What is AMPEL? Last week, the tv station MDR visited us and filmed a short report about AMPEL at University Hospital #Leipzig.

What does AMPEL do now? We like to describe it as a digital infrastructure enabling clinical AI in routine #healthcare. It detects critical situations in real time to improve #PatientSafety.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KquYs9i_5fY

CW: Tod eines Patienten / ärztliches Versagen

Als junger Arzt in der Notaufnahme war das meine größte Angst: jemanden nach Hause schicken, der bleiben müsste.
Meistens ist es harmlos. Nur manchmal nicht – und das vergisst man nie.

https://nytimes.com/2025/10/05/well/sam-terblanche-virus-death-columbia.html

#MedMastodon #Notaufnahme #PatientSafety #Reflexion

#SalamonSMD on X wrote:

Calling #MedTwitter and #LongCOVID, #PEM & #MECFS circles:

I am compiling evidence against graded exercise therapy. Please share your favorite papers in replies.

#PatientAdvocacy #BelievePatients #PacingNotPushing #PatientSafety #LongCovidAwareness #pwLC #PatientLed

Report finds serious failings in gynaecologist’s care at Derby and Burton NHS Trust

A long-awaited independent review has revealed serious failures in the care provided by former NHS gynaecologist Daniel Hay, who worked at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust from 2005 until his retirement in 2020. The review, examining cases between 2015 and 2018, conc... [More info]

Quick read for your lunch break: Doctors warn (as Sid says "I wanna sell the NHS for my pension" !) Wes Streeting’s online GP booking rollout is unsafe.

Urgent cases could be missed, but he’s pushing ahead anyway.

#NHS #PatientSafety #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/09/30/streeting-rushes-online-gp-booking-system-into-operation-will-our-health-suffer/

Unsafe practices at eating disorder unit put patients at risk, whistleblowers reveal

A specialist eating disorder unit at Schoen Clinic York has come under scrutiny following reports from whistleblowers and former patients about serious safety lapses. Staff were photographed sleeping during critical times when they should have been monitoring patients at risk of self-harm. Many form... [More info]

📊 ALARMING: Harvard study reveals 13% increase in ER deaths after private equity hospital takeovers

💰 18% salary cuts in ERs

🏥 11.6% reduction in hospital staff

⚠️ 7 more deaths per 10,000 visits

Learn how profit-driven healthcare affects patients
https://www.karmactive.com/private-equity-hospital-takeovers-increase-er-mortality/

Follow @karmactive for more updates #HealthcarePolicy #PatientSafety

New Rule for GPs Aims to Prevent Avoidable Deaths by Reassessing Diagnoses

A new rule in the UK, known as 'Jess's Rule,' has been introduced to help prevent avoidable deaths by encouraging GPs to reconsider diagnoses after three failed appointments or if a patient's condition worsens. This initiative, designed in collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioner... [More info]