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RSM: In Conversation Live with Sir Robert Francis QC

Sir Robert Francis QC, Retired Barrister (specialising in medical law) and Queen’s Counsel. Before his retirement from full-time practice earlier this year, Sir Robert sat as a Recorder (part-time Crown Court judge) and as a Deputy High Court Judge. Sir Robert will be joining Professor Roger Kirby (RSM President) for an interesting discussion on his wide-ranging legal career, including previous in

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Overcoming unconscious bias: A plenary session with Dr Pragya Agarwal

North East London Training Hubs (CEPNs) are delighted to invite all local health and care colleagues to this virtual session on unconscious bias. Behavioural and data scientist Dr Pragya Agarwal will present this informative and actionable masterclass that will demystify the meaning of different unconscious biases and supply you with the tools to unlearn yours. A choice of 3 dates are being o

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RSM: In Conversation Live with Richard Horton

Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, will be joining Professor Sir Simon Wessely (RSM immediate Past-President) for a fascinating discussion on his career, the relationship between health employment and economic growth, the new concept of planetary health, and his new book ‘The COVID-19 Catastrophe: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again’, which scrutinises the actions that

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RSM. Pain of trauma and the trauma of pain: It all starts in the field and ends up in the hospital

Many clinicians are involved in the complex care of the trauma patient from the pre-hospital arena through the Emergency Department and often into theatre and critical care. Interventions at all these stages could reduce Nociception and pain in order to facilitate recovery and rehabilitation for survivors. In this two-part Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) webinar series, hear about innovative

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A national measure of health: exploring the ONS Health Index

Good health is not simply an output of a fair economy. A healthy population is one of the nation’s most important assets: a vital input into a strong economy that improves people’s wellbeing, their productivity and their ability to participate in society. But how do we measure the health of the nation? The ONS has launched an ‘experimental’ version of its health index, which was proposed in 2

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Building collaborative leadership across health and care organisations course

Integration and collaboration are central features of current health care policy. During the Covid-19 pandemic we have seen some great examples of NHS organisations coming together, as well as closer working between health and local government, and health and the voluntary sector. Greater collaboration across health and care organisations will continue to be important as the system begins to recov

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Improving Patient Safety & Care Webinar Series: Time to act on surgical site infections

The webinar will consider: The impact of SSIs on the NHS and the promise of programmes such as Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams in meeting this challenge – led by Mike Reed, Consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The role of collaborative best practice guidelines in reducing surgical site infections post-COVID – led by Lindsay Kee

Time to act on surgical site infections

The webinar from GovConnect will consider: The impact of SSIs on the NHS and the promise of programmes such as Quality Improvement for Surgical Teams in meeting this challenge – led by Professor Mike Reed, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust The role of collaborative best practice guidelines in reducing surgical site infections post-C

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Root Cause Analysis: 1 Day Masterclass

This course will offer a practical guide to Root Cause Analysis with a focus on systems-based patient safety investigation as proposed by the forthcoming National Patient Safety Incident Response Framework which emphasises the requirement for investigations to be led by those with safety investigation training/expertise and with dedicated time and resource to complete the work. This course will in

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What role can integrated care systems play in preventing ill-health and reducing burdens on the NHS in future?

One of the great opportunities for ICSs may be around reducing future demand for healthcare by ensuring that people remain healthy or are helped to reduce the chances of deteriorating if they do develop an illness or long-term condition. Prevention and early intervention underlie much of the NHS Long Term Plan, with a recognition that the NHS can no longer simply be an “ill health” service an

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Patient safety and the media: Friend and foe?

