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Content ArticleThe Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) carried out a themed review of their maternal death investigations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The national learning reports can be used by healthcare leaders, policymakers, and the public to: Aid their knowledge of systemic patient safety risks. Understand the underlying contributing factors. Inform decision making to improve patient safety. Explore wider patient safety processes.
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Content ArticleThis report by The Patients Association is based on information gathered from more than 1,000 patients in a survey carried out in December 2021, just before the omicron wave of the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK. The results of the survey highlight that patients found it hard to access care during this period, with pressures affecting the NHS compromising their care. They also show that the worst affected patients were those whose illness or care needs seriously affect their day-to-day lives.
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Content ArticleUK experts have issued an update on the timing of elective surgery and risk assessment after COVID-19 infection. Your operation may be delayed if you test positive for Covid-19. Studies of people who had COVID-19 just before or after their surgery show that they had more complications and an increased risk of dying. The risks of chest problems, blood clots or death are about 3 or 4 times greater for a full 7 weeks following COVID-19. These risks are increased even if the patient had no symptoms from COVID-19 (i.e. just a positive test).
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Content ArticleThe information that care homes submit to CQC about the deaths of people in their care is published on a weekly basis as part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting on deaths. The ONS data is not broken down by whether the person who died had a disability. Supported by ONS, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has completed a targeted piece of analysis to better understand the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on people with a learning disability, some of whom may also be autistic, and how the number of deaths during this period compares to the number of deaths last year. This analysis looked at all deaths notified to CQC between 10 April and 15 May from providers registered with CQC who provide care to people with a learning disability and/or autism (including providers of adult social care, independent hospitals and in the community), and where the person who died was indicated to have a learning disability on the death notification form.
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Content ArticleAfter a decade of austerity, The NHS Long Term Plan was meant to be a turning point for healthcare. However, those plans have been severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. New analysis from the Institute for Public Policy Research shows the scale of the damage done by the pandemic across several major health conditions. It recommends a package of six ambitious changes to ‘build back better’. These policies are designed to do three things. First, they intend to ensure the pandemic does not cause lasting damage to healthcare services for future generations. Second, they look to bring in areas – like social care and public health – that are not covered in The NHS Long Term Plan, but which COVID-19 has harshly reminded us are integral to healthcare. Third, they look to capture the innovations that occurred during the pandemic.
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University of Plymouth: Telerehab Toolkit
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The Telerehab Toolkit is a patient and practitioner guide to remote appointments for people with movement impairment and disability.- Posted
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Content ArticleThe Surviving Sepsis Campaign panel recently recommended that “mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19 should be managed similarly to other patients with acute respiratory failure in the ICU.” However, COVID-19 pneumonia, despite falling in most of the circumstances under the Berlin definition of ARDS, is a specific disease, whose distinctive features are severe hypoxemia often associated with near normal respiratory system compliance. In their paper published in Intensive Care Medicine, Gattinoni et al. hypothesise that the different COVID-19 patterns found at presentation in the emergency department depend on the interaction between three factors: (1) the severity of the infection, the host response, physiological reserve and comorbidities; (2) the ventilatory responsiveness of the patient to hypoxemia; and (3) the time elapsed between the onset of the disease and the observation in the hospital.
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Content ArticleThere was a national roll out of ‘COVID Virtual Wards’ (CVW) during England's second COVID-19 wave (Autumn 2020 – Spring 2021). These services used remote pulse oximetry monitoring for COVID-19 patients following discharge from hospital. A key aim was to enable rapid detection of patient deterioration. It was anticipated that the services would support early discharge, reducing pressure on beds. This study from Georghiou et al. evaluated the impact of the CVW services on hospital activity. The study found no evidence of early discharges or changes in readmissions associated with the roll out of COVID Virtual Wards across England.
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Content ArticleFollowing Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as chancellor, HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe. Read the latest newsletter: Patient Safety Watch: What can be done to improve duty of candour?
