There is little available data on common general surgical Never Events (NE). Lack of this information may have affected our attempts to reduce the incidence of these potentially serious clinical incidents. The purpose of this study was to identify common general surgical NE from the data held by...
It is relevant to note that regardless of the disputed issue about whistleblowing detriment, there was an NHS human resources “never event” in Mr Pitman’s case, as defined by NHS England guidance of May 2019: “Where a person who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary procedur...
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The case will serve as a test of the extent to which NHS staff can express their views or take actions regarding foreign policy matters. The issue has affected NHS trusts across England , prompting reviews after complaints about staff wearing badges and other clothing items in support of Palesti...
(NHS) plays a significant role in treating millions of patients each year. The premise behind the establishment of the NHS was the need for quality healthcare made available for everyone in England. However, the growing patient population puts pressure on NHS trusts each year, and the medical ...
I’d like to see that ‘proper debate’ at public events. The NIB leadership avoids answering hard questions even if asked in advance, as requested. Questions such as mine go unanswered:: “How does NHS England plan to future proof trust and deliver a process of communications for the plann...
In February last yearTim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, and vocal cheerleader for thecare.datainitiative, assured the public, in aninterview on the Radio 4 Today programme, that in the twenty five years thatHospital Episode Statistics(HES) have been shared...
NHS England has itself further said it has held ‘over 180’ listening events in 2014 and feedback was consistent with public letters to papers, radio phone-ins and news reports in spring 2014. Don’t give raw data out, exclude access to commercial companies not working in the public intere...
NHS clinical staff in their early careers have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, with over half of young workers now made ill through workplace stress. Researchers from the health and social care think tank Nuffield Trust analysed data from 20 years of theNHS England Staff...
While we in England laugh at the contortions of the Scottish and Irish governments as they attempt to justify to an already alienated voter base their authoritarian policies, notably the 'hate speech' laws that are so loosely drafted anyone in either of those countries could find him or ...