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10 Feb 2021

HSIB Recommend NHS reclassify Never Events

A recent report published by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) says that NHS England should reclassify seven out of their 15 never events. […]

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10 Feb 2021

NHS Dentistry Hit by COVID Crisis

The government is being urged to act by a health watchdog, who continue to hear negative experiences from patients, months after they published a […]

A photograph of Alice Bracken, a medical negligence paralegal at Pryers Solicitors

29 Jan 2021

A Day in the Life of a Paralegal at Pryers

Pryers is all about the people, we have an experienced team working together to deliver excellent service to our clients. We caught up with […]

A photograph of a pregnant lady as the CQC downgrade maternity services at Bedford hospital

18 Jan 2021

Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital “Inadequate”

Following an unannounced inspection, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have downgraded maternity services at Bedford hospital to “inadequate”. Unannounced inspection into maternity services at […]

A photograph of a baby's hand being held by an adult, as the Patient Safety Minister announces £500,000 for maternity leadership training, to improve care for mothers and babies

14 Jan 2021

NHS Launch Maternity Leadership Training

Nadine Dorries, the Patient Safety Minister has announced £500,000 to fund an innovative NHS maternity leadership training programme. Starting this year, hundreds of senior […]

A photograph of blue medicine pills in a jar. The Cumberlege Review looked at issues arising from two medicines and a medical device.

14 Jan 2021

The Government Response to the Cumberlege Review

Nadine Dorries, the Minister for Patient Safety has recently issued an update on the Government’s response to the Cumberlege Review. What is the Cumberlege […]

A photograph of an aeroplane in flight. As we consider whether air crash investigation techniques might help reduce patient safety mistakes in healthcare.

7 Jan 2021

Can Patient Safety Mistakes be Reduced with Help from the Aviation Industry?

NHS staff are to be given training similar to what an air accident investigator might receive. The course starts on Monday and aims to […]

Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Investigation

16 Dec 2020

Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Missed Opportunities to Learn

Last week Donna Ockenden shared the initial investigation report into what is possibly the biggest scandal the NHS has ever seen. Ockenden chairs the […]

A photo of doctor thinking, to accompany a news article about various accusations of NHS cover-ups in 2020.

10 Dec 2020

NHS Cover-Ups: A Culture Problem?

It has not been a good year for the NHS. Not just because a once in a lifetime pandemic has exposed gaping holes caused […]

4 Dec 2020

Do Not Resuscitate Decisions Were Inappropriately Applied

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published an interim report into the use of Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) decisions. It suggests that some Do […]

26 Nov 2020

Gynaecologist, Dr Malay Haldar, to be struck off

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has suspended Dr Malay Haldar following a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation. Dr Malay was a locum consultant […]

A photograph of the Countess of Chester Hospital. This is the hospital where Lucy Letby worked as a nurse.

13 Nov 2020

Nurse, Lucy Letby charged in relation to Baby Deaths

Following the news earlier this week that a nurse had been re-arrested regarding the death of a number of babies at the Countess of […]

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HSIB Recommend NHS reclassify Never Events

NHS Dentistry Hit by COVID Crisis

A Day in the Life of a Paralegal at Pryers

Maternity Services at Bedford Hospital “Inadequate”

NHS Launch Maternity Leadership Training

The Government Response to the Cumberlege Review

Can Patient Safety Mistakes be Reduced with Help from the Aviation Industry?

Shrewsbury and Telford Maternity Missed Opportunities to Learn

NHS Cover-Ups: A Culture Problem?

Do Not Resuscitate Decisions Were Inappropriately Applied

Gynaecologist, Dr Malay Haldar, to be struck off

Nurse, Lucy Letby charged in relation to Baby Deaths

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