Maria Caulfield MP confirmed as new Minister for Patient Safety
Former cancer nurse announced as new Minster for Patient Safety
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Troubled maternity wards still jeopardising patients
Mothers and babies remain at risk from poor care and closed systems.
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New patient coalition launched for digital health technology
A new coalition has come together to ensure the interests of patients are at the heart of the development of policy in digital health technology.
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7 key resources for maternity safety
The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2021 is ‘Safe maternal and newborn care’.
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World Patient Safety Day 2021
The theme of World Patient Safety Day 2021 is "safe maternal and newborn care”
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Upcoming Patient Safety Events
Patient Safety in Focus and the HSJ Patient Safety Congress.
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Hospitals told to remove toxic chemical after children left with burns and patients injected by mistake
Confusion over similar looking bottles led to some mistakes that left patients needing intensive care.
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MPs say 1,000 babies die preventable deaths in England each year
Commons health committee says NHS has reduced baby deaths significantly but could do more to improve safety.
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Government guidance continues to put staff and patients at risk from the airborne nature of Covid-19
Fresh Air NHS, Patient Safety Learning and the SHBN
calling for urgent change to the UK government’s guidelines on PPE
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Covid: Masks upgrade cuts infection risk, research finds
The quality of face masks healthcare workers wear makes a huge difference to their risk of coronavirus infection, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust research has found. Wearing a high grade mask known as an FFP3 can provide up to…
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