All Patient safety articles – Page 166
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NewsStevens on: Finance and health secretaries
Simon Stevens has indicated the NHS has early plans to meet about half of the looming £30bn gap; and has suggested greater transparency may be driving a trend toward “patient champion” health secretaries.
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HSJ Knowledge#Transformation2019: A complete rethink of how we deliver care means true integration
An integrated approach between health and social care, and the hospital sector is needed
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CommentCase study: The harsh reality and what should have happened to ensure the best care pathway
How an alternative pathway could have altered the results of care given to Mrs Andrews
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ commission scoping report: Pave the way for better elderly care
Landmark study sets out its aims
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Supplements'Lean' thinking at BMI Healthcare to continue improving
Striving for a culture that will benefit patients in high quality clinical outcomes and their experience
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SupplementsPseudonymised data can protect patient confidentiality
Sidestepping the controversial section 251 clauses
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SupplementsPatient records: The dataset with no name
Could pseudonymised data at source rescue care.data?
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NewsHunt: Safety and technology are key to surviving squeeze
The NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces during the next parliamentary term by adopting new technologies and making care safer, the health secretary has claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeSpending to save: The innovative response to the Francis report for the nursing workforce
How the focus on clinical practice is bringing about new ways of working at leading trusts
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CommentThe friends and family test works best if we forget about scores
Patient’s comments are far more important
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CommentCCGs must learn to 'co-commission' without conflict of interest
New plans mean greater CCG responsibility
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HSJ PartnersWhat the retail industry can teach NHS procurement strategy
Look for tips at the supermarket checkout
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NewsJeremy Hunt calls for better incident reporting
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has used a keynote speech at the Patient Safety Congress to call for increased reporting of concerns about the safety and quality of patient care.
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NewsNursing workforce grows to highest level in a decade
The NHS is continuing to recruit hundreds of extra qualified nurses a month with numbers at their highest for a decade, the latest workforce data shows.
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CommentBeyond the official data: a different picture of A&E attendances
It is an opportunity to design services fit for the future
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NewsProbe into five deaths in Maidstone identified 'dysfunctional' working relationships
A probe into five patient deaths at a hospital in Kent has identified that “dysfunctional” working relationships in a surgical team had hampered “intimidated” staff from raising concerns.
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SupplementsHSJ special report: Whistleblowing
Leaders must create a culture of communication to give employees the confidence to speak up without fear
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CommentCCGs should authorise 18-week target breaches
We must make sure a good crisis does not go to waste
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CommentNICE nursing ratios hit the target but miss the point
Safe staffing and good care involve more than just crude nurse ratios
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NewsNICE staffing guidance warns of harm risk in nursing ratio
Hospitals employing staff ratios of more than eight patients per nurse on a “regular basis” can increase the risk of harm in adult hospital wards, draft government-backed guidelines show.