HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.

Many of the long-term health conditions that affect adults' lives are developed in childhood.1 Inequality is one of the ...

In the third article in their series, David Gilbert and Mark Doughty take an in-depth look at the highs and lows experienced by patient leaders Patient leaders are those who work with and influence ...

Specialist nurses are far from just the ‘icing on the cake’ – in inflammatory bowel disease alone they are consistently preventing emergency attendances and ensuring the most appropriate use of ...

A national patient safety alert has been issued instructing healthcare settings to change how they prepare oxytocin – a ...

With tighter NHS budgets and resources, buying products and services is challenging. Working with Crown Commercial Service ...

To keep pace with evolving medical practices and the changing healthcare landscape, we have undertaken a comprehensive review of the HSMR methodology. Customer feedback and advancements in data ...

Julian Patterson applauds the wide-ranging aspirations and familiar themes of Lord Darzi’s performance review Lord Darzi’s highly anticipated review of NHS performance finds that the NHS faces serious ...

Traditionally, the solution to gaps in NHS rotas has been the use of agency locum doctors, which helps in the short term. There is certainly no shortage of locum doctors available, with studies ...

The HSJ Patient Safety Awards help drive improvements in culture and quality across the NHS by celebrating the teams and the people who, in these times of austerity, pay restraints and workforce ...