Stephen Powis
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| Gender | Male |
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| Education | St John's College |
| University of Warwick | |
| University of Glasgow | |
| Full name | Stephen H. Powis |
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| ID | 3457222 |
Stephen Powis Life story
Sir Stephen Huw Powis is national medical director for England, in the National Health Service, appointed at the start of 2018 to succeed Sir Bruce Keogh. He is also a professor of renal medicine at University College London.
Norovirus: Winter vomiting virus cases rising
... Each day last week, on average: NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today s data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued impact of infections like flu and RSV in children on hospital capacity - all likely to be exacerbated by this week s cold weather...
Sir Elton John to address MPs after HIV testing trials success
... " NHS National Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, says opt-out testing should be seen as an " NHS success story"...
Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
... While similar systems already exist in many hospitals, NHS national medical director, Prof Sir Stephen Powis, said staff and patients alike would welcome the introduction of a standardised system across hospitals...
NHS waiting list in England rises to record 7. 75m
... NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis, said: " We know that industrial action is also continuing to pile pressure on services and impact capacity adding a lot of pressure to hospitals before winter, coming on top of high levels of demand with last month seeing more 999 ambulance calls than any month this year as well as the busiest September ever for A& E attendances, up almost 8% on the same month last year...
Cancer and heart care at risk from strike - NHS England
... The letter was signed by senior leaders at NHS England including the medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis and Dame Ruth May...
72-hour doctor strike to cause extreme disruption
... NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " NHS services have had very little time to recover from the previous action and now face three consecutive days which will prove extremely challenging, with almost all routine care brought to a standstill...
Double doctors' strike - what you need to know
... NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " The NHS has simply never seen this kind of industrial action in its history...
NHS to introduce Martha's rule for hospital patients
... On Monday, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said change was needed but different hospitals might need different approaches...
Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
By Smitha MundasadHealth reporter
Nhs England is rolling out a national early-warning System to help medics spot and treat a deteriorating child patient quickly - and act on parents' concerns.
Parents and carers are " at The Heart of the New System " NHS chiefs say.
Scores for signs such as blood pressure, heart rate and oxygen levels will be tracked on a chart.
But if a parent is worried their child is sicker than the chart suggests, care will be rapidly escalated.
While similar systems already exist in many hospitals, NHS national medical director, Prof Sir Stephen Powis , said staff and patients alike would welcome the introduction of a standardised System across hospitals.
" We know that nobody can spot The Signs of a child getting sicker better than their parents, which is why we have ensured that the concerns of families and carers are right at The Heart of this New System , with immediate escalation in a child's care if they raise concerns and plans to incorporate The Right to a Second Opinion as The System develops further, " He Said .
The rollout follows the patient safety commissioner, Dr Henrietta Hughes, is delivered across England's hospitals, giving patients and families The Right to an urgent Second Opinion and rapid review from a Critical Care team if they are worried about a patient's condition.
Martha Mills, 13, died in 2021, after failures in treating her sepsis.
With better care, she could have survived, an found.
Her parents have campaigned for The Right to a rapid Second Opinion if families feel their concerns are not being acted on.
Health Minister Maria Caulfield said the new Paediatric Early Warning System - developed over three years with The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and Royal College of Nursing - would " save lives".
" We know from the tragic case of Martha Mills that it's vital to give parents a voice when It Comes to the care of their child - and so it will be reassuring to families that as part of this System , parents will be heard, " she added.
Standardised paediatric warning systems already exist in Scotland and Northern Ireland .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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