ECGs are routinely performed to diagnose cardiac problems and there are no risks associated with the test itself, however, there is a risk of associating ECG records with wrong patients leading to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment. Risk of associating ECG records with wrong patients Patient safety alerts are shared rapidly with healthcare providers via the […]

An NHS England patient safety alert has been issued today (4 March 2014) to all NHS services in England that use ECG machines to diagnose cardiac problems. The alert highlights the risk of printing the wrong patient’s ECG records in error, which could lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment. The alert has been issued following […]

Attendees at Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014 explored the challenges for healthcare in making increased use of digital channels to engage with patients. Around 11 million people in England lack basic digital skills, with around 7 million having never used the internet. Health literacy is closely linked to improved outcomes for patients; with information […]

Telehealth was thrown into the spotlight today at the Health and Care Innovation Expo, where a panel of experts discussed its potential and asked the question – has it been too focused on technology? The panel, including Beverley Bryant and Dr Martin McShane from NHS England, Ian Dalton, President of BT Global Health and Dr […]

“It’s not just about new technology or drugs, it’s about the uptake of innovation,” Lord Darzi told a packed session on implementing innovation in the NHS at this year’s Innovation Expo.  Looking back at the success of the NHS’s track record in diffusing innovation over the last 66 years, Professor Lord Darzi, Director at the Institute […]

Doctors and patients have called for fundamental change in the way people think about mental health, and the way psychological issues are managed as part of the wider NHS. In a session at the NHS Health and Care Innovation Expo titled “Is the term ‘mental  health’ doing more harm than good and what can we […]

The NHS must change if it is to survive and remain sustainable. That was the blunt message from NHS England’s chief executive Sir David Nicholson to the Health and Care Innovation Expo today. “We need to put systems in place that make change happen,” he told a packed audience. “This is a matter of survival […]

NHS England’s new Youth Forum has already seen its first success in demonstrating the power of speaking with one voice on the issues that matter most to young people. Officially launched today at the Health and Care Innovation Expo being held at Manchester Central by NHS England’s medical director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, with the […]

Delegates at Health and Care Innovation Expo 2014 were treated to a fascinating insight into the world of self care. Asking the question, ‘Is self care revolutionary or just rhetoric?’, a panel of leading experts explored the changes required across health care to manage the major growth in long-term conditions and to develop and implement […]

The Care.Data Programme closed in 2016 Transparency and information were the buzz words at the first session to be held on the Living Room stage at this year’s Innovation Expo. Tim Kelsey, NHS England’s National Director for Patient and Information, told the audience ‘Can we be sure our health and care system is safe?’ that […]