Uncover the impact and value of media stories exposing patient safety incidents.  Shaun Lintern, Health Correspondent at The Independent, will join Jonathan Hazan, Chair of Patient Safety Learning and Moira Durbridge, President of the Patient Safety Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, for this interactive webinar which will explain how the media work to promote patient safety stories, i

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SEIPS Masterclass: Making sense of the system

The Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors (CIEHF)'s first HF Masterclass of 2021, and a great chance for some quality CPD, starts with Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS), a tool that helps improve understanding about the interaction of the system factors influential in delivering safe and effective healthcare. SEIPS looks at the sociotechnical work syste

RSM. Pain of trauma and the trauma of pain: The long road to recovery

Chronic pain following trauma and surgery is recognised but at the same time is incredibly difficult to manage once it is established. Part 2 of this Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) two-part webinar series will focus on the impact of early post-operative and critical care management of trauma patients. Join us to explore ways to minimise the severity of acute pain as well as the transition to pers

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The coroner role & preparing for coroner’s inquest: Learning from deaths

This virtual conference, chaired by Mike O’Connell Legal Services Practitioner, and with an opening presentation from Andrew Harris Senior Coroner London Inner South and Professor of Coronial Law William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary’s University London, focuses on the role of the Coroner and preparing and attending Coroner's Inquests.  Further information and book your place or email

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Driving quality improvement through digital solutions during a pandemic

How Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals engaged staff to transform quality and free up time for patient care. Perfect Ward & Good Governance Institute will be joined by Carolyn Morrice, Chief Nurse and Matt Hutchinson, Head of Nursing - Quality and Safety from Brighton and Sussex Hospitals who will explain their own situation and how they engaged staff to transform quality and rele

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Digital mental health

Good mental health services are now recognised as vital to the NHS and to the health of the nation. With that in mind, the NHS Long Term Plan proposes to significantly increase mental health investment and envisages data and technology as central to transforming services. Stepping forward to 2020/21 sets out the need for continued development of the mental health workforce. We need mental health s

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Clinical negligence in the NHS - patient safety, the impact of COVID-19, legal cost reform and next steps for policy

This Westminster Health Forum conference will focus on key issues for clinical negligence in the NHS and priorities for NHS resolution. The discussion is bringing together stakeholders with a range of key policy officials who are due to attend from DHSC; the Government Legal Department; HM Treasury; the MOJ and the NAO. The discussion at a glance: a patient safety culture - assessi

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NHS Complaints Summit 2021

This National Virtual Summit focuses on delivering a person-centred approach to complaints handling, investigation, resolution and learning. Through national updates, practical case studies and in depth expert sessions the conference aims to improve the effectiveness of complaints handling within your service, and ensure that complaints lead to change and improvements in patient care. The conferen

The Beryl Institute: New Existence Webinar Series

The New Existence Webinar Series will take an in-depth look at The New Existence framework from The Beryl Institute. Helping to link core ideas and apply practices, each session in the series will focus on a key aim and corresponding actions of The New Existence.  This webinar series will help to explore how lead together into the future of healthcare. The full webinar series is listed below.

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Patient Safety Movement: Improving patient safety using CANDOR

The approach to resolution of adverse events in hospital and healthcare organisations has remained subpar for decades and open and honest communication is often compromised in favour of litigation. Models like CANDOR have been recognized as essential to transparency, person-centeredness, and healthcare quality and safety. The impactful implementation of CANDOR into organisational culture requires

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The King's Fund: What's in store for health and care in 2021

This free online event from the King's Fund will provide insight into the wider UK health and care landscape in 2021 and will explore how recent trends, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and future developments could affect people working in the sector, patients and the wider population.    The speakers will discuss some of the big issues that we hope to see progress on in 2021, including he

AvMA cinical negligence: Law practice and procedure

Develop your career in clinical negligence. This is the course for those who are new to the specialist field of clinical negligence. The event is especially suitable for trainee and newly qualified solicitors, paralegals, legal executives and medico-legal advisors. It will provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to develop a career in clinical negligence. Expert speakers with a wealth of

Effective consent practice: Meeting the GMC guidance on decision making & consent

This conference focuses on delivering effective consent practice and ensuring adherence to the new 2020 guidance from the General Medical Council.  This timely conference will focus on ensuring adherence to The Seven Principles as outlined by the New GMC Guidance. The conference will also update delegates on implications of recent legal developments. Further information and to book your

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Veracuity: Innovative approaches to drug safety

Veracuity was conceived out of a recognition that the practice of pharmacovigilance is performed suboptimally. That is because it relies entirely on a voluntary reporting system – one in which consumers and healthcare professionals must devote considerable energy if they were so inclined to notify somebody about a side effect they attribute to a bio-pharmaceutical product. Adverse event reporting