All Patient safety articles – Page 156
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NewsCouncils urged to toughen health scrutiny
Local authorities have been urged to step up their scrutiny of NHS providers, as a survey revealed funding for such checks has dwindled.
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NewsExclusive: Provider ordered to pay whistleblower £80k compensation
A whistleblowing nurse has been awarded £80,000 by an employment tribunal that found she was unfairly dismissed after raising patient safety concerns
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HSJ LocalHospital lock out to continue into another week
WORKFORCE: A lockout of NHS pathology staff at Northampton General Hospital over a pay dispute will continue into next week.
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SupplementsPatient data webinar: Eyes on the dashboard
Finding solutions to fragmented data systems
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CommentHow to look after older people in an ideal world
An alternative care pathway could have very different outcomes
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SupplementsChronic kidney disease: A yes vote for more patient choice
Patients must be the centre of care delivery
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CommentReaders' letters – 2 July 2014
‘Heat maps’ of wards could help identify which are struggling to cope
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NewsUPDATED: NHS cannot force insurers to delete patient data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no legal power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to delete the information.
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HSJ Local
Hospital locks out lab staff in dispute over pay
WORKFORCE: More than 50 NHS staff have been locked out of a hospital’s pathology lab in a dispute over pay, terms and conditions.
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CommentMark Britnell: What industry teaches the NHS about self-management
There must be support to help patients self-manage
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NewsBMA sues whistleblower surgeon
The British Medical Association is suing a whistleblowing surgeon for legal costs of up to £250,000 following the collapse of a High Court battle.
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Medical graduates should be denied full medical licence, says BMA
Proposals aimed at improving the training of junior doctors will put patients at risk and waste taxpayers’ money, the BMA has said
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CommentDon't let the glut of pilot projects distract from patient safety
New models of care are too fragmented
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NewsHunt calls for safeguarding review in wake of Savile abuse
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for regulators and trust leaders to review safeguarding procedures after an investigation revealed that “weak systems” in hospitals had allowed celebrity Jimmy Savile to abuse scores of patients over many years.
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CommentFrancis' whistleblowing inquiry is just the tip of the iceberg
Past reports have failed to address bullying
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NewsNHS England to develop new indicator for nurse staffing
Almost half of NHS hospitals and inpatient areas recorded nursing shift ‘fill rates’ of more than 100 per cent in May, according to figures released as part of the government’s patient safety drive.
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NewsExclusive: Clinical egos driving specialised commissioning costs
Doctors’ desire for “kudos” is leading to new treatments being introduced without good evidence of their effectiveness or adequate challenge from NHS England.
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SupplementsWorkforce: Why the key to people is planning
The art of deploying locums and other temporary staff
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SupplementsPatient safety case studies: Turning confusion to clarity
How software made two trusts’ systems for hiring temporary staff more efficient
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SupplementsClinical care protocols: When safe comes as standard
Why evidence based clinical care protocols hold the key to standardising care