Two maternity services downgraded to inadequate by CQC
Maternity services at University Hospital North Durham and Darlington Memorial Hospital have been downgraded from “good” to “inadequate” in Care … Read more
patient safety
Most NHS staff say they don’t have enough time to spend with patients
In polling YouGov carried out for the Guardian most NHS staff think they have too little time to help patients … Read more
Tory ‘neglect’ blamed for 3.6m abandoned calls to NHS 111 in England
An analysis by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats, has found that patients contacting NHS 111 … Read more
Senior UK health official warns of ‘unsafe and undignified’ care due to A&E delays
Ian Higginson, a vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, has warned about attempts to “discredit” figures estimating that … Read more
Government policy is a greater threat to patient safety than striking nurses
While ministers play up the risks to health posed by nurses and ambulance workers striking over staffing levels and pay, … Read more
National State of Patient Safety 2022 – report by Institute of Global Health Innovation
Keeping patients safe during their care and treatment should be at the heart of any health system, including the NHS. … Read more
‘Single biggest threat to patients’: 200,000 harmed by ambulance delays this year
Almost 200,000 patients have come to harm this year because of ambulance delays, according to estimates, as NHS leaders are forced to act on the “unprecedented … Read more
Crisis in the NHS caused by Tory underfunding not Covid, say BMA
The BMA has drawn up a major dossier that refutes Sajid Javid’s claims that the pressures on the NHS were … Read more
Hundreds of mentally ill prisoners denied urgent treatment in England
A joint investigation by the Guardian and BBC Radio 4’s File on 4 programme, has found that hundreds of severely … Read more
GPs call for a Rebuild of General Practice
A lack of investment and workforce planning stretching back years now means that general practice is unsafe for many patients … Read more