This document describes the standards and safe environment required for the use of point of care testing equipment and devices for diagnosis, monitoring and screening in community pharmacy. It is a guide for commissioners and community pharmacies delivering NHS services. The NHS Long Term Plan highlights the importance of patients receiving care closer to home, […]

Organisation Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, combined acute and community NHS Trust. What was the aim/problem? There was a lack of a consistent approach to clinical supervision in the organisation with retention of the nursing workforce being essential to maintain safe staffing. Clinical supervision was viewed by many as being close to management and was poorly […]

Key actions: winter workforce preparedness Supporting the health and wellbeing of our workforce is critically important at any time.  Looking after our people enables them to provide the best care for patients. We know there has been, and continues to be, a significant focus in organisations on looking after our people, within a context of […]

‘Long COVID’ is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute COVID‑19. It includes both ongoing symptomatic COVID‑19 and post‑COVID‑19 syndrome (NICE, 2020). As of 2 October 2021, an estimated 1.2 million people living in private households in the UK (1.9% of the population) were experiencing self-reported Long COVID (symptoms […]

South Warwickshire out of hospital response: Creating extra community capacity, retraining staff, increasing support at home. A collaborative response to out-of-hospital needs In the face of the extra pressures on health and social care during the response to COVID-19, NHS and other care providers throughout South Warwickshire came together to deliver a highly effective hospital […]

24hrs post discharge phone calls: Creating wrap around community care between patients, the NHS and Age UK Lincoln and South Lincolnshire. In April 2020, with the threat of COVID-19 becoming a clear reality, all NHS trusts were instructed that patients who were well enough should be discharged from acute hospital beds as soon as possible, […]

Through its targeted surveillance of emerging COVID-19 issues recorded on national systems, such as the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), the new Learn from Patient Safety Events service (LFPSE), and other sources, the National Patient Safety Team identified a risk of babies becoming unwell when virtual home midwife visits replaced face-to-face visits. New mothers […]

Through its targeted surveillance of emerging COVID-19 issues recorded on national systems, such as the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), the new Learn from Patient Safety Events service (LFPSE), and other sources, the National Patient Safety Team identified issues around ensuring pregnant women with COVID-19 symptoms access appropriate care. Several incidents were identified in […]

Through its core work to review patients safety events recorded on national systems, such as the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), the new Learn from Patient Safety Events service (LFPSE), and other sources, the National Patient Safety Team identified  issues with the safe clamping of the umbilical cord after a caesarean section. It is […]

The patient safety review and response and advice and guidance teams perform a core function within the National Patient Safety team,  working to review and analyse sources of information on patient safety events to identify new or under recognised risks. These teams then lead on the development of advice and guidance to support the NHS […]