Drive to improve patient safety
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The government announces proposals to improve patient safety as a study finds current safeguards are failing.
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even deadly -- mistakes in hospitals, but an overwhelming majority say the solution lies in easy-to-read, published safety report cards
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A medical accreditation group Tuesday urged hospitals nationwide to take steps to prevent ``anesthesia awareness&#39;&#39;--instances in which patients wake up during surgery and sometimes
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Patients will gain a better service from their local pharmacist as Government plans for a more flexible, modernised service moved a step further towards implementation, Health Minister Rosie Winterton announced today.
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The health service should focus more on customer service to improve performance and staff morale, says a report.
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Care for people with chronic disease must be improved, a manifesto published by leading health organisations says
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Despite the notion that technological innovation will prevent medication errors in hospitals, a new survey has found that nearly 20 percent of mistakes that were voluntarily reported involved computerization and automation.
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WASHINGTON -- The World Health Organization says one in 10 hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
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Better planning and more consultation needed The Electronic Patient Record project needs better planning, more consultation and a new timetable, say MPs.â¦
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Workload and doctors who don&#39;t have enough time for patients are cited as causes of medical errors. By Lee Bowman / Scripps Howard News Service.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing the human toll that medical errors exact at US hospitals, Americans do not believe the nation&#39;s quality of health care has improved, a new survey finds.
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Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies. Aggressive prosecution of the worst cases could help mend doctor-patient trust.
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One-third say they or a family member have experienced a medical error, a new survey finds. By Karen Pallarito. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Five years after the release of a landmark report revealing
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Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization that works to improve
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CHICAGO -- A medical accreditation group says too many patients are waking up during surgery and hospitals need to do more to prevent the incidents.
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Hospital visitors are being urged to improve their hygiene in an effort to crack down on infections.