1. Our response to new draft guidance on safe staffing levels in A&E

    Response -

    NICE has outlined new draft guidance to help A&E departments ensure there are enough nursing staff available to provide safe care at all times to patients.

  2. Staff should work closely with patients all the time, not just at Christmas

    Response -

    New statistics released by NHS England show a decrease in delayed hospital discharge over the festive period.

  3. Our response to 'Culture change in the NHS' report

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    The Department of Health has released a report which sets out the progress made in applying the lessons learned from the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

  4. New NICE draft guidance on safe midwifery staffing levels

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    New guidance to help hospitals ensure that there are the right number of midwifery staff to provide care for women and their babies.

  5. Delayed discharge figures have risen steadily over the past 12 months

    Response -

    Latest statistics show a steady increase in delayed discharge from hospital settings over 12 months.

  6. Our response to the CQC's inpatient survey

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    Findings from CQC’s survey show that too many people are experiencing delays in leaving hospital.

  7. Safely home: People's experiences of leaving care

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    With the help of 101 local Healthwatch, we heard from over 3,000 people who shared their stories with us about their experiences of the discharge process.

  8. Getting hospital discharge right would stop suffering and save millions of pounds

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    Our new report brings together 3,230 stories gathered by 101 local Healthwatch from across the country, revealing the human and financial cost of getting the discharge process wrong.

  9. Safely Home - what happens when people leave hospital and care settings

    Report -

    With the help of 101 local Healthwatch, we heard from over 3,000 people who shared their stories with us about their experiences of the discharge process.

  10. Putting the focus back on patients

    News -

    Read a letter from our Chair Anna Bradley to the Times newspaper expressing her concerns regarding the need to champion patient voice.

  11. Use of discharge checklists - Freedom of information request results

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    As part of our research into unsafe discharge from hospital and care settings we conducted a Freedom of Information Request in May 2015 of 164 hospital trusts.

  12. Involving local people in improving disability access

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    Find out what happened when one Healthwatch Bolton worked with their local hospital to improve access for people with disabilities.

  13. Our response to NHS Providers report 'Right place, right time'

    Response -

    New report outlines practical approaches to tackle the cause of delayed transfers of care.

  14. Keeping people in hospital too long will over-burden health service this winter

    Response -

    Latest statistics show a notable increase in delayed discharge from hospital settings over 12 months. Read our response.