The Enormity of the Patient Safety Challenges Facing the NHS in England
Adding to the enormity of the challenges facing the NHS in developing a patient safety-focused culture, recent reports highlight litigation and poor care.
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Despite several reports published over two and half decades detailing the challenges the complaint system faces, it still is not fit for purpose.
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A new hard-hitting report on medicines and medical device safety presents controversial proposals that have the potential to improve NHS patient safety.
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Read more: NHS Patient Safety in the ‘New Normal’ NHS Patient Safety in the ‘New Normal’
National Health Service (NHS) patient safety reports, which show common errors being made, are beginning to appear in the “new normal.”
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Read more: A New Litigation Crisis on the Horizon: Negligent Delays for Non-COVID-19 Patients A New Litigation Crisis on the Horizon: Negligent Delays for Non-COVID-19 Patients
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.
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Read more: COVID-19 Clinical Negligence and Patient Safety Update COVID-19 Clinical Negligence and Patient Safety Update
People in the U.K. are now considering taking legal action against the National Health Service (NHS) for improper, negligent COVID-19 treatment.
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Read more: WHO and Global Patient Safety: A View from Across the Pond WHO and Global Patient Safety: A View from Across the Pond
As the organization shoulders sustained disparagement from President Trump, it is worth highlighting the critical work the WHO has done over the years.
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Read more: Patient Safety in the United Kingdom After COVID-19 Patient Safety in the United Kingdom After COVID-19
Will there be less avoidable patient harm in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service after the COVID-19 pandemic is over?
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Read more: Obtaining a Hospital Bed in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Legal Perspective Obtaining a Hospital Bed in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Legal Perspective
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.
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Read more: Maternity Care Choices in the U.K. During the COVID-19 Pandemic Maternity Care Choices in the U.K. During the COVID-19 Pandemic
One of many patient safety issues raised by the pandemic is that expectant mothers are considering freebirthing more after home births are cancelled.
