The week: issue 222
Register for the NHS Chief Executives Conference 2011, read about today’s publication of the pandemic flu strategy and find out more about the launch of the new £2 million dementia campaign. Download...
View ArticleThe week: issue 223
Time is running out to register for the NHS Chief Executives Conference 2011. Find out how in this week’s edition which also includes a number of publications items. Download ‘the week’: issue 223, 11...
View ArticleMessage from Chief Medical Officer about breast implants
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is not recommending routine removal of the Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) silicone gel breast implants. There is no evidence of any...
View ArticleNever events list update for 2012/13
The ‘never events’ list has been updated and published with minor amendments to two of the never event definitions. The changes are to ‘never event’ number 18, ‘Transplantation of ABO incompatible...
View ArticleFunding for two patient safety research centres announced
Two research centres will receive a share of over £13 million funding to help make the NHS a safer place for patients. The money, which comes from the National Institute for Health Research, will be...
View ArticleGuidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer published
The Department of Health has published guidance to support the NHS in implementing the NHS Safety Thermometer. The NHS Safety Thermometer gives nurses a template to check basic levels of care, identify...
View ArticleDirections to the National Patient Safety Agency
The Directions to the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) have been amended to reflect the transfer of the operational delivery of the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) from NPSA to...
View ArticleOverview of the NHS Safety Thermometer and advice on the data collection is...
Following recent media interest, an overview of the NHS Safety Thermometer and some advice for the NHS on how they can help to provide an accurate interpretation of their NHS Safety Thermometer data...
View ArticleUpdated never events policy framework and data published
The never events policy framework has been reviewed and updated in order to address areas of uncertainty and provide greater clarity about never events and the recommended response to them following...
View ArticleThe week issue 271 26 October – 1 November 2012
On the agenda this week: a new Department of Health consultation sets out how safeguards for patients will be extended to NHS services provided by social enterprises and other independent companies;...
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