All Patient safety articles – Page 182
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NewsOmbudsman to investigate more care failures
Hospitals and other health services are likely to face more investigations by the parliamentary and health services ombudsman after a review called for a change in its approach.
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NewsSavile used hospitals to commit decades of abuse
Jimmy Savile was “a prolific, predatory sex offender” who committed abuse across more than a dozen UK medical sites and could have been prosecuted for offences against at least three victims while he was alive, two separate reports said on Friday.
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HSJ Local
Leicestershire 999 calls up 30 per cent
The number of emergency 999 calls in Leicestershire has jumped 30 per cent in the first three weeks of December, according to the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
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NewsNicholson argues he should survive to implement Mid Staffs recommendations
NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson believes he should survive any criticism levelled at him by the forthcoming report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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NewsIan Kennedy to review Solihull breast surgery conduct
A leading health expert is to head an independent inquiry into how concerns over breast cancer surgery were handled by trust managers.
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HSJ KnowledgeTelling tales could cut complaints
Patient Feedback Challenge aims to improve the patient-staff relations
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HSJ KnowledgeNeighbourhood watch could prevent another tragedy
Could the peer review model be adopted around the NHS?
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NewsMPs call for urgent 'overhaul' of CQC governance
The chair of the health select committee has described it as “extraordinary” the Care Quality Commission is still not clear about its core purpose, five years after it was set up.
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CommentStaff should be protected from 'never events'
The safety of healthcare workers should also be a factor on the never events list
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HSJ KnowledgeCreate a culture of 'psychological safety'
Trust, collaboration and dedication are essential to improving care
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NewsGMC: Most struck-off doctors are trained abroad
Three-quarters of doctors struck off the medical register in 2012 were trained abroad.
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NewsChief executives not confident on out-of-hours safety
Chief executives have significant doubts their hospitals are as safe at weekends as they are in the week, the latest HSJ/Capsticks survey reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeBest of 2012: mental health
This round-up of best practice articles looks at mental health
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News'Whistleblowing' case against Alder Hey collapses
A whistleblowing surgeon has lost his High Court battle with Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust and resigned from his post with immediate effect.
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HSJ Local
Five NHS staff arrested following A&E death
Four ambulance staff and a hospital worker have been arrested by police after a man collapsed and died outside an accident and emergency department.
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CommentA timely strategy for hospitals to cope with demand
Acute trusts cannot prevent overcrowding but they can reduce demand
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NewsBring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
The NHS could “emulate” the superhead model used to turn around failing schools to tackle poor performance in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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NewsHunt: Francis could lead to more reorganisation
The health secretary has told HSJ he expects the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry to propose “pretty serious policy changes and potentially some structural changes”, potentially leading to more reorganisation.
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NewsBoards could be made to declare staff level is safe
Hospital boards could be required to publicly declare their staffing levels are appropriate at least twice a year, under plans set out in the chief nursing officers’ vision and strategy for nursing.
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NewsWhistleblower helpline for doctors
Doctors reluctant to blow the whistle at work have been offered a new helpline amid fears that clinicians who speak out risk losing their jobs.