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Vaccines for COVID-19: What are the Human Factors and ergonomic issues that should be considered?
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Two vaccines for COVID-19 have now been approved. Health organisations are doing their upmost to workout how best to store and administer the vaccines safely and avoiding errors. The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors (CIEHF) are preparing strategic guidance for health authorities and operational guidance for people setting up vaccine programmes applicable internationally. In a recent LinkedIn post, Chief Executive Noorzaman Rashid asks: "What are the Human Factors and Ergonomic issues that should be considered?" And asks you to share your ideas: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/noorzamanrashid_the-economist-on-twitter-activity-6750290388721926144-h8XV/ #ciehf #covid #patientsafety- Posted
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Emergency approval for a covid vaccine - a patient safety concern?
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The UK government is seeking views on proposed changes to the Human Medicine Regulations 2012 to help with the safe and efficient distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and expanded flu vaccine programme in the UK, along with treatments for COVID-19 and any other diseases that become pandemic. Ministers say there will be no shortcut on safety or effectiveness, and that any vaccine will be approved for the UK only if it meets the highest standards. The deputy chief medical officer for England, Prof Jonathan Van-Tam, said: “If we develop effective vaccines, it’s important we make them available to patients as quickly as possible but only once strict safety standards have been met. The proposals consulted on today suggest ways to improve access and ensure as many people are protected from Covid-19 and flu as possible without sacrificing the absolute need to ensure that any vaccine used is both safe and effective.” What do you think? Are there patient safety concerns here? We'd love to hear your views. Comment below.- Posted
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GP Referrals: Your COVID Recovery
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Why do we need GP referrals to this service for assessment? Early patients untested cannot get access to GPs, not being believed, dismissed, told they are delusional. se have been sat for months unable to get referrals ...today someone got a referral and the NHS denied them that too. So we are getting no support. We are having a host of around 200 effects (Ive documented them), most of us are weeks 12 to 33 and having lung cognitive and heart problems. We needs mri and ct scans now and we cant be joining the back of already lengthy outpatient appointments. theresa huge backlog. When is someone going to help us? #longtailgoing viral @postcovidsynd Post Covid 19 Syndrome Support Group International (facebook). Sir Simon Stevens from NHS England doesn't have time to answer our letter, he said the Seacole Centre has been set up...but it only takes tested positive patietns and the phone numbers don't work. He told us to watch himself on the Andrew Marr show..which was about this app. As you can see we still cant get referrals here either as we need GP referrals adn we cant get them/..did no one raise this? I think they did...as I did with Senior Government Advisors. Nothing has been offered to untested patients. The medical community are very much aware that we were sent home so to deny we are sick and label it as anxiety is a scandal. Likewise, graded therapy (I note exercise is on here) is not recommended as we have heart problems and some of us have done it and had heart attacks...dangerous information to share with people suffering 200 symptoms thatt the medical community have not followed us on .... health-problems (1).pdf- Posted
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COVID-19 risk assessments for BAME staff
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This topic has been created to provide our members with a space to share COVID-19 risk assessments for BAME staff. You can share your risk assessment resources by commenting below and adding an attachment. We've kicked things off by sharing an example below. If you are not yet a member of the hub, you'll need to sign up here first - it's quick and easy to do. By collaborating and sharing learning, we hope to reduce risk. Risk ax form .doc- Posted
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Community PostFollowing the recent Patient Safety Learning webinar, ‘Patient safety: Time for questions? Non Covid-19 care and treatment’, we’ve gained a deeper understanding of the key issues frontline staff and patients are facing and have heard many more great ideas around how to address these issues and improve staff and patient safety. Due to its success, and the clear need to spend more time addressing the issues raised and identifying further issues, we plan to hold more webinars. So that we can determine what issues need to be addressed urgently, can you spare a few minutes to tell us about the issue/s related to patient safety and staff safety you are most concerned about? Please add your comments below.