Simulation in healthcare incident investigation

The NHS standards for patient safety investigation recognise a need to better train and professionalise incident investigation in the NHS. Simulation is commonly utilised to improve the technical and non-technical skills of clinical staff in the NHS and forms part of professional investigation training and practise within other safety critical industries. A scoping review has considered what published work exists in commenting on the use of simulation as a training or practical tool in healthcare incident investigation. There may now be opportunities for healthcare incident investigation to learn from clinical colleagues, and professional investigation colleagues in other safety critical industries, to utilise simulation to help professionalise incident investigation in the NHS.

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