Read our latest patient safety blogs
Improving patient safety
New blogs from across the hub
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Deadly dangers of purchasing medicines online (Preventable Deaths Tracker, 2 June 2023)
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Should regulatory organisations undergo a Health and Safety risk assessment? (Vanessa Webb, 1 April 2023)
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Unpacking the social dimension of infection prevention and control – it’s not just about the germs. A blog by Julie Storr
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‘Outdated, illogical and unfair’: the true cost of prescription charges (25 May 2023)
Stories from the frontline
Blogs written by doctors and nurses on the frontline
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Public satisfaction with A&E at an all-time low: reflections of an A&E doctor (4 May 2023)
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I fight every day to care for my patients – but junior doctors are at breaking point (12 April 2023)
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Helping patients get their lives back: the colorectal surgeon (BMJ, 31 January 2023)
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“The term 'challenging’ doesn’t cut it”: A personal reflection from an Emergency Medical Technician
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'We all kill a few patients as we learn' (The Guardian, 18 May 2022)
Safety stories
Blogs and vlogs from patients and health and care staff
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The sinister side of medicine: how the system is letting patients down and why we must aspire to keep future patients safe (a blog by Dr Freya Smith)
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Jenny, and why we must learn from her misdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism
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Dentists would not treat my toothache – now my health has been wrecked for ever (The Guardian, 20 April 2022)
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It’s time to rename the ‘visitor’: reflections from a relative
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Visiting restrictions and the impact on patients and their families: a relative's perspective
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Coronavirus blogs
Thoughts and experiences through the pandemic
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The hardest question
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"Forgotten heroes" – the sequel: a blog and resources from David Osborn
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Coping with the unknown – a family’s story of living with long COVID (July 2022)
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Suffering in silence: Long Covid and chronic fatigue syndrome (Michael Osborne, 21 March 2023)
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The haunting brain science of Long Covid (Stat,16 February 2023)