NHS Providers called for “vital capital investment” to address the NHS maintenance backlog.
The request comes after health investigators launched a probe into the provision of piped oxygen gas supplies to hospitals.
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) launched a national investigation after a hospital trust declared a major incident when demands on its oxygen supply led to patients being diverted to different hospitals and a need to transfer patients between clinical environments.
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More support is needed for health staff who are at risk of psychological harm as a result of being involved in patient safety incidents, a new report has warned.
Those behind the investigation stressed that offering the “best level of support” to staff was also the key to improving patient safety across the NHS.
“Participants described a culture of support as one that provides resources for staff and ensures staff are treated fairly”
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The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) made recommendations to help employers develop programmes of support for health workers involved in such incidents.
The body s report is based on an investigation it carried out that looked at evidence from relevant research and the experiences of NHS staff that it gained through interviews and focus groups.
A national investigation has been launched into the robustness of hospital oxygen supply systems after the need to care for a rapildy increasing number of covid-19 cases caused problems which saw one trust struggling to treat critically ill patients.
Submitting. Imagine that you believed that staff had not done enough to protect them. It doesn t bear thinking about, does it?
While the problem is hardly exclusive to Preston and Chorley, with hospital hotspots up and down the country highlighted in a report two months ago by safety investigators, around 29.5 per cent of their Covid cases were caught on the wards from August 1 to November 29, NHS England stats showed, making the trust one of the worst in the country.
Ms Partington, the trust s chief executive, said a special board meeting was held last week to discuss the problem - and said bosses talked about how difficult it is to get the right balance .
ENTRANCE: The Royal Bolton Hospital MILLIONS of pounds in damages were paid out last year following serious mistakes in care at Bolton’s NHS trust – with successful claims rocketing by 60 per cent. Data from NHS Resolution revealed 64 clinical negligence claims against Bolton NHS Foundation Trust were successful in 2019-20. Someone can bring a claim against an NHS trust if it is believed they, or a family member, suffered harm or died due to negligent treatment. A total damages bill of £11.1m was paid out in relation to these claims over the year, while further legal costs totalled £538,124. Successful claims against the trust were up 60 per cent compared to the 40 reported in 2018-19, when £16.1m was paid in damages.