Investigation & subsequent review Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has recently published our independent investigation along with their response. You can read the trust’s response
What are practising privileges? A practising privilege is the ‘licence’ agreed between individual medical professionals and a private healthcare provider. In effect, they set out
What does the Paterson inquiry mean for independent healthcare? The Paterson Inquiry report was a damning indictment of the independent healthcare sector in the UK.
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
Patient safety and human factors We caught up with Jo Gillespie, former airline pilot and aviation safety expert, to discuss how understanding the link between
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The Jimmy Savile report has served as a critical wake-up call and has led to a number of lessons that the NHS can learn from
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Investigation work As we approach our 14th year of investigation work, our methodology continues to sharpen. Each year offers the team a wealth of opportunities
Patient safety In order to improve patient safety, it is essential to learn from serious incidents. Much has been written about the need to develop
Safeguarding is a term usually associated with child protection but is equally important in the case of vulnerable adults. So what are the differences between
