Spotlighting Advice’s maternity team reviews
Practitioner Performance Advice (Advice) have been actively engaging with key maternity stakeholders at various nationwide conferences over the past few months, including NHS ConfedExpo, HSJ Patient Safety Congress, Baby Lifeline National Maternity Safety and RCGP Annual Conference. Advice have been sharing information about the maternity …
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Collaboration for safer and sustainable maternity care – resources now available
On Wednesday 2 October 2024, in collaboration with Bevan Brittan and DAC Beachcroft, we held a regional maternity event for the South West in Taunton, ‘Collaboration for safer and sustainable maternity care’. This event supports our third strategic priority ‘Collaborate to improve maternity outcomes’ We …
Case of note: Karen Spellman v. Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (High Court, 31 July 2024 – Sweeting J.)
Introduction The claimant (KS) alleged that the trust had negligently failed to identify Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES), and that consequently she had experienced ongoing pain and suffering, whereas had this diagnosis been reached she would have had urgent decompression surgery leading to a better outcome. …
Publication of NHSE Patient Safety Strategy for Primary Care
The NHS Primary care patient safety strategy, published in September 2024, builds on the 2019 NHS Patient Safety Strategy by incorporating elements which are specific to the structure and operations of general practice, as well as the services of community pharmacy, optometry and dentistry which …
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New Insights publication: Demographics, professions and concerns: Patterns in Practitioner Performance Advice cases with a focus on IMGs
Today our Practitioner Performance Advice service (Advice) has published its annual practitioner characteristics Insights paper: Demographics, professions and concerns: Patterns in Practitioner Performance Advice cases with a focus on IMGs. This Insight looks at 3,645 practitioners for whom we received a request for advice over …
Helping shape a health service fit for the future
NHS, local authority and third sector staff are working harder than ever to get services back on track, to get waiting lists down and consistently deliver the best care. That’s why we are playing our part to support the launch of the consultation for the …
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Training and risk assessments recommended to address workplace violence in the NHS
A report published today by NHS Resolution highlights how workplace violence in the NHS can be prevented and reduced by ensuring high-quality, accurate risk assessments that acknowledge and mitigate the risks of escalating violence are undertaken. ‘Learning from workplace violence claims within the NHS: a …
Lorry driver in dishonest NHS compensation case
A judge has ruled that a lorry driver from Liverpool was fundamentally dishonest about his injuries in his attempt to claim more than £2.3 million in compensation from the NHS. Nigel Brown’s claim for clinical negligence against Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Mersey …
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