All Patient safety articles – Page 40
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NewsWards rated ‘inadequate’ treble in a year
Inspectors are finding more evidence of poor care in inpatient wards for people with a learning disability or autism, with the proportion of these services rated as ‘inadequate’ more than tripling in a year.
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HSJ LocalLeaked emails raise flag on ‘extremely concerning’ bed shortage
‘Systemic’ problems within mental health services in Birmingham have caused the number of people waiting for an inpatient bed to reach ‘extremely concerning’ levels, according to documents leaked to HSJ.
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NewsRising covid absences will have ‘significant impact’ on NHS recovery
Increasing staff absence due to covid-19 will have a ‘significant impact’ on the ability of the NHS to deliver critical care services and routine operations, leading intensive care doctors have said.
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News‘Babies are still being damaged’ Tory peer warns ‘evasive’ ministers
The government has been told it is ‘not sustainable’ to continue to delay its response to a major review on patient safety as ‘babies are still being damaged’.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Bed constraints start to bite
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsCQC to prosecute acute trust in groundbreaking case
The Care Quality Commission has launched the first prosecution of an acute trust for failing to meet fundamental standards of care.
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NewsNHSE made ‘urgent’ request that patients be admitted to service despite lack of trained staff
NHS England made ‘urgent requests’ to a new eating disorder service to admit patients before staff had been properly trained, the provider has said.
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NewsBMA junior doctors leader joins Jeremy Hunt’s patient safety charity
A key player in the junior doctor disputes with Jeremy Hunt has now joined the former health secretary’s patient safety charity.
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NewsIndependent sector model ‘inherently risky’, says CQC
The care model run by independent sector mental health and learning disability hospitals is ‘inherently risky’, a Care Quality Commission chief inspector has warned.
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NewsCQC slams trust’s ‘extremely disappointing’ response to covid control warning
A trust which had some of the highest covid death rates in the UK over the summer ‘could not provide assurance on who was its executive lead for infection control’, a Care Quality Commission inspection found.
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HSJ PartnersA critical time for change: redefining renal care pathways in an evolving coronavirus environment
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HSJ LocalTrust faces prosecution after string of inpatient deaths
A mental health trust in Essex faces prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive after a string of inpatient deaths that began 16 years ago.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: These scandals would not be tolerated in the acute sector
HSJ’ s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation launched after seven ‘never events’ in two years at leading trust
An external review has been launched at a leading children’s hospital after a series of “never events”.
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NewsStaff filmed ‘slapping and kicking’ patients
Enforcement action has been taken at a mental health hospital for women where staff were filmed slapping, kicking and emotionally abusing patients, according to a new report.
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NewsOvercrowded A&Es ‘much more dangerous now because of covid’
Emergency departments across England are suffering ‘dangerous’ overcrowding comparable with pre-covid levels - and are struggling to maintain social distancing.
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NewsHospital closed by CQC to reopen under new provider
A mental health hospital which was closed by the Care Quality Commission last year following the deaths of two teenagers will be reopened by a different provider.
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News£40m cost of new covid-19 contact tracing app revealed
Up to £25m will be spent funding the new contact tracing app, while another £4m was spent on the defunct NHSX app, health officials have confirmed.
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NewsProviders ‘missed opportunities’ in outbreak which killed 15
An investigation into the outbreak of a bacterial infection that killed 15 people has found there were several “missed opportunities” in their care.
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NewsGovernment steps towards new A&E targets
Ministers have given the green light for NHS England and Improvement to consult before December on a proposed new basket of metrics to replace the four-hour accident and emergency target.