April 3, 2024
Lothian Health Board has been fined £220,000 for safety breaches, following the death of two vulnerable patients. Read More
January 29, 2024
Charlie Brain, Senior Consultant and Authorising Engineer, at Water Hygiene Centre discusses the importance of a hot water risk assessment and of controlling temperatures on a healthcare site. Read More
January 24, 2024
A company in York has been fined more than £16,000 after staff at a hospital were left with life-changing medical conditions after being exposed to ionised hydrogen peroxide. Read More
December 22, 2023
One of the largest health boards in Wales has been fined £200,000 after a patient died in its care. Llandudno Read More
November 27, 2023
We explore the complexities of protecting health workers, as research demonstrates how risk stretches beyond the workplace. Read More
November 20, 2023
Priory Healthcare Ltd has been fined for failing to ensure the safety of patients on the hospital’s Emerald Ward following the death of 21-year-old Francesca Whyatt. Read More
July 22, 2022
Ahead of EHS Congress, taking place in Berlin in September, SHP catches up with speaker Jenna Merandi, Medication Safety Officer at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Read More
July 19, 2022
A Health Board has been fined following the death of a vulnerable patient who left a hospital ward unnoticed through an unsecured door. Read More
April 8, 2022
Peter Gunn, Senior Consultant Water Hygiene Centre Ltd, looks into the new BS 8580-2:2022 Water quality and risk assessments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Read More
March 17, 2022
A care home has been fined £46,000 for health and safety breaches after a 95-year-old resident died in a fire. Read More