Quality and performance – Page 83
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to tackle unwarranted variation
How to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS was the focus of HSJ’s latest roundtable
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HSJ LocalCQC: North Middlesex A&E 'has turned a corner'
Trust’s A&E rated “inadequate” But Sir Mike Richards says it has ”turned a corner” Chief executive on “emergency leave” PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated a trust’s accident and emergency department ‘inadequate’ but said it had ”turned a corner” and made improvements since April.
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HSJ KnowledgeRevealed: Winners of the 2016 Patient Safety Awards
This year’s Patient Safety Awards highlight those organisations which are going above and beyond every day to deliver exceptional patient care and safety.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Best Organisation
The CQC said this was the most impressive turnaround it had seen
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Cancer Care
The winners want to improve services, treatment and care at all stages of the cancer journey
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Cardiac Care
The winners spearheaded a project designed to improve the recognition, prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Dementia Care
The winner came up with a novel solution to reduce the risk of older people developing delirium in hospitals
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Improving Safety in Medicines Management
The winner worked on a mission enuring patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are recognised before they arrive in hospital
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Improving Safety in Primary Care
Improving safety in primary carePatient Safety Awards 2016, Improving Safety in Primary Care winner: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust Winner: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust When GPs at one of 36 practices in North Manchester have a patient in a health or social care crisis they can call ...
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Mental Health
Patient safety in mental healthPatient Safety Awards 2016, Mental Health winner: South West Zero Suicide Collaborative Winner: South West Zero Suicide Collaborative This collaborative is founded on the notions that every suicide is potentially preventable – but that no single agency can prevent suicide alone. Working ...
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Patient Safety in Care of Older People
Patient safety in care of older peoplePatient Safety Awards 2016, Patient Safety in Care of Older People winner: North East London Foundation Trust Ridouts logo Sponsored by Ridouts Winner: North East London Foundation Trust The winning quality improvement project focused on enhancing ...
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Preventing avoidable harm
Preventing avoidable harmPatient Safety Awards 2016, Preventing avoidable harm winner: Lancashire County Council Ahsn network Sponsored by The AHSN Network Winner: Lancashire County Council Falls prevention is a significant public health concern. This project, funded by Lancashire CC and developed by East Lancashire ...
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HSJ KnowledgePatient Safety Awards 2016: Procurement - Patient Safety
The winner sought to standardise procurement and to improve outcomes for patients who can be harmed by ill-fitting or poor quality garments
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NewsNew Oxford Hospitals chief reveals delayed transfers turnaround
The chief executive of one of England’s top teaching hospitals has set out how it halved its stubbornly high rate of delayed transfers, after introducing a set of reforms including directly employing social care workers. Bruno Holthof, who joined Oxford University Hospitals in October, also set out his vision for ...
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SupplementsClouds, silver linings and Storm Desmond
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay had been prepared for emergencies but Storm Desmond tested the organisation to its limits
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SupplementsLet patient experience take centre stage
Much needs to be done to bring patient experience to the forefront of the agenda
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SupplementsTime to nurture better mental healthcare services
More government funding promised to increase specialist mental healthcare for mothers in the perinatal period is just part of the action required
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CommentUnderstanding Scotland's review of NHS targets
Getting the elective targets right is important, but balancing activity against demand matters more
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CommentUnderstanding discrepancies when tracking long-waiters against plan
To answer how many patients are expected to breach the target every week, you need to understand how patients are being scheduled
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Reducing workforce while demand is rising is unsafe
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern