Patient power to raise the red flag on poor care New NHS guidance says patients and relatives will be able to raise the alarm on poor care and trigger an instant investigation. Patients who receive poor nursing in hospital should be able to prompt immediate increases in staffing numbers under a new “red flag” system to improve safety. Guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) on safe staffing levels identifies breaches in care so serious that they should trigger an instant investigation to check if staffing levels are adequate, with extra nurses sent in if shortages are found. Patients, relatives and nurses are being advised to raise the alarm if those being treated in hospital are forced to wait too long for pain relief, denied help going to the bathroom or left with food out of reach. telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10966433/Patient-power-to-raise-the-red-flag-on-poor-care.html
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 08:10:58 +0000
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