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Patients ‘put at risk’ by ambulance handover delays

Patients are being put at risk and some are dying due to handover delays between ambulances and A&E departments, safety investigators have said. A new study from the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) recommended that the Department of ...

16 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Maternity services ‘getting worse’, hospitals regulator warns

Maternity services in England have deteriorated to their lowest level, the hospitals regulator has said, as it expressed “deep concerns” about the quality of care given to mothers and babies. In a worrying report, the Care Quality Commission ...

21 Oct 2022 at 09:52

NHS call handlers often worry: How many people are we going to kill today?

NHS call handlers have told patient safety investigators of their distress at hearing people deteriorate while waiting for ambulances, with staff saying they often worry: “How many people are we going to kill today?” Officials from the ...

27 Feb 2023 at 12:58

NHS end-of-life care ‘often falls below expectations’

End-of-life care across the NHS in England is “inconsistent” and “often falls below expectations”, a report has found. A national probe by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found care for patients who are dying is ...

13 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Baby deaths: Damning report into maternity failings to be published

A damning report into the care provided to women and babies at an NHS trust will be published on Wednesday. The study, which marks the culmination of an independent inquiry into maternity at East Kent Hospitals University NHS ...

18 Oct 2022 at 09:50

Mental health services fail to take full account of menopause, report finds

Mental health services do not take full account of the impact of the menopause, which can have serious consequences for women, patient safety investigators have found. Women are frequently prescribed antidepressants when ...

23 Mar 2023 at 06:42

Busy A&E workers may not spot abused babies – report

Concerns have been raised about how babies with “non-accidental injuries” could be missed in busy emergency departments. High workload, time pressure and competing demands have all been listed as “barriers to the ...

13 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Baby deaths: 45 infants may have lived with better care – report

Dozens of babies died or were injured by poor maternity care, inquiry finds

Up to 45 babies would most likely have survived if they had received better care at an NHS trust, an inquiry has found. Infants died while others were left badly hurt as a result of catastrophic failings at East ...

19 Oct 2022 at 18:57

Mental health services failing to take account of menopause, says watchdog

Mental health services do not take full account of the impact of the menopause, which can have disastrous consequences for women, patient safety investigators have found. Women are frequently prescribed ...

23 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Report reveals paediatric wards ‘unsafe’ for children with mental health needs

A report by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has revealed it is potentially unsafe for children with complex mental health needs who exhibit “high-risk behaviours” in paediatric wards. ...

25 May 2023 at 00:01

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