In May 2021, the Prime Minister committed to a public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic, starting “in the spring of next year”.
This year, independent reviews have featured regularly in the headlines. For example, the growing number of allegations about sexual abuse in schools and colleges recorded
Quality measures allow a provider to assess performance and quantify organisational processes and structure. I’ve worked in health and social care for 35 years and
Baroness Cumberlege’s report ‘First Do No Harm’ gives everyone involved in healthcare a lot to think about. The report examines the consequences of the use
An interview with Chris Brougham During the Coronavirus pandemic frontline care and services have rightly taken priority. Organisations have focused on patient care and less
Safeguarding in sport However hard one tries to simplify the issues, safeguarding in sport is a complex area. There are simple issues. All participants, especially
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
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
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
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
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
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
