All Patient safety articles – Page 244
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NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes
The NHS may have to pay up to £3.5m in damages to prisoners who claim they received poor support in giving up drugs.
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NewsNHS failing on falls prevention
The Royal College of Physicians has uncovered a discrepancy between what NHS organisations have told the Healthcare Commission about falls prevention and what really goes on.
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CommentJon Restell on a raw deal for NHS managers
This isn’t a detailed piece about Rose Gibb’s breach of contract claim against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust, but win or lose - I’m not sure there can be a draw - it again shows how poorly senior managers are held to account in the NHS.
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Rebuilding public confidence will take time and community engagement
Eric Morton was appointed interim chief executive at Mid Staffordshire foundation trust on 5 March - the week after Martin Yeates resigned from the post. Mr Yeates had joined the trust in 2005.
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Comment
Dignity in health and social care
Some simple practical steps can greatly improve patients’ experience of dignity. But the new quality accounts must recognise this if it is to be taken seriously by frontline staff
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Mid Staffordshire crisis: quality of care sacrificed in FT bid
A trust described as ”appalling” in one of the most critical NHS regulatory reports of recent years ”lost sight of its real priorities” in its desperation to become a foundation.
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Failure of leadership and a lax attitude led to Mid staffs crisis
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh criticised Mid Staffordshire foundation trust’s lax attitude to the quality of its services.Sir Bruce said: ”I’m pretty proud of the NHS but I’m really stunned by this report.
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LeaderStay of execution will draw out the agony
Strategic health authorities grappling with trusts that will fail to make foundation status face opposition whichever way they turn.
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NHS managers and boards need to act as custodians of quality and safety
NHS Confederation policy director Nigel Edwards said trusts could limit damage to their reputations in the wake of criticism of Mid Staffordshire foundation trust by ensuring they had good internal assurance systems.
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Comment
Andrew Jones on a surgical safety innovation
Setting the quality objectives for a health and wellbeing organisation requires a focus on patient safety.
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Baby P report sparks review of health visiting
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a review of health visiting in response to Lord Laming’s report into the death of Baby P.
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NewsMixed progress on children's care training in hospitals
Hospitals have made mixed progress in training staff to provide good care to children, the Healthcare Commission has said.
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Leader
Patient safety: the first step is saying you have a problem
One of the more delicate steps in encouraging a patient safety culture was taken last week, with the first trust by trust breakdown of safety incident reporting.
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Chief executive resigns following mortality probe
The chair and chief executive of a foundation trust have resigned ahead of the first regulatory report triggered by mortality figures.
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Trusts grapple with unique patient safety issues
The first detailed picture of patient safety incidents reveals stark variations in the types of errors occurring at trusts across the country.
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Exclusive: Data reveals wide variation in patient safety reporting
Trusts where patient safety incidents are most likely to cause deaths, and those with the highest and lowest reporting rates, are revealed for the first time in an exclusive HSJ analysis.
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Risks probe sees children's hospital chief quit
The chief executive of a children’s hospital accused of putting patients at risk has resigned ahead of a Healthcare Commission report.Birmingham Children's Hospital foundation trust said Paul O'Connor, who took the job in 2005, was leaving immediately.
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Leicester City PCT: how to boost patient safety reporting rates
Leicester City primary care trust reports more patient safety incidents than any other NHS organisation, latest NPSA figures show.
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Trusts fail to act on mortality alerts
Some hospital trust boards are neglecting figures that may highlight serious care failings, leading to patient deaths, the Healthcare Commission has said.
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Scottish hospitals to be watched by 'superbug supremo'
The Scottish government is to appoint a 'superbug supremo' to check on hospitals' infection control.