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NHS to implement ‘Martha’s Rule’ across 143 hospitals in major patient safety initiative
The NHS has announced that 143 hospital sites will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year.
Martha’s Rule has received funding for...
GAMA Healthcare: preventing infections in healthcare settings
GAMA Healthcare's eBook explores the importance of surface decontamination and patient hygiene to prevent the spread of bacteria and viruses in healthcare settings.
In healthcare...
Reducing the burden of harm to improve patient safety
Committed to raising patient safety standards across healthcare, Dr Sven Staender discusses the complex challenges facing health systems when it comes to advocating a...
Equitable patient access to advanced therapies
Mariano Votta, Director of Active Citizenship Network, explores the need to support patient access to advanced therapies across Europe.
All potential eligible patients have the...
New research group aims to improve patient safety concerns
A new research group, combining professionals from the University of Leeds and Bradford will tackle challenges associated with patient safety.
In a joint venture between...
Investigating safety risks in maternity care
Lorna Rothery spoke to Dr Lesley Kay, Acting Executive Medical Director of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch about how the organisation is working to...
Patient Safety Conference: Simulation, a gateway to teamwork and cultural change for the benefit...
In light of the Patient Safety Conference taking place in Stockholm in October, Dr Michael Wagner, neonatologist, intensivist and researcher at the Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics...
Patient Safety Conference: daring to look beyond medical staff fatigue
In light of the Patient Safety Conference taking place in Stockholm in October, Dr. Adriano Friganovic, President of the European Specialist Nurses Organisation (ESNO) and...
Patient Safety Conference: why patients should be more involved in their own care
In light of the Patient Safety Conference taking place in Stockholm in October, co-organisers Penilla Gunther, Founder of FOKUS Patient (Sweden) and Mirka Cikkelova,...
NHS must fully utilise smart IV pumps to eliminate medication errors
A study at The University of Manchester recommends that smart intravenous (IV) infusion pumps need to be widely implemented in NHS hospitals to mitigate...
Working together to enhance patient safety
Professor Eberhard Kochs, vice-president of the European Patient Safety Foundation discusses the reasons behind safety failures in healthcare and the impact of the COVID-19...
High-risk surgery: stabilising blood pressure and improving patient safety
Due to the burning issue of significant mortality and morbidity following high-risk surgery in Europe, the Improving Patient Outcomes (ImPrOve) think tank outlines the...
Improving patient safety and outcomes in high-risk surgery
A team of world-leading medical experts have collaborated to improve patient safety and outcomes following high-risk surgery.
The endeavour, which includes industry specialists such as...
Recommendations issued to improve patient safety in acute medical units
Digital healthcare and an increase in senior staff availability are just some of the recommendations made by experts following a ten-year patient safety analysis...
The risks and prevention of choking in children
Ian Evans of the Child Accident Prevention Trust highlights common choking hazards for infants and young children.
Choking is one of the leading causes of...
UK prescription cannabis recalled that ‘may be contaminated with mould’
UK prescription cannabis supplier NOIDECS has recalled two batches of product and has advised patients not to use their prescription medicine after reports of...
Patients’ Rights Day: recommendations towards a European Health Union
For European Patients’ Rights Day 2021, Active Citizenship Network, the European branch of the Italian non-profit organisation Cittadinanzattiva, discusses ten recommendations towards a European...
How smart monitoring technologies and AI optimise patient safety
How smart monitoring technologies and AI help healthcare professionals predict adverse outcomes before they happen in the perioperative care pathway.
In Europe, 2.4 million patients...
Ensuring data informs clinical practice and delivers patient safety
Richard Armstrong, head of health registries for Northgate Public Services, explains why collecting more data is not a cure-all in a health crisis.
Disjointed, siloed,...
Infection prevention and control during COVID-19
Jennie Wilson, Vice President of the Infection Prevention Society, speaks to HEQ about the key challenges facing infection prevention and control teams.
Jennie Wilson, interview...