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1. Healthy life expectancy trends in the UK: a watershed moment (The Health Foundation, 26 April 2026)

   • Public health
   • UK
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Public health
     • UK
     • Patient death
     • Long-term conditions
     • Health inequalities

   By Patient Safety Learning, 27 April

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   • 27 April

2. Why is U.K. medicine no longer a self-regulating profession? The role of scandals involving "bad apple" doctors (November 2011)

   • Regulatory issue
   • Investigation
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Regulatory issue
     • Investigation
     • Organisational culture
     • Organisation / service factors

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 March

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   • 16 March

3. The problem with 'never events' (15 July 2024)

   • Never event
   • Reporting
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Never event
     • Reporting
     • Patient harmed
     • Accountability

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 September, 2024

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   • 16 September, 2024

4. Sussex Community Hospital: Latest patient safety newsletter

   • Healthcare
   • Falls
   • (and 15 more)

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     • Healthcare
     • Falls
     • Deterioration
     • Ulcers / pressure sores
     • Communication
     • HDU / ICU
     • Innovation
     • Collaboration
     • Dementia
     • Maternity
     • Baby
     • Health and safety
     • Duty of Candour
     • Monitoring
     • Investigation
     • Patient engagement
     • Patient safety incident

   By Patient Safety Learning, 2 November, 2023

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   • 2 November, 2023

5. Fit for the future: How a healthy population will unlock a stronger Britain (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, 23 March 2023)

   • Population health
   • Leadership
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Population health
     • Leadership
     • Healthcare
     • Health inequalities
     • Health Disparities

   By Patient Safety Learning, 24 March, 2023

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   • 24 March, 2023

6. The impact of glove misuse on patient safety during the Covid-19 pandemic (29 August 2022)

   • PPE (personal Protective Equipment)
   • Hand hygiene
   • (and 2 more)

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     • PPE (personal Protective Equipment)
     • Hand hygiene
     • Pandemic
     • Infection control

   By Mark Hughes, 30 August, 2022

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   • 30 August, 2022

7. Former Health Secretary joins impressive line-up of speakers at major patient safety congress

   • Feedback
   • Leadership
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Feedback
     • Leadership
     • Motivation
     • Workload analysis
     • Implementation
     • Safety report

   By Anonymous, 22 August, 2022

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   • 22 August, 2022

8. Royal College of Nursing: Are you glove aware?

   • PPE (personal Protective Equipment)
   • Hand hygiene

   By Patient Safety Learning, 19 June, 2022

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   • 19 June, 2022

9. Centre for Perioperative Care newsletter

   • Pre-op period
   • Post-op period
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Pre-op period
     • Post-op period
     • Surgery - General

   By Patient Safety Learning, 21 October, 2020

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   • 1,198 views
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   • 21 October, 2020

10. Decoding disclosure: Comparing conflict of interest policy among the United States, France, and Australia (May 2018)

    • Transparency
    • Pharma / Life sciences
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Transparency
      • Pharma / Life sciences
      • Policies
      • USA
      • Australia
      • France
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 March, 2020

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    • 26 March, 2020

11. How does the NHS in England work? An alternative guide (2017)

    • Organisational Performance
    • Evaluation
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Organisational Performance
      • Evaluation
      • Clinical governance

    By Claire Cox, 4 January, 2020

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    • 1,361 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 4 January, 2020

12. T W I S T and shout: Targeting Waste Inside Theatres Game from Chase Farm Hospital

    • Operating theatre / recovery
    • Teamwork
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Operating theatre / recovery
      • Teamwork
      • Innovation

    By Carol Menashy, 26 November, 2019

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    • 1,577 views
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    • 26 November, 2019

13. Implementing and improving the ReSPECT process within medical and orthopaedic departments of a district general hospital

    • End of life care
    • Medicine - Palliative
    • (and 4 more)

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      • End of life care
      • Medicine - Palliative
      • Communication problems
      • Process redesign
      • Staff support
      • Case report

    By Claire Cox, 18 October, 2019

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    • 1,763 views
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    • Added by Claire Cox
    • 18 October, 2019