All Patient safety articles – Page 112
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HSJ LocalHospital under 'enhanced monitoring' over safety concerns
The obstetrics and gynaecology department of a major London hospital has been placed on “enhanced monitoring” status by the General Medical Council and Health Education England after concerns about safety.
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NewsHoma, Durkin and May head up Patient Safety Awards judges
The national director of patient safety Mike Durkin, prominent patient safety campaigners and leading trust chief executives have been confirmed as judges for this year’s Patient Safety Awards.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: London - winning on A&E?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsNurses reveal strain of working on understaffed wards
Patients have been left waiting for medications, unwashed or had vital observations delayed because hospital wards do not have enough nurses, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRevealed: The hospitals with the worst nurse staffing
Analysis suggests majority of acute hospitals are struggling to meet their own plans for nurse staffing Data shows trusts employing more healthcare assistants than planned Expert warns there is a risk of “false reassurance” on safety Decline in achieving staffing plans comes despite increases in employed nurses and tougher ...
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NewsPressure on NHS 'toughest I have ever seen', says NHSI director
Trusts need support to recruit and retain staff, says NHS Improvement nursing director Nursing directors say they plan more overseas recruitment this year Some trusts may have harder to achieve staffing plans compared with others One of England’s most senior nurses has said the pressures facing the health ...
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CommentFour ways in which the NHS can learn from others
Narinder Kapur specifies how learning from others can be best put into practice in the NHS
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to axe fifth of its community nursing team
Homerton University Hospital Trust is set to cut 20 per cent of its community nurses following CCG budget reductions Funding will be lost as early as March, trust papers reveal Experts call the move “logically unsustainable” and a potential risk to the quality of care An east London ...
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CommentCould imaging be a goldmine for NHS artificial intelligence?
NHS’s wealth of imaging data can be used to start teaching machines how to recognise parts of the human anatomy, and recognise abnormalities.
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NewsUnion chief executive to retire
The head of the Royal College of Midwives has said she will retire at the end of August.
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NewsUnregulated staff could be 'blacklisted' to protect patients
Department of Health considering new powers to prevent unregulated staff working in the NHS Professional Standards Authority says the idea could be an effective way to stop staff who pose a risk to patients PSA also warned of a negative effect on workforce morale New powers could be ...
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NewsMore than 30 trusts do not have a whistleblower guardian
33 trusts yet to appoint a freedom to speak up guardian National guardian Henrietta Hughes says she will alert national bodies if progress is not made She says: “NHS still has distance to go to create a universally open and honest culture” More than 30 hospital trusts are ...
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NewsNHS like a 'rabbit in headlights', says national safety director
Mike Durkin says “grown up” conversations between managers and clinicians are not always happening as hospitals come under intense pressure He says staff are still afraid to raise safety concerns Comments come as many accident and emergency departments have been overwhelmed since Christmas One of the NHS’s most ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Industrialising safety in healthcare
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ LocalPolice investigate 'tampered' saline bags at hospital trust
Police are investigating whether saline bags at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust have been tampered with.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS England warned of bed 'crisis' 10 days before patient trolley deaths
NHS England convened “risk summit” with ‘crisis’ trust more than a week before patient trolley deaths The summit was called to address concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission following an earlier inspection Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust declared a bed “crisis” and admitted patients were waiting too long in ...
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LeaderThe 10 reasons why 2017 might not be all bad
An entire generation of healthcare leaders has come and gone since the NHS faced a year as daunting as 2017. The service was able to live off the capacity and capability built up during the time of plenty in the noughties until the middle of this decade before the funding ...
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HSJ Local230 patients wait over 12 hours in A&E amid beds dispute
UHNM trust warns number of medically fit for discharge patients could hit 300 a day by March Managers have raised concerns that cuts to community beds have impacted the trust CCGs believe the region is bed dependant and says alternative services are in place More than 230 patients ...
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NewsNHS has 'nothing to fear' from new investigation body, says chief
HSIB chief investigator says organisation needs statutory independence and powers Keith Conradi reveals plan for intelligence unit to highlight issues for investigation Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch could consider multiple incidents in several locations for one investigation Emphasised “safe space” protection was not immunity for serious wrongdoing The head ...
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HSJ PartnersReflections on transforming mental health
Committed staff at the coalface will make a huge difference in changing the way mental health is taken care of in the NHS