Emily Townsend

I'm a correspondent at specialist national news title Health Service Journal, passionate about achieving parity of esteem for mental health and giving a voice to the voiceless. I was previously a reporter at Archant’s Investigations Unit.

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‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases

By Emily Townsend2024-11-25T06:20:00Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm. By Emily Townsend2024-11-25T06:20:00 Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm.
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Doctors to refuse overtime in major dispute with hospital trust

By Emily Townsend2024-11-08T11:29:00Doctors at a major teaching trust are to refuse overtime and extra shifts from next week, HSJ has learned, amid escalating tensions with executives over a decision to stop paying premium rates for locum shifts. By Emily Townsend2024-11-08T11:29:00 Doctors at a major teaching trust are to refuse overtime and extra shifts from next week, HSJ has learned, amid escalating tensions with executives over a decision to stop paying premium rates for locum shifts.
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Revealed: Trusts paying the biggest premiums for safety errors

By Emily Townsend and Dorjee Wangmo2024-11-06T12:00:00The trusts paying the highest negligence premiums as a proportion of their income have been revealed, with experts warning the “sheer costs involved in managing accidents that could be avoided” neared £3bn last year. By Emily Townsend and Dorjee Wangmo2024-11-06T12:00:00 The trusts paying the highest negligence premiums as a proportion of their income have been revealed, with experts warning the “sheer costs involved in managing accidents t...
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‘Tension’ and ‘poor behaviours’ uncovered on trust’s board

By Emily Townsend2024-11-05T12:50:00The board of a mental health trust grappling with serious culture and safety concerns is “not functioning well”, an NHS England investigation has found, amid the early departure of its chair. By Emily Townsend2024-11-05T12:50:00 The board of a mental health trust grappling with serious culture and safety concerns is “not functioning well”, an NHS England investigation has found, amid the early departure of its chair.
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Maternity scandal trust's CQC rating raised after CEO plea

By Emily Townsend2024-10-28T05:00:00A trust that was the centre of one of the NHS’s biggest maternity care scandals has successfully challenged the Care Quality Commission’s rating of its service, HSJ has discovered. By Emily Townsend2024-10-28T05:00:00 A trust that was the centre of one of the NHS’s biggest maternity care scandals has successfully challenged the Care Quality Commission’s rating of its service, HSJ has discovered.
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Safety watchdog urges Streeting to expand her role

By Emily Townsend2024-10-24T05:00:00The patient safety commissioner is urging the health and social care secretary to remove “constraints” limiting her role amid a government review of national watchdogs. By Emily Townsend2024-10-24T05:00:00 The patient safety commissioner is urging the health and social care secretary to remove “constraints” limiting her role amid a government review of national watchdogs.
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‘Dangerous’ people should not be admitted to specialist beds, warns CEO

By Emily Townsend2024-10-14T11:40:00Police should work with mental health services to ensure people who pose a danger to society — and show no signs of being mentally unwell — are not inappropriately admitted to rarely available specialist beds, a chief executive has said. By Emily Townsend2024-10-14T11:40:00 Police should work with mental health services to ensure people who pose a danger to society — and show no signs of being mentally unwell — are not inappropriately admitted to rarely avai...
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‘Aggressive’ ministers legitimising bullying in trusts, Letby inquiry told

By Emily Townsend2024-09-27T05:04:00Bullying, aggressive behaviour, and other forms of inappropriate pressure from ministers and the leaders of central bodies can significantly contribute to the development of an unhealthy workplace culture in local NHS organisations, an expert witness has warned the inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes. By Emily Townsend2024-09-27T05:04:00 Bullying, aggressive behaviour, and other forms of inappropriate pressure from ministers and the leaders of central bodies ca...
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Safety alert over 25 serious incidents linked to common drug

By Emily Townsend2024-09-24T14:51:00Maternity services have been issued with a national patient safety alert over inappropriate use of a common labour-inducing drug following a review of 25 serious incidents. By Emily Townsend2024-09-24T14:51:00 Maternity services have been issued with a national patient safety alert over inappropriate use of a common labour-inducing drug following a review of 25 serious incidents.
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