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Call for process review to cut risk of surgical swabs being left in patients

The process used by surgery teams to ensure nothing is left behind in a patient’s body following an operation should be reviewed, the patient safety body has said. It comes after one woman who had heart surgery had to have further operations to ...

16 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Needs of patients with learning disabilities not being met in hospitals – report

Hospitals must do more to provide effective care for people with learning disabilities, the patient safety body has said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said the current system can cause distress and confusion for ...

02 Nov 2023 at 09:02

Elderly man not given ‘time-critical’ medicine during three-day stint in A&E

Concerns have been raised over patients facing long waits in emergency departments not being given time-sensitive medication after a man was left unable to swallow due to missed medicines. An elderly man was sent to a hospital’s A&E ...

05 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Youngsters on mental health wards face ‘cliff edge of support’ at 18 – study

Some young people receiving mental health care in hospital are being moved to settings like bed and breakfast hostels and caravans on holiday sites when they turn 18, an investigation has found. Others admitted to hiding how unwell ...

12 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Christmas gifts come with a deadly warning from emergency doctors

Leading emergency doctors have sounded the alarm over a popular toy which could be given to children over Christmas. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has issued a “safety flash” over water beads which are marketed as ...

23 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Call to redesign paediatric wards to help youngsters with mental health problems

The design of paediatric wards should be changed to better support children and young people with mental health problems, the patient safety body has said. The issue is a “patient safety risk that has not previously been ...

23 May 2024 at 00:01

NHS and care regulator needs ‘rapid turnaround’, report finds

There is an “urgent need for a rapid turnaround” of England’s health watchdog owing to “significant failings” in how it works, according to a damning review. The final report of senior NHS leader Dr Penny Dash into the ...

15 Oct 2024 at 00:01

NHS and care regulator needs ‘rapid turnaround’, report finds

14 Oct 2024 at 20:02

Recognition of sepsis ‘urgent and persistent safety risk’ – report

There are “ongoing challenges” in the early diagnosis of a life-threatening medical emergency, safety experts have said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said that the “recognition of sepsis ...

26 Jun 2025 at 00:01

NHS staff fatigue factor in patient harm and deserves urgent attention – report

Exhausted NHS staff are putting themselves and patients at risk, an investigation has found. Excessive workloads, long shifts of 12 hours or more and inadequate breaks are among the factors contributing to staff ...

24 Apr 2025 at 00:01

Concern that NHS ‘not learning’ from mental health death reports

Safety investigations which occur after a person died during or shortly after care during a stay in a mental health facility are often seen as a “tick box exercise” and could be “compounding harm” for those ...

30 Jan 2025 at 00:01

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