HSIB report on the transfer of critically ill adults
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has launched its latest report regarding the transfer of ill adults. This guide illustrates the lack of National guidance and standard practice for ambulance transfers for adults that are critically ill. The report sets out...
New government Patient Safety Strategy Consultation
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care recently launched the NHS 10-year plan. Alongside this plan we are delighted to see that the government are developing proposals for a new National Patient Safety strategy which will aim to underpin three principles:...
Opening the door to change – CQC report on Never Events
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asked the CQC to work with NHS Improvement to look at issues in NHS trusts that contribute to Never Events taking place. Never Events are incidents with the potential to cause serious patient harm or death that are...The Human Factor – Learning from Gina’s story
