All Patient safety articles – Page 177
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HSJ Local
Wye Valley Trust may change services instead of lose independence
STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe practical response to Francis
Six actions to take to prevent another Mid Staffordshire scandal
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NewsSavile review seeks NHS staff views on celebrity fundraisers
The barrister overseeing the reviews of Jimmy Savile’s involvement with the NHS is seeking evidence from staff on celebrity association with organisations.
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HSJ KnowledgeMaking the right changes after Mid Staffs
How essential is a cultural overhaul for the NHS?
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NewsExclusive: Majority believe hospitals 'tolerate poor standards'
A majority of the public believe some hospitals have a “tolerance of poor standards”, according to respondents to a national survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsBerwick: I'm optimistic about the future of the NHS
A “better” NHS would involve redesign of service delivery but the answer is not in finding the “right number of agencies”, according to the man leading the government’s zero harm review.
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HSJ KnowledgeListening to patients is key to better care
Understanding the issues is essential to maintaining high standards
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News'Don't think you're different to Mid Staffs staff,' warns Berwick
NHS staff should not be confident they would have acted differently to their counterparts at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the man leading the government’s post Francis review of patient safety has warned.
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NewsMid Staffs placed in special administration
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon.
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CommentHow Gandhi's words speak volumes to the NHS today
What can the NHS learn from Mahatma Gandhi’s key principles?
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NewsRoyal College voices concerns over UK paediatric services
Hospital care for sick children at weekends and in evenings needs to be better organised to ensure senior staff are available when needed, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
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SupplementsUnplugging the clinical letter bottleneck
Trusts racing to speed up clinical letters face an often tortuous process
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HSJ KnowledgeInquiries alone will not tackle failures of care
Why they are not enough to address systemic failings in the NHS
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NewsKeogh defends Leeds stoppage as heart surgery cleared to resume
Children’s heart surgery at Leeds General Infirmary was halted because of poor data showing unusually high death rates which were submitted by the hospital itself, the medical director of NHS England has said.
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HSJ Local
Lincolnshire hospitals hit by high demand
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is experiencing a high demand for beds and services.
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NewsInvestigation raises questions over UK pathology services
Improvements are needed to the way pathology departments across the country are organised and quality assessed, a Royal College of Pathologists investigation has found.
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NewsCare Integration and Patient Safety Awards shortlists announced
Winners to be announced in London on 9 July
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HSJ Local
Pilgrim Hospital given all-clear after CQC investigation
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has met all 20 recommendations made by the Care Quality Commission following its 2011 investigation of the trust’s Pilgrim Hospital, according to a new report by the regulator.
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News
West Cumberland Hospital in manslaughter probe
A Cumbrian hospital is at the centre of a manslaughter investigation after a 40-year-old patient died while in its care.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow do we learn from patients’ poor experiences?
Nurturing the vital relationship at the heart of medicine