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Whistleblowing in the NHS: Light at the End of the Tunnel? (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The review of NHS reporting culture led by Sir Robert Francis QC, which has been working achieve better protection of NHS whistleblowers who raise concerns, will report later today. The “Freedom and Responsibility to Speak Up” review was expected … Continue reading →

Patient-Centred Leadership: Rediscovering NHS Purpose (King’s Fund)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report explores findings from the Francis Inquiry about failings of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust regarding NHS leadership and culture. It discusses what steps might help to avoid comparable failures in future, and looks into three … Continue reading →

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NHS Constitution for England Updated (Department of Health)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An updated NHS Constitution has been released to coincide with publication of the Department of Health’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, “Patients first and foremost”. The NHS Constitution encapsulates the principles and values of the NHS in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accountability, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Ban on Clauses Intended to Prevent Public Interest Disclosures, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Competence, Complaint and Redress, Confidentiality, Consent, Constitution (NHS), Contractual Duty of Candour, Criminal Sanctions, Culture, Culture Change, Delivering Dignity, Detecting Problems Quickly, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Everyone Counts, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gaming the System, General Hospitals, Government Response to the Consultation on the NHS, Handbook to the NHS Constitution, Informed Choice, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Judicial Review, Local Government Ombudsman, Making Every Contact Count, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Measuring Culture, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, NHS Constitution and Whistleblowing, NHS Constitution Team, NHS Constitution: Updated 2012, NHS Values, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Safety, Patients First and Foremost, Patients Not Heard, Penalties for Disinformation, Perverse Incentives, Poor Governance, Positive Culture, Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, Respect, Staff Legal Duties, Staff Pledges, Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Statutory Duty of Candour, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, UK National Screening Committee, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Patients First and Foremost: Government Response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report (Department of Health)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, entitled “Patients first and foremost” was published today. It defines the Department of Health‘s commitment and action plan for the health and care system. The main recommendations / resolutions include: Ofsted-style ratings for hospitals … Continue reading →

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NHS Gagging Clauses Banned by Health Secretary (BBC News / NAO / House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ruled that “gagging clauses” in severance agreements for NHS staff in England are banned by the government with immediate effect. Read more: BBC News: NHS ‘gagging clauses’ banned by health secretary. Reference NHS ‘gagging clauses’ banned … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Hunt Warns NHS Health Trusts Over Gagging Orders (BBC Health News)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has found it necessary to write to all English NHS Trusts to remind them that the use gagging clauses and pay-offs to stop staff raising concerns over care quality would be contrary to the duty of candour and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, BBC Health News, Bureaucracy, Candour, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Contractual Duty of Candour, Culture, East Midlands Strategic Health Authority (SHA), Feeding the Beast, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gary Walker: Former Chief Executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), General Hospitals, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Inspections and Bureaucracy, Leadership, Lincolnshire Trust, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Mortality, National Patient Safety Agency, Negative Culture, NHS Constitution, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Nursing Standards, Openness, Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs), Patient Experience, Patients Not Heard, Poor Governance, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Professional Disengagement, Quality Accounts, Quality Improvement, Report of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Scrutiny, Sir Robert Francis QC, Stafford, Statutory Duty of Candour, Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), Transparency, United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (ULHT), Warning Signs, West Midlands, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report (Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry)

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary High mortality rates and poor standards of care provided at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust resulted in concern about services and management in the Trust. This three-volume Francis Inquiry report investigates the causes and lessons learned. “…[the widespread] disconnect between … Continue reading →

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