Inspection reports for 14 GP practices have been delayed by months due to IT failures, the CQC has confirmed, following … Read More “CQC IT failure significantly delayed inspection”
Data published today by the NHS shows that 961 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week, up … Read More “Busiest week for hospitals this winter”
Thirty-five-year-old Jessie spent 550 days in Northampton General Hospital. For nearly all that time, she was medically fit to leave … Read More “Woman stuck for 18 months on an NHS ward”
The NHS has taken the decision to publish the report in full in line with the wishes of the families … Read More “Independent mental health homicide report”
Core Competency #37 – Community nursing Establishes effective relationships between junior staff and community nurses to secure channels of communication. … Read More “My Competencies”
NHS England payment structures should be looked at closely to ensure they financially reward local health ‘systems’, including GP practices, … Read More “MPs tell NHS England to review financial incentives”
The NHS has set out a new national ambition for 65% of patients to receive elective treatment within 18 weeks … Read More “Hundreds of thousands of patients to get faster access to NHS care”
Health Secretary Wes Streeting is being threatened with legal action if he does not ban the private sale of cross-sex … Read More “Campaigner launches bid to ban cross-sex hormones”
An NHS spokesperson said: “The report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) contains basic factual inaccuracies and a flawed understanding of … Read More “NHS England response to ‘flawed’ Public Accounts Committee report”
Core Competency #36 – Patient protection Is aware of the language of patient protection and participates in patient protection guidelines … Read More “My Competencies”