There are reports of healthcare staff incorrectly recording a patient’s penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy in electronic prescribing systems. … Read More “National patient safety alert”
Core Competency #78 – Crisis management Report problems as they occur. May be responsible for identifying potential problems (Administrative Role) … Read More “My Competencies”
Practice managers are being warned about a scam in which fraudsters target patients by impersonating the NHS automated phone calls. … Read More “Scam uses fake NHS calls”
Industrial action begins at 7am today (Friday 14 November) until 7am on Wednesday 19 November and hospital teams across the … Read More “NHS patients urged to come forward”
A county’s health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu … Read More “Children may be hit harder”
The overall waiting list for September was 7.39 million (an estimated 6.24 million patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous … Read More “Waiting list down”
Core Competency #77 – GP Links Enters agreed data and supervises other staff. May undertake monitoring of accuracy of data … Read More “My Competencies”
Doctors going on strike for the 13th time in a long-running pay dispute is not only “unnecessary” but also “completely … Read More “Doctors harming patients”
At the end of September, it stood at 7.39 million, down from 7.41 million the month before. Of those waiting, … Read More “NHS waiting list down”
Eligible adults are being urged to come forward now, so they are fully protected ahead of the usual flu season … Read More “NHS issues flu jab SOS with worst of winter only weeks away”