All articles by Shaun Lintern – Page 41
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay midwife suspended after new baby death
PATIENT SAFETY: A midwife already being investigated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has been suspended after the death of a baby last month.
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News'Desire to save money' caused NHS nursing shortage says damning report
Migration Advisory Committee agrees to “reluctantly” keep nursing on the shortage occupation list Chair says Department of Health needs to “get its act together” on workforce planning Health Education England would have commissioned 3,000 extra nursing places in 2016-17 if not for financial cuts A nationwide shortage of ...
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NewsFrancis adviser to lead inquiry into 'heart breaking' baby death
Professor Peter Hutton will lead inquiry into care and treatment of Elizabeth Dixon National patient safety director says her parents deserve answers Health secretary Jeremy Hunt intervened after PHSO and NHS England declined to investigate An adviser to the Mid Staffs public inquiry will lead an investigation into ...
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NewsPHSO staff vote 'no confidence' in leadership
PCS union take vote of “no confidence” in Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman leadership Members demand meeting with PHSO board to discuss concerns Whistleblowers have revealed concerns over “toxic environment” at the ombudsman service Union staff at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman have voted “no confidence” in ...
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NewsCommunity trust's failures compared to Mid Staffordshire
Liverpool Community Health Trust heavily critcised for failures of executive team to be “open and transparent” Report blames focus on FT application process and pursuit of cost improvement savings as cause of poor culture Incidents including a memeber of staff being assaulted and held hostage were not properly investigated ...
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NewsExclusive: Whistleblowers expose 'toxic environment' at PHSO
Whistleblowers claim many PHSO complaint assessments were rebranded as investigations and varied in quality PHSO staff said concerns were raised about changes and new targets but these were ignored Behavioural competency framework meant staff could be marked “ineffective” for challenging new ideas Hundreds of new investigations carried out ...
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NewsPHSO whistleblowers’ concerns in their own words
HSJ has spoken to six former and current staff from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman about their concerns over the way public complaints are being handled and the culture of the ombudsman.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Planning for the Five Year Forward View’s Retirement
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
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Magical thinking meets reality
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.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire trust appoints new chief executive
Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Helen Scott-South as its new chief executive.
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HSJ Local'Unsettling period' for community services trust losing £24m contract
East Cheshire Trust is to lose a £24m contract for community services from October after commissioners served notice on the trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPHSO to be investigated after deputy’s role in cover up
PHSO board orders review into actions of the organisation and ombudsman after her deputy’s involvement sexual harassment cover up Dame Julie Mellor was aware of the findings of an employment tribunal last July Deputy ombudsman Mick Martin has taken a leave of absence The board of the Parliamentary ...
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NewsHunt: Trusts to start publishing avoidable mortality rates this month
Jeremy Hunt tells international summit that avoidable rates for each trusts will be published this month Mr Hunt says push for openness and “no blame” culture part of NHS learning from incidents Experts have previously warned avoidable mortality rates for trusts would be “meaningless” NHS hospitals in England ...
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NewsNHS England gives up control of specialist mental health commissioning
NHS England is to relinquish control of tertiary mental health services to selected local areas in a bid to tackle disconnected commissioning and the controversial practice of sending patients long distances from their home for treatment.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals cuts medical nightshift cover on wards due to vacancies Oxford University Hospitals forced to stop training for one doctor and has ultrasound backlog Monitor insists agency cap is helping trusts and says patient safety remains priority Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical ...
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Time for a 'safe space'
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.
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NewsAll deaths in England to be investigated by medical examiner
Medical examiners to reveiw all deaths in England and Wales from April 2018 Jeremy Hunt to implement recommendation of Dame Janet Smith after 7 year delay Medical examiner pilots found one in four hospital death certificates were inaccurate All deaths in England and Wales will be investigated by ...
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NewsDeputy PHSO takes leave of absence after cover-up role exposed
Tribunal found deputy ombudsman Mick Martin was involved in covering up sexual harassment at trust Dame Julie Mellor received a copy of the tribunal judgment from the victim in July PHSO refused to answer questions about Mr Martin’s involvement or Dame Julie’s response The deputy parliamentary and health ...
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NewsAll NHS staff to get 1 per cent pay rise
Department of Health accepts overall 1 per cent pay rise for all NHS staff NHS Pay Review Body raises concerns over use of agency caps for NHS staff Review body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration says it may target pay in future All NHS staff will receive a ...
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NewsLord Willis criticises ‘meaningless’ Carter staffing metric
Chair of the Shape of Caring Review says his work was “not factored in” to Carter review Lord Willis says Lord Carter’s care hours metric is “too blunt a tool” Department of Health accepts the metric is not used in other countries as was originally claimed The Carter ...