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Summary

'Second victim' is the term used to refer to healthcare workers who are impacted by patient safety incidents. Whilst patients and families will always be the first priority following safety incidents, the well-being of the staff involved is often overlooked but can leave staff lacking confidence, unable to perform their job, requiring time off or leaving their profession.

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This is a slide set from Rebecca Lawton (Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre) for the National Institute for Health Research and Yorkshire and Humber Improvement Academy, explaining what second victim is and how we can do better to support staff.

Supporting second victims: breaking the cycle of harm http://secondvictim.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Second-victim-slides.pdf

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