Safety

Archive
29 July 2021

Mobile messaging platforms: the clinical and regulatory risks explored

It is known that during the pandemic, mainstream consumer messaging apps were used by clinicians, but what happens when activity
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28 January 2016

Tracking down kidney failure: Western Sussex develops AKI alerts

Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been developing acute kidney injury alerts for Patientrack, and is now planning a
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16 November 2015

Standard bearers: using safety standards in IT implementations

The Health and Social Care Information Centre is promoting the use of standards and safety cases to improve healthcare IT
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2 April 2015

PICS of the crop

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust’s prescribing information and communication system helped it to win EHI’s latest award for ‘promoting
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6 March 2015

BSI to publish apps standards

The British Standards Institution is set to publish guidelines on the development of healthcare apps in April this year.
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27 June 2014

Hunt calls for shared records and data

The NHS will not reach its full potential without sharing electronic patient records across health and social care, Jeremy Hunt
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25 February 2014

Joe’s view of turning data into patient safety

Consultant Joe McDonald talks to an easyJet attendant called Hazel, who has some lessons for the NHS when it comes
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7 February 2014

Patient safety alert system launched

NHS England has launched a National Patient Safety Alerting System to highlight patient safety risks in NHS organisations.
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20 January 2014

Joe’s view: of a Vision and 12-point plan for CCIOs

Joe McDonald explains why the CCIO Leaders Network is launching a new vision for chief clinical information officers and a
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27 November 2013

Patient safety reporting overhaul

The NHS is developing the National Reporting and Learning System to become an integrated reporting route for patient safety incidents.
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