A Dose of Perspective on World Patient Safety Day
We should not forget that all is not well at home, and that some systems are failing, causing avoidable patient injury, and, in some cases, death.
A Dose of Perspective on World Patient Safety Day

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We should not forget that all is not well at home, and that some systems are failing, causing avoidable patient injury, and, in some cases, death.

Adding to the enormity of the challenges facing the NHS in developing a patient safety-focused culture, recent reports highlight litigation and poor care.

Despite several reports published over two and half decades detailing the challenges the complaint system faces, it still is not fit for purpose.

A new hard-hitting report on medicines and medical device safety presents controversial proposals that have the potential to improve NHS patient safety.

National Health Service (NHS) patient safety reports, which show common errors being made, are beginning to appear in the “new normal.”

Legal claims could be made by patients who argue that they have suffered because they have been unable to access care because of COVID-19 NHS restrictions.

People in the U.K. are now considering taking legal action against the National Health Service (NHS) for improper, negligent COVID-19 treatment.

As the organization shoulders sustained disparagement from President Trump, it is worth highlighting the critical work the WHO has done over the years.

Will there be less avoidable patient harm in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service after the COVID-19 pandemic is over?

A judge ruled recently that a patient, known as MB, who had occupied an NHS bed for over a year, must vacate it and instead receive care in the community.
