Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

Warnings on hospital crowding with doubling in legal actions by CQC

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/08/warnings-hospital-crowding-doubling-legal-actions-cqc/ By:  Laura Donnelly, health editor  8 OCTOBER 2017 • 6:01AM A growing crisis in hospital safety is revealed in official figures showing a doubling in the number of legal warnings issued by NHS watchdogs. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) launched 135 “enforcement actions” against hospitals in 2016/17 – a rise from 58…

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-patients-care-quality-commission-blind-hospital-failings-royal-cornwall-hospitals-a7983001.html By: Jane Kirby  Long waits for treatment leave people suffering harm as a result, CQC says In cardiology, from December 2016 to June 2017, 554 patients suffered delays while waiting for appointments, the CQC inspection report said. Inspectors added: “We were informed of two patients who had died of cardiac…

NHS England to face court over patient kept alive by blood transfusions

NHS England to face court over patient kept alive by blood transfusions

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/03/nhs-england-to-face-court-over-patient-kept-alive-by-blood-transfusions By:Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Mother of woman with eating disorders wants ruling on whether monthly treatment is in daughter’s best interests NHS England is to be questioned in court about its treatment of a woman with severe eating disorders who is being kept alive by monthly blood transfusions. The patient, who…

Bill for urgent repairs at NHS hospitals reaches almost £1bn

Bill for urgent repairs at NHS hospitals reaches almost £1bn

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/03/bill-urgent-repairs-nhs-hospitals By:Denis Campbell Health policy editor  Report finds crumbling state of hospitals is putting staff and patients at risk and could lead to health and safety prosecutions Hospitals are at growing risk of “catastrophic failure” because the bill for urgent repairs for problems that threaten staff and patient safety has soared to…

Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be caused by rising bed-blocking

Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be caused by rising bed-blocking

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/02/8000-deaths-year-may-caused-rising-bed-blocking/  Laura Donnelly, health editor  Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be being caused by “deadly” levels of NHS bed blocking, the first study into the matter has found. Researchers examined the biggest surge in deaths for 50 years, which was seen in 2014/15, with almost 40,000 more casualties than normal. The study…