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One of many patient safety issues raised by the pandemic is that expectant mothers are considering freebirthing more after home births are cancelled.
When the COVID-19 crisis abates, people might reflect on their care and clinical malpractice cases may result.
By John Tingle The independent regulator of health and social care in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) regularly produces detailed inspection reports on the health and care organisations that it regulates. These reports show…
By John Tingle Sadly, the NHS (National Health Service) in England is littered with examples of cases where individuals and organisations have seemingly buried their heads in the sand when patient safety errors have occurred.…
By John Tingle There is always a lot happening with patient safety in the NHS (National Health Service) in England. Sadly, all too often patient safety crises events occur. The NHS is also no sloth…
By John Tingle History has not served the NHS (National Health Service) complaints system well There have been many reports about NHS complaints going back well over two and a half decades, saying the same…
By John Tingle As the New Year begins its important to reflect on the previous year’s National Health Service (NHS) patient safety milestones in England. We should ask also whether the NHS patient safety agenda…
By John Tingle In the new NHS Patient Safety Strategy for England there is a discussion of patient safety education and training. While safety is now better understood there are significant numbers of people who…
By John Tingle Unfortunately, it’s never too long before a major NHS patient safety crisis hits the newspaper headlines in the United Kingdom. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SATH) maternity scandal has just become…
By John Tingle The Accident and Emergency (A&E), the Emergency Room, is the bellwether NHS speciality from which all the other clinical specialities appear to be judged. Long reported delays and missed targets in the…
