Relias

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For example: In 2023, A Pennsylvania jury awarded $183 million to the family of a boy born with severe brain injuries due to a delayed C-section at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Breakdowns in communication — Effective communication is the backbone of patient safety.

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Relias

AUGUST 5, 2022

Incredibly, both twins continued to grow and develop, first at home, and then in the hospital after they reached 22 weeks. Parissa, a dentist at a large nonprofit homeless shelter, went on disability leave. On top of the all the sacrifices they made, the stress and worry were constant during their long and challenging hospital stay.

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Community Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

Learning disabilities and autism The draft bill aims to strengthen safeguards for those with learning disabilities and autistic people. The draft bill would also remove learning disabilities and autism as conditions for which an individual could be detained for treatment under section 3 of the MHA.

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Relias

OCTOBER 10, 2023

According to research from Johns Hopkins University , nearly 800,000 Americans become permanently disabled or die due to a misdiagnosis every year. One of the most effective ways to reduce this number is by focusing on patient safety in nursing. What is patient safety in nursing?

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Police have opened an investigation into abuse of patients at a mental health hospital uncovered by the BBC. Panorama filmed staff assaulting , inappropriately restraining and secluding and verbally abusing and humiliating patients at the Edenfield Centre run by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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