NHS failing to learn from fatal sepsis mistakes, watchdog warns

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NHS failing to learn from fatal sepsis mistakes, watchdog warns

Exclusive: increase in investigations of sepsis harms and deaths suggests past reports not being heeded, says ombudsman

The NHS ombudsman is investigating growing numbers of patients being harmed or dying because of sepsis and has accused hospitals of not learning from mistakes, which have proved fatal.

England’s health ombudsman, Rebecca Hilsenrath, voiced concern about the NHS’s “defensive culture” over the condition, which kills an estimated 48,000 people a year in the UK.

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<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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