Tag Archives: National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)

Reducing Length of Stay in Hospitals (Nuffield Trust / Monitor)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Variations in patients’ length of stay imply there should be significant opportunities to reduce length of hospital stay; whether through improvements to internal processes or development of alternative community-based services. This Nuffield Trust report explores which approaches to reducing … Continue reading →

The Financial and Human Costs of Mistakes (BBC News / Frontier Economics / CQC / NHS England / NHS IQ / BMJ Quality and Safety / Department of Health / BMC Family Practice)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS in England is being urged to reduce mistakes by half, as mistakes in hospitals cost the NHS around £2.5bn per year. Four aspects of poor patient safety include falls, bed ulcers, urinary infections caused by poorly fitted … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s Disease: Information for Hospital Pharmacists (Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This brief guide from Parkinson’s UK has been released for hospital pharmacists (and other healthcare professionals) as an aid to improve awareness and education about the condition. This booklet is aimed at hospital pharmacists, but another guide for community … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, National, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Anti-Emetics, Anticholinergics, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase Inhibitors, Dopamine, Dopamine Agonists, Drug Charts, Get It On Time Campaign, Glutamate Antagonist, Harm From Omitted and Delayed Medicines, Hospital Pharmacists, Levodopa, Medicines Management, Medicines Management Audits, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines to Avoid (Parkinson's Disease), Monoamine-Oxidase B Inhibitors, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Neurological Disorders, NICE Guideline on Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2014), Parkinson’s Disease: for Hospital Pharmacists, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonian Symptoms, Pharmacists, Pill Timers, Self-Administration, SIGN Guideline on Parkinson’s Disease, Timely and Accurate Medication, Wearing Off | Leave a comment

Patient Safety Reporting Systems: Integrated Development (E-Health Insider)

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England and the MHRA are working to integrate the two national reporting systems for patient safety in the NHS. The National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), previously run by NPSA, and one run by MHRA are being merged … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, DATIX (Patient Safety Healthcare Incidents Software), Health Information Technology, Improving Patient Safety, Information Technology, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Medicines Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), National Medical Devices Safety Network, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Alerts, Patient Safety Collaborative Programmes, Patient Safety Improvement Collaboratives, Patient Safety Incidents, Patient Safety Indicators, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Responses to the Francis Inquiry Report | Leave a comment

Government’s Response to Francis Inquiry Report (Department of Health)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Government has published a full response to Robert Francis QC’s report into poor standards of care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. “These documents build on the government’s initial response: Patients First and Foremost, which was published in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, BBC News, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adverse Events, Adverse Incidents, After Francis: Making a Difference, Avoidable Harm, Behind the Headlines, Care Home Inspections, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Caring for older people, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Clinical Involvement in Policy Decisions, Compassionate Care, Complaints Handling, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Coroners and Inquests, Corporate Accountability, CQC Access to Complaints Information, Culture, Culture of Compassionate Care, Department of Health Culture, Department of Health Leadership, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Duty of Utmost Good Faith, Effective Complaints Handling, Fit and Proper Person’s Test, Foundation Trust Governors, Foundation Trust Status, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Fundamental Standards, Fundamental Standards of Behaviour, General Hospitals, General Medical Council, Government Response to Francis Inquiry Report, Handbook to the NHS Constitution, Health and Safety Executive, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Health Protection Agency (HPA), Healthcare Standards, Hospital Inspections, House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC), Inspection Teams, Inspections and Bureaucracy, Leadership, Local Scrutiny, Medical Training and Education, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid Staffordshire NHS FT Public Inquiry: Government Response, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Monitor, Monitor (Regulator of Health and Care Providers), Monitor’s Quality Governance Framework, Monitoring, Monitoring Media Reports, National Patient Safety Agency, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Negative Culture, NHS Constitution, NHS Constitution Handbook, NHS Culture, NHS Litigation Authority, NHS Regulation, NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA), NHS Values and Constitution, Nursing, Nursing Standards, Offence for Death or Serious Injury to Patients, Openness, Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Experience, Patient Safety Alerts, Patient-Led Hospital Inspection Regime, Patients Not Heard, Performance Management and Strategic Oversight, Poor Governance, Positive Culture, Prioritising Patients, Professional Bodies, Professional Disengagement, Professional Regulation, Putting Patients First, Quality Accounts, Quality and Risk Profiles (QRPs), Quality and Sustainability, Quality Improvement, Quality Standards, Raising Concerns, Raising Concerns Around Deaths, Reactions to the Francis Inquiry Report, Regulating Healthcare Systems, Regulating Healthcare Systems: Health and Safety Executive, Regulating Healthcare Systems: Monitor, Regulation, Regulation of Governance, Regulators, Regulators Sharing Information, Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Reporting of Incidents, Responses to the Francis Inquiry Report, Safety and Quality Standards, Scrutiny, Serious and Untoward Incidents (SUIs), Serious Incidents, Shaping Culture, Single Regulatory Process, Sir Robert Francis QC, Staff Commitment, Staffing Levels, Stafford, Strengthening Corporate Accountability, Subcontractors and NHS Values, Suspected Breach of Standards, Sustainability, System Regulatory Functions, Values, Warning Signs, West Midlands, Whistleblowing | Leave a comment

