The Report of the Inquiry into Quality and Practice Within the National Health Service Arising from the Actions of Rodney Ledward was published in June 2000 and is not widely available online in its original form.
Read MoreTo be effective a public health system must have the trust of the public and those who work within in it and there must be a clear of understanding of roles and responsibilities. To achieve its goals, it must also be joined up effectively with the NHS, social care and other parts of central and local government.
Read MoreThis document contains the response to a Freedom of Information request we submitted to NHS England in June of 2019 asking for details of the legal status of Sustainability and Transformation Plans and the appointments process for the Leads and Chairs of STPs.
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CHPI’s Colin Leys appeared on BBC North West on 10th October 2018 to discuss the tragic circumstances in the case of Peter O’Donnell, who died following treatment as an NHS patient in a private hospital.
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A short guide containing some of the key facts about private hospitals that impact patient safety – based on the findings of our latest report No Safety Without Liability
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A 3-minute video summary of how PFI affects the NHS, based on the findings of our latest report.
Read MoreThis list includes sources relevant to the process of reorganisation, research evidence on aspects of service organisation, case studies and broad overviews of service configuration.
Read MoreA new world-wide concern about patient safety developed in the 1990s with the realisation that more and more surgery was taking place and that the significant and persisting level of complications from surgery was largely the result of faulty systems for preventing them.
Read MoreA collection of reports sourced in our 2014 report into Patient Safety in Private Hospitals, which attempted to collate what little information was available about the quality and outcomes of care in private hospitals.
Read MoreSome important articles related to PFI in the UK.
Read MoreA selection of illustrative cases
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