Tag #Patient Safety

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NHS Crisis: Over 57,000 Deaths Potentially Linked to A&E Delays

Images from William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, show approximately 15 elderly patients waiting on trolleys in a crowded corridor due to overflowing departments, highlighting a nationwide NHS crisis with research suggesting over 57,000 deaths in 2022 were potentially linked to 12-hour-plus A&E ...

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NPA warns of weight-loss jab safety risks from online sales

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) warns of patient safety risks from online sales of weight-loss jabs, urging for stricter regulations and mandatory 20-minute consultations to prevent misuse, particularly in individuals with eating disorders or low body weight. Hundreds of thousands use online...

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Edinburgh Maternity Unit Review Highlights Staffing Shortages and Patient Harm

A review into the care of baby Roddy, who suffered brain damage during labor at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, found multiple missed opportunities for observation and treatment due to short-staffing and a "toxic" work culture, resulting in a five-to-six-hour delay in crucial interventions.

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NHS Pays £60 Million for Patient Assaults and Preventable Bed Sores

The NHS has paid £31.4 million in compensation for 1,613 assaults over seven years—£1,496 on staff and 217 on members of the public—with legal fees adding another £28.4 million; cases ranged from £21,000 on average to £475,000 for a nurse injured by a flying TV.

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UK Hospital Emergency Room Waits Exceed Official Estimates by Three Times

A MailOnline analysis reveals that one in three patients at some UK hospitals face 12-hour or longer waits for emergency care, far exceeding official estimates; Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust reported the highest rate (nearly 30 percent), while the crisis is exacerbated by a 'quad...

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Den Dolder Residents Demand Action After Fatal Stabbing

Following a fatal stabbing in Den Dolder, Netherlands, by a psychiatric patient, over 300 residents voiced safety concerns at a community meeting, expressing frustration with authorities' responses and demanding stricter measures to prevent similar incidents.

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Dutch Clinic Closed After Fatal Stabbing, Escape

The Wier+kliniek in Den Dolder, Netherlands, a Fivoor-owned clinic housing 32 patients with mild intellectual disabilities and prior justice involvement, was immediately closed due to undisclosed building code violations following a patient's fatal stabbing of a local resident and another patient's ...

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Record 2024 US Healthcare Data Breaches Expose 53% of Population

In 2024, 184,111,469 US healthcare records were breached, impacting 53% of the population, due to sophisticated cyberattacks targeting institutions like Change Healthcare (100 million records) and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (13.4 million records), causing service disruptions and exposing sensitiv...

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Eljamel and NHS Tayside Face Two-Year Criminal Probe

A criminal investigation into disgraced brain surgeon Sam Eljamel and NHS Tayside, his former employer, is expected to take another 1.5 to 2 years; former patient Jules Rose met with the Lord Advocate to discuss the ongoing police probe, Operation Stringent, and confirmed that both Eljamel and NHS T...

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200+ Surgery Deaths Investigated in Sussex NHS Trust

Sussex Police are investigating over 200 cases of death or injury following surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, prompted by whistleblowers alleging negligence, cost-cutting, and insufficiently trained staff; the investigation, launched in 2023, has doubled in size since its inception, ...

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Nurses Protest Unsafe Staffing, AI Integration in Healthcare

On Thursday, thousands of National Nurses United members across California and other states protested unsafe staffing levels and demanded patient safeguards with the integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare, citing concerns about profit-driven decisions in contract negotiations with over...

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Fatal Stabbing near Dutch Psychiatric Clinic Reignites Safety Concerns

A 76-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in Den Dolder, Netherlands, near the Fivoor forensic psychiatric clinic, raising concerns about patient safety and the handling of dangerous individuals, echoing the 2017 Anne Faber murder case.

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