Notification of Investigation: Transition from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult Mental Health Services
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 18 Oct 2017
HSIB are now launching a full investigation focusing on the transition from CAMHS to AMHS taking into consideration the age, organisation and pace of transition.
Notification of Investigation: Recognising and responding to critically unwell patients
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 12 Oct 2017
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is launching a full investigation into a case involving a patient who deteriorated and died within 24 hours of presenting at hospital, two weeks after having had surgery. The focus of the investigation will be on understanding the contextual, organisational and human factors that are influential in determining the severity of a patient’s condition. The investigation will review strategies and identify opportunities to facilitate clinical decision making.
AvMA Chief Exec visits HSIB
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 11 Oct 2017
Last Thursday (5 October), Peter Walsh, Chief Executive of AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) visited HSIB to deliver an insightful talk, focusing on AvMA’s work supporting patients and families
Notification of Investigation: Provision of mental health services in emergency departments
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 19 Sep 2017
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) are launching a full investigation after being made a aware of a woman, who having presented to her GP, ambulance service and emergency department of her local hospital, subsequently took her own life. The focus of the investigation will be on the provision of care to patients who present at emergency departments with mental health problems.
Publication of draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 14 Sep 2017
Today the Department of Health issued a news story, announcing the publication of the draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill. Crucially for HSIB it will ‘establish and enshrine’ its powers in law and set out its further independence.
Notification of Investigation - Wrong site interventions
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 12 Sep 2017
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) were notified by an Acute Trust of an incident that took place in June 2017 relating to a wrong site intervention
Cardiac and Vascular Patient Pathways
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 3 Jul 2017
HSIB has today issued its first interim bulletin. It focuses on Cardiac and vascular Patient Pathways, and the very sad death of a patient receiving care on such a pathway.
Our Advisory Panel
- By: Communications Team
- Posted on: 3 Jul 2017
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) is pleased to have now appointed to its Advisory Panel. They have selected seven members who bring a broad range of experience, skills and expertise to the Panel. Read more about their expertise and backgrounds here