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A fifth of hospital trusts in England may be covering up mistakes, a government review suggests.A fifth of hospital trusts in England may be covering up mistakes, a government review suggests.
The analysis of reporting incidents shows 29 out of 141 trusts were not registering the expected number of safety incidents.The analysis of reporting incidents shows 29 out of 141 trusts were not registering the expected number of safety incidents.
The review said this may be a sign of a "poor" safety culture.The review said this may be a sign of a "poor" safety culture.
The data has been released as part of the Department of Health and NHS England's drive to improve safety in the NHS.The data has been released as part of the Department of Health and NHS England's drive to improve safety in the NHS.
In March, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt set the target of saving 6,000 lives over the next three years by reducing the number of serious mistakes.In March, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt set the target of saving 6,000 lives over the next three years by reducing the number of serious mistakes.
He asked trusts to join the Sign up to Safety campaign and draw up plans to halve "avoidable harm" such as medication errors, blood clots and bedsores by 2016-17.He asked trusts to join the Sign up to Safety campaign and draw up plans to halve "avoidable harm" such as medication errors, blood clots and bedsores by 2016-17.
He said this could stop one-third of preventable deaths in the coming years - equivalent to 6,000 lives saved.He said this could stop one-third of preventable deaths in the coming years - equivalent to 6,000 lives saved.
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On Tuesday the government will launch the next stage of this campaign, a website which will allow patients to view the performance of individual hospitals on measures such as safe staffing levels and infection rates.On Tuesday the government will launch the next stage of this campaign, a website which will allow patients to view the performance of individual hospitals on measures such as safe staffing levels and infection rates.
It will also reveal which trusts have been given a poor rating for open and honest reporting. This has been decided after reviewing the way trusts report safety incidents into the National Report and Learning System as well as looking at the results of the staff survey question relating to safety reporting.It will also reveal which trusts have been given a poor rating for open and honest reporting. This has been decided after reviewing the way trusts report safety incidents into the National Report and Learning System as well as looking at the results of the staff survey question relating to safety reporting.
Those with lower-than-expected incident reporting, which is widely acknowledged to be a sign of problems, will be followed up by NHS England officials.Those with lower-than-expected incident reporting, which is widely acknowledged to be a sign of problems, will be followed up by NHS England officials.
The website is being hosted on the NHS Choices site and will be launched on Tuesday afternoon.The website is being hosted on the NHS Choices site and will be launched on Tuesday afternoon.
The Department of Health stressed that there could be justifiable reasons for low reporting, such as the trust being safe or innocently not using the recording system properly, but that it was only right the concerns be investigated further.The Department of Health stressed that there could be justifiable reasons for low reporting, such as the trust being safe or innocently not using the recording system properly, but that it was only right the concerns be investigated further.
'Avoidable harm''Avoidable harm'
Mr Hunt said: "The NHS is leading the world in achieving new safety standards but the battle to reduce avoidable harm is constant.Mr Hunt said: "The NHS is leading the world in achieving new safety standards but the battle to reduce avoidable harm is constant.
"Unsafe care causes immeasurable harm to patients and their families, and also costs the NHS millions in litigation claims.""Unsafe care causes immeasurable harm to patients and their families, and also costs the NHS millions in litigation claims."
Sir David Dalton, the chief executive of Salford Royal Hospital and leader of the safety campaign, urged hospitals to be open.Sir David Dalton, the chief executive of Salford Royal Hospital and leader of the safety campaign, urged hospitals to be open.
"Healthcare carries inherent risk and while healthcare professionals work hard every day to reduce this risk every day, harm still happens."Healthcare carries inherent risk and while healthcare professionals work hard every day to reduce this risk every day, harm still happens.
"Some is unavoidable but most isn't. Sign up to Safety seeks to reduce this harm and is a unique opportunity for us all to work together to listen, learn and act to make a difference.""Some is unavoidable but most isn't. Sign up to Safety seeks to reduce this harm and is a unique opportunity for us all to work together to listen, learn and act to make a difference."
Are you, or is someone you know, affected by the issues in this story? You can email your experiences to Haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk using the subject Hospital safety.