Hospitals warned over wristbands
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Hospitals are being told to standardise patients' wristbands to cut out errors in care.
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Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
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Patients are not 'boxes of bandages': NO2ID The NHS has proposed making patients wear bar code bracelets or RFID tags as a way of saving hospital time and money, but identity card opponents have said that the measure means treating patients "like boxes of bandages".â¦
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Patients may not be given a choice of hospitals by the end of the year as ministers promised, a report says.
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MedicAlert is encouraging customers to swap their bracelets for USB drives.
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Hospitals could be putting patients' lives at risk by sending consultants' letters which need transcribing to India, a group warns.
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Privacy advocates are concerned that an implantable microchip designed to help doctors tap into a patient's medical records could undermine confidentiality or could even be used to track the patient's movements.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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Doctors need guidance on how to avoid problems using technology to reach patients, says a researcher.
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Patients are waiting too long in many hospitals in England and are hidden from official figures, survey findings suggest.
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Concerns raised over senior officers' threat to patient confidentiality.
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The nation&#39;s leading patient-safety oversight group will call Wednesday for hospitals to do more to keep patients from &quot;waking up&quot; during surgery - a sometimes horrifying experience
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Health officials say they are increasingly worried about the health risks posed by tattoos and body piercings.
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PORTLAND, Maine - Whether it's blue or spotted or striped, the standard issue hospital gown is drafty and revealing. It's embarrassing for just about anyone who's spent a night in a medical center...
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Two hospitals are asking visitors, especially children, to stay away until they control an outbreak of a highly contagious stomach virus that has sickened patients and staff members.
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Patients worried that surgeons may mistakenly operate on the wrong limb or organ can put away the pens and markers. A new device approved for sale yesterday by the Food and Drug
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Doctors today warned that using a portable music player such as an iPod outdoors when lightning threatens can be dangerous.