02 Oct, 2024 When is a Swiss Army knife not the right tool? By Christopher Frankling Recent whistleblowers have reported an alarming history of patients being injured during surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS...
10 Sep, 2024 National framework for commissioning care and support: code of practice By Emma Watt The Welsh Government has published a new Code of Practice (the Code) which came into effect on 1 September and applies principles and...
15 Aug, 2024 The impact of ambulance delays By Christopher Frankling Receiving urgent medical attention when it is needed can make the difference between life and death or severely reduced outcomes for...
29 Jul, 2024 Latest Ockenden enquiry findings published By Gill Peate The Guardian recently covered the Ockenden enquiry, a review of almost 2,000 maternity cases at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS...
17 May, 2024 Ambitious, under-funded and unfulfilled: ten years of the Care Act 2014 By Emma Watt The Local Government Association (LGA) has published a report analysing the extent to which the Care Act 2014 (the Act) has achieved its...
26 Mar, 2024 Who watches the watchdog? By Christopher Frankling A recent BBC article has highlighted an instance where hospital consultants have raised concerns about patient safety, overcrowding and...
17 Jun, 2022 How ambulance wait times affect patients By Ann Houghton How long a person waits for an ambulance can be the difference between life and death. Sometimes it doesn't make a difference: it might...
23 Mar, 2022 NHS Pension Scheme member contributions changing from October By Doug Mullen The Government has laid regulations adjusting contribution rates for members of the NHS Pension Scheme from 1 October 2022 with further...
11 Nov, 2021 Latest NHS data on ambulance response times By Ann Houghton It's trite to say, but it's fundamental - ambulance response times make a big difference. There are target times for different categories...
15 Oct, 2021 How to make patients safe, with long waiting times in so many places? By Ann Houghton I should start by being very clear - the doctors, nurses and other medics in GP practices and hospital A&Es are doing their best. I've...
30 Mar, 2021 NHS data and Palantir - the right to public consultation By Emma Watt openDemocracy has successfully paused the Government's plans to share NHS patient data with Palantir. As part of the emergency response...
19 Feb, 2021 CQC highlights concerns in the maternity unit at The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust By Rankeshwar Batta In December 2020, there were numerous reports regarding issues being faced by the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust with their...