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1. Dentists would not treat my toothache – now my health has been wrecked for ever (The Guardian, 20 April 2022)

   • Dentist
   • Out-patient dentistry
   • (and 5 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Dentist
     • Out-patient dentistry
     • Pain
     • Patient
     • Patient harmed
     • Resources / Organisational management
     • Legal issue

   By Patient Safety Learning, 22 April

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   • 354 views
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   • 22 April

2. It’s time to rename the ‘visitor’: reflections from a relative

   • Patient
   • Patient / family involvement
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Patient
     • Patient / family involvement
     • Pandemic
     • Carer
     • Relative
     • Hospital ward
     • Care home
     • Communication

   By Anonymous, 24 February

   • 0 comments
   • 797 views
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   • Added by Anonymous
   • 24 February

3. Visiting restrictions and the impact on patients and their families: a relative's perspective

   • Patient
   • Dementia
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Patient
     • Dementia
     • Older People (over 65)
     • Patient / family involvement
     • Treatment
     • Care home
     • Hospital ward
     • Health Disparities

   By Anonymous, 31 January

   • 0 comments
   • 687 views
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   • Added by Anonymous
   • 31 January

4. A child left waiting for ‘urgent’ surgery, a blog by Clare Rayner

   • Surgery - General
   • Long waiting list
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Long waiting list
     • Children and Young People
     • Communication

   By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 1 September, 2021

   • 1 comment
   • 1,439 views
   • 
   • Comment by Steve Turner
   • 1 September, 2021

5. Patient Safety Movement: Story of Pat Denton

   • Patient
   • Sepsis
   • (and 3 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Patient
     • Sepsis
     • Healthcare associated infection
     • Surgery - Cardiothoracic
     • Patient death

   By Patient Safety Learning, 25 October, 2020

   • 0 comments
   • 490 views
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   • 25 October, 2020

6. "It’s only rare until it happens to you": a patient's story of learning to live again following a disastrous hysterectomy

   • Patient harmed
   • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Patient harmed
     • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Mental health
     • Communication
     • Patient suffering

   By Anonymous, 9 March, 2020

   • 1 comment
   • 2,492 views
   • 
   • Comment by TMAC
   • 5 July

7. Emotional Intelligence (and forgiveness after harm)

   • Patient
   • Surgery - General
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Patient
     • Surgery - General
     • Patient harmed

   By Claire Cox, 28 February, 2020

   • 0 comments
   • 662 views
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   • Added by Claire Cox
   • 28 February, 2020

8. World cancer Day 2020 – Patient stories from around the world

   • Patient
   • Feedback
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Patient
     • Feedback
     • Perception / understanding
     • Medicine - Oncology

   By Claire Cox, 4 February, 2020

   • 0 comments
   • 980 views
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   • Added by Claire Cox
   • 4 February, 2020

9. Children with Cancer: A day in the life Laraib

   • Medicine - Oncology
   • Children and Young People
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Medicine - Oncology
     • Children and Young People
     • Patient
     • Cancer

   By Claire Cox, 3 February, 2020

   • 0 comments
   • 690 views
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   • Added by Claire Cox
   • 3 February, 2020

10. In praise of NHS domestics: a blog by Adam's mum

    • Children and Young People
    • Patient / family support
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Children and Young People
      • Patient / family support
      • Patient
      • Relative

    By Claire Cox, 17 January, 2020

    • 0 comments
    • 608 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 17 January, 2020

11. Fake it 'til you make it (December 2019)

    • Perception / understanding
    • Communication
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Perception / understanding
      • Communication
      • Culture of fear
      • Safety behaviour
      • Patient engagement
      • Speaking up

    By Claire Cox, 12 December, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 559 views
    • 
    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 12 December, 2019

12. Zero harm: Why it matters to me

    • Patient
    • Relative
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Relative
      • Communication problems

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 December, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 673 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 9 December, 2019

13. Our child is not just a gestational age. A first‐hand account of what parents want and need to know before premature birth (June 2014)

    • Baby
    • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Baby
      • Obstetrics and gynaecology/ Maternity
      • Midwife
      • Patient engagement
      • Patient / family involvement
      • Patient / family support
      • Communication problems
      • NICU/SCBU

    By PatientSafetyLearning Team, 30 November, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 874 views
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    • Added by PatientSafetyLearning Team
    • 30 November, 2019

14. Re-writing conversations

    • Communication
    • Culture of fear
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Communication
      • Culture of fear
      • Patient
      • Service user
      • Baby

    By Claire Cox, 20 November, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 618 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 20 November, 2019

15. How care has changed since Mid Staffs: my personal experience

    • Patient
    • Relative
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Relative
      • End of life care
      • Organisational learning

    By Patient Safety Learning, 19 November, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 2,631 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 19 November, 2019

16. Safer outcomes for people with psychosis

    • Accident and Emergency
    • Home
    • (and 11 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Accident and Emergency
      • Home
      • Carer
      • Relative
      • Care assessment
      • Mental health - adult
      • Behaviour
      • Patient death
      • Omissions
      • Safety management
      • protocols and procedures
      • Risk assessment
      • Psychosis

    By Dorit, 18 October, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 1,580 views
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    • Added by Dorit
    • 18 October, 2019

17. Patient Safety Learning interview with double sepsis survivor, Dave Carson, and his wife Margaret

    • Patient
    • Relative
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Relative
      • Treatment
      • Post-discharge support
      • Older People (over 65)
      • Young Adult

    By Patient Safety Learning, 19 September, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 814 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 19 September, 2019

18. Far Beyond the Pale

    • Community care facility
    • Mental health unit
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Community care facility
      • Mental health unit
      • Patient
      • Communication problems
      • Decision making
      • Perception / understanding
      • Organisation / service factors
      • Young Adult

    By Claire Cox, 13 September, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 576 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 13 September, 2019

19. World Sepsis Day – Julia's Story

    • Patient
    • Treatment
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Patient
      • Treatment
      • Post-discharge support
      • Young Adult
      • Older People (over 65)

    By Claire Cox, 13 September, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 934 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 13 September, 2019

20. PHSO: How we have helped others – video case studies

    • Complaint
    • Quality improvement

    By Heather PHSO, 10 September, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 987 views
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    • Added by Heather PHSO
    • 10 September, 2019

21. Kathryn's story

    • Hospital ward
    • Patient
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Hospital ward
      • Patient
      • Clinical process
      • Patient harmed
      • System safety
      • Recognition

    By Claire Cox, 2 August, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 684 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 2 August, 2019

22. Power of the patient: a series of US podcasts (2018)

    • Patient
    • Knowledge issue
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Knowledge issue
      • Training
      • Confidence
      • Skills
      • Older People (over 65)
      • Young Adult

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 June, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 592 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 26 June, 2019

23. How can the NHS and the PHSO get better at learning from mistakes?

    • Patient
    • Communication problems
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Patient
      • Communication problems
      • Just Culture
      • Older People (over 65)
      • Young Adult

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 June, 2019

    • 0 comments
    • 626 views
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    • Added by Patient Safety Learning
    • 26 June, 2019