New Insights: Exclusion trends and evaluation of NHS Resolution resources to manage exclusions
Our Practitioner Performance Advice service has published its latest Insights paper: Exclusion trends and evaluation of NHS Resolution resources to manage exclusions. This looks at episodes of formal exclusion in England on which advice was requested in the four year period 2019/20 to 2022/23. It …
Case of note: McCulloch (deceased) v. Forth Valley Health Board (Supreme Court – 12 July 2023)
Introduction This is an important ruling on consent to medical treatment by the Supreme Court, which clarifies an aspect of their landmark ruling in Montgomery v. Lanarkshire Health Board in 2015. Details Mr. McCulloch was admitted to hospital with severe chest pains on 23 March …
Publication of Factsheet 6 for 2022/23
On 12 July our Primary Care Appeals service published its Factsheet 6 for 2022/23. This annual publication provides a clear statistical overview of the appeals and disputes cases, pertaining to primary care, managed by the service each financial year. This year’s Factsheet 6 For the …
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BMJ Best Practice podcast – Diabetic foot disease with NHS Resolution Clinical Fellow, Nicole Mottolini
In a recently released BMJ Best Practice podcast Nicole Mottolini, podiatrist and erstwhile Clinical Fellow at NHS Resolution speaks to Dr Kieran Walsh, Clinical Director at the BMJ, about safer management of diabetic foot disease and NHS Resolution’s 2022 thematic review Diabetes and lower limb …
Our Safety and Learning offer for General Practice
Our Safety and Learning service covers engagement and education around risks, claims and patient safety best practice, including in general practice (GP) and primary care. Our general practice team draw on learning from claims in primary care to create resources to support primary care. They …
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NHS Resolution appoints new Director of Safety and Learning
NHS Resolution announces today, 28 July 2023, the appointment of Megan Bidder as the organisation’s new Director of Safety and Learning. Her appointment follows an open and rigorous recruitment process, which assessed candidates across a range of criteria, including their knowledge, experience and understanding of …
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Early Notification scheme: new role and updated reporting form
Since April 1, 2022, our Early Notification (EN) scheme team has initiated direct communication with families, and they have recently appointed a Family Liaison Officer to ensure consistent contact once a case is accepted onto the EN scheme. Trusts will retain their duty of candour …
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Case study addition to our team reviews offering
On 12 July, our Practitioner Performance Advice service published its first team reviews case study. This study was designed to explore the team review process and explains why a team review was necessary, how the process unfolded and the outcomes. While not based on a …
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