Patricia Hewitt. Byline: Sonya Duncan Copyright: Archant 2018 ARCHANT EASTERN DAILY PRESS (01603) 772434 A £500,000 review has revealed efforts to stem demand in Norfolk’s NHS has been “fire-fighting”, improvements were “starting from behind” and a lack of social care means patients stay in hospital eight days longer than necessary. Norfolk and Waveney’s Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) commissioned Boston Consulting Group to look into the area’s health service to see what needed to be done to keep it afloat.And the report was presented to the Joint Strategic Commissioning Committee of the five NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) on Tuesday.It found:• If nothing was done an extra 500 hospital beds would be needed in the county, but even if suggested measures were put in place 140 more would still be required.• Primary care was working at capacity, with the GP workforce shrinking.• Community … [Read more...] about Review finds efforts to tackle Norfolk’s NHS demand crisis have been ‘fire-fighting’ but ‘now moving in the right direction’
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More staff on leave as hospital reviews deaths, drug doses
Updated 1:41 pm PST, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo, the main entrance to Mount Carmel West Hospital is shown in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System said a doctor's orders for potentially fatal doses of pain medicine given to over two dozen patients were carried out by what he calls "a small number of good people who made poor decisions." Mount Carmel Health System said it fired the intensive care doctor, put six pharmacists and 14 nurses on paid leave pending further review and reported its findings to authorities. less FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2019 file photo, the main entrance to Mount Carmel West Hospital is shown in Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System said a doctor's orders for potentially fatal ... more Photo: Andrew Welsh Huggins, AP … [Read more...] about More staff on leave as hospital reviews deaths, drug doses
Dirty instruments cause second DMC hospital to fail federal inspection
Karen Bouffard The Detroit News Published 11:54 AM EST Nov 29, 2018 Detroit Receiving hospital stopped surveillance of most surgical site infections due to staff cuts in 2018, including for patients exposed to dirty surgical instruments, according to a report released Wednesday that details why the hospital failed federal inspections. The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered inspections Oct. 18 of Detroit Receiving Hospital and Harper University Hospital in October in response to physician complaints about quality of care issues at the Detroit Medical Center hospitals. Harper University Hospital also failed its inspection over problems with infection control that included flying insects found in the Intensive Care Unit there. At Receiving, inspectors found that, with few exceptions, surgical site infections were monitored for a select group of surgeries where mandatory reporting of surgical site infections is required by the federal Centers … [Read more...] about Dirty instruments cause second DMC hospital to fail federal inspection
Four Houston hospitals land on list of nation’s best
By Fernando Ramirez Published 2:37 pm, Wednesday, May 2, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Image 1of/5 CaptionClose Image 1 of 5 Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 6720 Bertner Ave Houston, TX 77030 Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 6720 Bertner Ave Houston, TX 77030 Image 2 of 5 Houston Methodist Hospital 6565 Fannin St Houston, TX 77030 Houston Methodist Hospital 6565 Fannin St Houston, TX 77030 Photo: Pat Sullivan, STF Image 3 of 5 Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 6411 Fannin St Houston, TX 77030 Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 6411 Fannin St Houston, TX 77030 Photo: Alan Warren, Staff … [Read more...] about Four Houston hospitals land on list of nation’s best
Ipswich Hospital reviewed ‘high-profile’ patient policy after Ed Sheeran visit
Ed Sheeran broke his arm in October last year. Picture: SCREENGRAB FROM ED SHEERAN'S INSTAGRAM (@TEDDYSPHOTOS) SCREENGRAB FROM ED SHEERAN'S INSTAGRAM (@TEDDYSPHOTOS) Ipswich Hospital has confirmed it conducted a review into caring for ‘high profile’ patients shortly after Ed Sheeran’s visit last October. But the hospital said it was no different from any other in having policies for safeguarding confidentiality, which had been due up for review in November. It follows reports that, while being treated for a broken arm following a cycling accident, Sheeran was asked for autographs and photos by some hospital staff. The BBC said the hospital “launched a review” into its policy for ‘high-profile’ patients shortly afterwards. A hospital spokeswoman said: “Like all hospitals, we have policies safeguarding confidentiality of all patients. “If someone has a high profile because of the job or role, we have a protocol that has been in … [Read more...] about Ipswich Hospital reviewed ‘high-profile’ patient policy after Ed Sheeran visit