures from the NHS and regulatory world are likely to have to appear before a new independent investigation of commissioning, supervisory and regulatory bodies that was announced today.
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News'No excuse' for privacy and dignity failings at Mid Staffs
The report investigating serious failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has said there is ‘no excuse’ for the many cases where patients’ dignity was affected, as reported by patients and their families.
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NewsRelatives had to 'alter faults in medical records' at Mid Staffs
The inquiry into serious failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust examined medical records, and heard from patients and their families of concerns about record-keeping.
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NewsDon't use death rates to predict real deaths, Mid Staffs inquiry warns
The independent inquiry into failings at Mid Staffordshire has found hospital standardised mortality ratios should not be used to predict real numbers of avoidable deaths at the trust.
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News'Unsuccessful management' of Mid Staffs criticised
The previous management of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been criticised as unsuccessful by the independent inquiry into failings at the trust.
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NewsMid Staffs staff experienced 'culture of fear', Francis says
The head of the independent inquiry into the failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has criticised its “culture of denial”.
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NewsPressure to discharge 'should not influence decisions', says Mid Staffs report
Patients and their families made 96 complaints about discharge from Mid Staffs Foundation Trust, including complaints of discharge from accident and emergency without proper diagnosis or management, discharge at an inappropriate time or with the patient in an inappropriate condition, and a failure to provide sufficient support.
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NewsFrancis complains Mid Staffs nurse numbers still not high enough
The number of nurses employed at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust is still not high enough, the head of the independent inquiry into failings at the trust has warned.
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NewsWeak hygiene practices found at Mid Staffs
The independent inquiry into failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has highlighted weaknesses in hygiene practice among staff.
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NewsHigh incidence of falls at Mid Staffs due to 'insufficiently qualified' staff
Insufficiently qualified or inadequate numbers of staff probably contributed to the high incidence of falls at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the independent inquiry has concluded.
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NewsFailures in Mid Staffs continence care 'totally unacceptable'
Failures in continence care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust would have been unlikely if there had been “an adequately implemented system of nursing and ward management”, the independent inquiry has concluded.
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NewsMid Staffs 'a warning on staff shortages'
The independent inquiry into serious failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust should act as a “siren” across the NHS to show the consequences of focusing on “process over patients”, the RCN has said.