Diagnostic safety: Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh

Summary

The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh launched a series of blogs in recognition of the World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2024 theme of "Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety".

Content

• RCSEd World Patient Safety Day 2024
• A Novel Facial Cellulitis Pathway: Improving the Time to Surgery for Facial Necrotising Fasciitis
• Improving Diagnosis for Safety in Dentistry
• Using Audit to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
• Diagnostic Safety in Surgery
• WHO World Patient Safety Day 2024: Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety
• The Importance of Teamwork for Surgical Diagnostic Safety in Outpatients
• Challenges in the Diagnosis of Twin Silent Killers: Aortic Aneurysm and Acute Aortic Dissection
• Improving Diagnostic Safety in Orthopaedics
• NCEPOD: Prioritising Diagnostic Safety for Better Health Outcomes
• Protecting our Precious Gift of Life
• World Patient Safety Day 2024 — A View from the Bridge
• Can My Stool be Tested for Bowel Cancer?
• Virtual Diagnostics
• The Potential of AI to Help Reduce Diagnostic Errors
• Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS). Vignette 3 of 3. Leadership in Surgery: A Case Study
• Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS). Vignette 2 of 3. Team Communication: The Key to Clarity and Precisio
• Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS). Vignette 1 of 3. Situation Awareness: Staying Ahead of Potential Issues
• Enhancing Diagnostic Safety in Surgery Through Non-Technical Skills
• Diagnosing Acute Aortic Dissection – The Patient Perspective