All Patient safety articles – Page 98
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HSJ LocalTrust spends £2m to convert storage rooms into new bed space
More than £2m is being spent by the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust to create 45 new hospital beds to help tackle its 133 bed shortage.
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HSJ LocalTrust pulls out of contract amid whistleblowers’ safety concerns
An independent investigation has been commissioned into quality and safety concerns in prison health services in Liverpool, while the trust that runs them has given early notice on its contract.
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NewsNew safety regulator could be given power to fine trusts
Ministers plan to give the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch tough new powers including the ability to fine organisations and staff for failing to cooperate with its inquiries.
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CommentDalton and Mackey: Do everything you can to hit the four hour target
David Dalton and Jim Mackey outline why leaders should try to meet the four hour standard to provide safe care
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NewsNew regulator launches investigation after patient dies
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has launched its fourth investigation after being alerted to a patient’s death after they presented to hospital two weeks after surgery.
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NewsExclusive: Variation in surgery standards depending on time of day flagged
Standards of care for patients needing emergency bowel surgery vary considerably based on the time of day they have their operation, a new audit has revealed.
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HSJ LocalTrust re-enters special measures after less than a year
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has been placed back in quality special measures, less than a year after it exited them, after a new inspection found the number of serious incidents “remained high”.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health fined after it 'failed to protect patients'
Southern Health must pay more than £150,000 after an “inexcusable failure” that led to a mental health patient suffering life changing injuries after they fell from the roof of a psychiatric unit.
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HSJ LocalCQC and police investigate trust after patient death
The Care Quality Commission is expected to visit a Brighton hospital today following the death of an elderly inpatient, who is believed to have swallowed cleaning fluid.
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HSJ LocalTrust criticised over maternity culture ran 'normal birth' campaign
A trust that was recently criticised over the “oppressive” culture within its maternity department ran a “normal birth” campaign earlier this year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Leak shows trust accepted deficit target despite FD's safety warning
A struggling NHS trust went against the advice of its finance director by agreeing to a savings target that he warned would jeopardise patient safety, confidential papers seen by HSJ reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust cuts use of patient restraint
A mental health trust has reduced patient restraint by a fifth in one year under a new clinical pathway at its purpose built medium secure unit.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Why the MBA method to NHS reform may fail
Andy Cowper on how management by admonishment is not a good idea in the case of the NHS
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HSJ LocalTrust faces special measures amid quality and bullying concerns
England’s most south westerly trust is set to be placed in special measures after it was rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalCharity fears national precedent if CCG axes free transport services
A charity has warned a dangerous precedent may be set if a clinical commissioning group enforces its decision to stop funding non-emergency patient transport to people who rely on “life sustaining” treatment.
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HSJ LocalChief executive admits trust will fail to fill hundreds of nurse vacancies
The chief executive of a major Midlands hospital trust has said it must use new roles such as nursing associates to tackle hundreds of nurse vacancies.
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HSJ LocalSpecialist emergency trust's A&E rated inadequate
One of Greater Manchester’s four ‘specialist’ emergency hospitals has had its urgent and emergency care services rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalTrust suspends spinal surgery after two deaths
An acute trust in the North West has suspended its spinal surgery services after four serious incidents – including two patient deaths – were identified over a six month period.
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HSJ LocalTrust director promises action after 'significant' IT disruption
The medical director of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has promised to act after the rollout of a digital record system caused widespread disruption.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Consultant backlash over patient record system 'disaster'
Outcry from dozens of senior consultants has forced one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals to review its £14m digital patient record system amid fears over patient safety.