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The NHS Litigation Authority was established in 1995 as a special health authority. [2] Its current duties are established under the National Health Service Act 2006. [3] It began using the name NHS Resolution in April 2017, reflecting a change of role to "the early settlement of cases, learning from what goes wrong and the prevention of errors" according to Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for ...
The 2022–present National Health Service (NHS) strikes are several ongoing industrial disputes in the publicly funded health services of the United Kingdom.. The disputes relate to the several staff groups on the Agenda for Change pay scale, as well as those on the junior doctor and consultant contracts; and are further divided by the devolved national NHS staff work in.
The NHS Redress Act 2006 (c 44) was passed and enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on November 8, 2006. The policy provides a non-adversarial and quicker alternative to the traditional legal process for resolving clinical negligence claims within the NHS. The policy was enacted to compensate patients who have suffered harm due to ...
De-escalation refers to the methods and actions taken to decrease the severity of a conflict, whether of physical, verbal or another nature. It is the opposite of escalation. De-escalation may also refer to approaches in conflict resolution, by which specific measures are
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) comprises the offices of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (PCA) and the Health Service Commissioner for England (HSC). The Ombudsman is responsible for considering complaints by the public that UK Government departments, public authorities and the National Health Service in ...
Clinical governance is a systematic approach to maintaining and improving the quality of patient care within the National Health Service (NHS) and private sector health care. Clinical governance became important in health care after the Bristol heart scandal in 1995, during which an anaesthetist, Dr Stephen Bolsin , exposed the high mortality ...
There is therefore the potential for a conflict of interest, as both the NHS and the CQC have the same leadership and both are highly susceptible to political interference. In April 2024, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins urged NHS England to prioritize evidence and safety in gender dysphoria treatment following concerns raised by the Cass Review.
Practitioner Performance Advice, formerly the National Clinical Assessment Service (NCAS), is an organisation that works towards the resolution of concerns about professional practice in healthcare settings across the United Kingdom. By providing their expertise to assist healthcare organisations and individuals resolve concerns, the work of ...