Quality Governance: Improving Patient Care Effectively (Monitor)

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guidance from Monitor is intended for boards of all types of NHS organisations to help them improve health services for patients. Other staff in NHS bodies, including senior management, operational, clinical and nursing staff – particularly those engaged … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Accountability, Accountability and Assurance, Annual Governance Statement, Aspirant NHS Foundation Trusts, Audit Committees, Audit Standards, Auditing, Benchmarking, Board Assurance Framework (BAF), Board Leadership, Care Audit, Care Quality, Clinical Audits, Clinical Effectiveness, Clinical Governance, Clinical Leadership, Communication, Cultural Leadership, Culture, Darzi Model of Clinical Leadership, Data Quality, Data Quality Dashboards, Data Quality Programmes, Dr Foster Hospital Guide, Engagement, Engagement on Quality, Foresight and Insight, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Full Report, Global Trigger Tool (IHI), Governance, Improving Patient Care, Incident Recording and Escalation, Integrated Business Plan (IBP), Internal Audit Role, Leadership and Culture, Local Risk Registers, Managing Risks to Quality, Manchester Patient Safety Framework, Medical Engagement Scale, Monitor, Monitor’s Code of Governance and Compliance Framework, Monitor’s Quality Governance Framework, National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), National Quality Dashboard, National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), NHS Culture, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), Non-Clinical Leaders, North West Leadership Academy: Boards on Board Programme, Ownership, Participation, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient Care, Patient Experience, Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), Patient Safety, Patient Satisfaction, Patient Stories, Quality, Quality Accounts, Quality Assurance, Quality Governance, Quality Governance Framework, Quality Governance Framework Good Practice, Quality Improvement, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Report of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Risk Registers, Six Dimensions of Data Quality, Strategic Integrated Performance Dashboard, Sub-Cultures, Triangulation, Ward- and Service-Level Dashboards | Leave a comment

Quality Standards in Nutritional Care: a Toolkit for Commissioners and Providers in England (BAPEN)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) toolkit, entitled “Malnutrition matters: meeting quality standards in nutritional care – a toolkit for commissioners and providers in England”, contains guidance on defining relevant, measurable outcomes related to nutritional care … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BAPEN Commissioning Toolkit, BAPEN Quality Group, BAPEN: British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN), Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCQ, Community Care, Council of Europe, Department of Health, Department of Health QIPP Safe Care Work Stream, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Enteral Tube Feeding, Hospitals, Hydration, Malnutrition, Malnutrition Community Pathway, National Association of Care Catering (NACC), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), NICE, NICE Guidance on Nutrition Support in Adults, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Care, Nutritional Care Standards, Nutritional Supplements, Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS), Parenteral Nutrition, Patient Environment Action Team (PEAT), Person-Centred Nutritional Care, Quality Standards in Nutritional Care: a Toolkit, RCN, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Screening for Malnutrition, Undernourishment | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)

Reducing Length of Stay in Hospitals (Nuffield Trust / Monitor)

Parkinson’s Disease: Information for Hospital Pharmacists (Parkinson’s UK)

Patient Safety Reporting Systems: Integrated Development (E-Health Insider)

Quality Governance: Improving Patient Care Effectively (Monitor)

Quality Standards in Nutritional Care: a Toolkit for Commissioners and Providers in England (BAPEN)

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