Cases & Inquiries
The consequences of the Paterson inquiry
What does the Paterson inquiry mean for independent healthcare? One consequence of the terms of reference for the Paterson inquiry that was announced at the
April 17, 2018
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Blogs
Healthcare
Twitter poll detects greater support in investigation training is needed.
Serious incident At Verita, we understand that investigating serious incidents is crucial for organisational learning to take place. Investigators need to ensure that they get
March 23, 2018
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Healthcare
A GP at your fingertips
Push doctor vs Babylon As the growth of technology continues to drive increased accessibility and an ‘on demand’ culture, questions for the NHS services and
March 1, 2018
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Healthcare
HSE apology as Verita report finds ‘catastrophic failure of healthcare’
Health service executive The Health Service Executive of Ireland (HSE) have apologised after a man died almost immediately after being transferred from hospital to a
February 22, 2018
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Cases & Inquiries
Safeguarding policies and procedures – seven days that rocked Oxfam
Safeguarding Please click here to download our timeline visualisation of ‘The seven days that rocked Oxfam’ Safeguarding policies and procedures provide a framework to understand
February 22, 2018
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Cases & Inquiries
Put it right: serious incident investigations
Serious incidents The current NHS England national serious incident framework outlines the need to make sure that investigations into serious incidents are carried out for
January 29, 2018
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Cases & Inquiries
Investigating serious incidents in the NHS: developing an open and fair approach
Investigating serious incidents The draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill aims to bring about a whole-system change to how the NHS investigates and learns from
January 10, 2018
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Healthcare
An ‘appy New Year for healthcare?
Healthcare apps The growth in popularity of healthcare apps like Babylon and Push Doctor is to many just an obvious next step in the evolution
January 4, 2018
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Complaint Management
Learning from complaints – the people element
Why is learning from complaints important? Complaints are a valuable source of information to an organisation as they provide an opportunity to learn and develop.
November 14, 2017
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Cases & Inquiries
Sports bodies can tackle safeguarding and governance failings by making openness their goal
Safeguarding and governance Sports bodies can tackle safeguarding and governance failings by making openness their goal. Common failings with governance and safeguarding challenges, and steps
October 31, 2017
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Cases & Inquiries
New figures reveal split on corporate transparency
Corporate transparency With many organisations defending themselves over malpractice, lack of competent governance and poor protocol, Verita launched a poll to investigate the public’s perspective.
October 24, 2017
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Governance
The role of sport governance in protecting athlete welfare
Governance challenges in high performance sport Elite performance sport is by nature a cut-throat industry. It demands that its participants must operate at the absolute
October 17, 2017
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