‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as learning disability death rates double
HSJ reports that NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning … Read more
Safety
Healthcare workers demand a public inquiry into hundreds of staff deaths and PPE failings
Frontline doctors and nurses believe that inadequate PPE may have contributed to the deaths of health and social care staff … Read more
Black lives at risk in unequal NHS
Anger at continuing examples of brutal, racist treatment and deaths of black people in police custody has sparked a wave … Read more
Patients and staff left confused by rushed change of plan around vulnerable patients
Last week the government announced that people currently shielding due to a variety of medical conditions could now leave their … Read more
Legal challenge for UK ministers for refusal to order PPE inquiry
The Guardian reports that a high court legal challenge against the government has begun after they refused to order an … Read more
Ministers under fire over delayed release of BAME Covid-19 review
The Guardian reports that ministers have been accused of not taking seriously the threat posed to black, Asian and minority … Read more
Hancock complacent as care home crisis continues
After a week of belatedly showing some apparent concern at the high levels of deaths in care homes from Covid-19, Matt Hancock … Read more
STP chair says care home residents paid ‘huge price’ for emptying of acute beds
HSJ reports that at a webinar on health and social care Patricia Hewitt, the chair of Norfolk and Waveney STP … Read more
Over 100 nurses have considered refusing to treat patients due to inadequate PPE
Nursing Notes reports that 70% of calls and emails to RCN Direct are about concerns over personal protective equipment (PPE) … Read more
Frontline nurses protest over a lack of protective equipment
A protest was held yesterday by nurses on the frontline of the battle against COVID-19 amid a lack of personal protective … Read more