Learning disability patients being failed in hospital, a report has revealed
November 7, 2023
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body found there are ‘persistent and widespread’ safety risks when people with learning disabilities are admitted to hospital. Read More
‘I help keep kids safe, and there is nothing more rewarding,’ SHP meets Jenna Merandi
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
Text app aids communication between hospital staff and patients with hearing difficulties
January 19, 2021
Addenbrooke’s Hospital has carried out tests of a speech app as a way of helping its medical team communicate with people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Read More
How do TMVs maintain a safe water supply?
December 17, 2020
Tom Rees, principal consultant within SOCOTEC’s Water Treatment & Equipment team, explains why Thermostatic Mixing Valves are integral to maintaining a safe water supply all year round. Read More
Hospital ward ventilation system ‘broke health and safety law’
January 7, 2020
Greater Glasgow health board has received an improvement notice from the HSE, stating that the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has failed to ensure the ventilation system within a ward is suitable. Read More
New technology solution could save hospital food wastage
July 8, 2019
WiFi SPARK announced a new partnership with catering software company Datasym to help reduce food waste and encourage nutritious meal options. Read More
Hospital guilty of failing to protect man who fell 130ft to his death
January 30, 2017
An NHS trust has admitted failing a patient who fell 130ft (39m) to his death from an industrial chimney on Read More
Diffusing hospital stress
June 20, 2016
By Sara Brown, Deputy Chief Officer for Workforce Development, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Carers in any sector – in healthcare, in Read More
NHS prosecuted after pensioner dies in mobility scooter fall
January 21, 2016
The NHS Litigation Authority has been sentenced after an 82-year-old man fell 12 feet to his death from an elevated Read More
Bar owner fined after customer accidentally served line cleaner
January 12, 2016
A bar and its owner have been fined £25,000 for serving a glass of beer line cleaner (caustic soda) instead Read More