Surgery

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1. A welcome new perioperative care standard—but why does the new standards rely on an outdated safety framework?

   • Standards
   • Checklists
   • (and 6 more)

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     • Standards
     • Checklists
     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Pre-op period
     • Surgery - General
     • Adult
     • Policies / Protocols / Procedures
     • Post-op period

   By Sam, 11 hours ago

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   • 324 views
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   • 11 hours ago

2. My journey with NatSSIPS 2

   • Surgery - General
   • Checklists
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Checklists
     • Standards
     • Implementation

   By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June

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   • 150 views
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   • 30 June

3. Patient safety starts with knowing who is in the room

   • Surgeon
   • Operating theatre / recovery
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Surgeon
     • Operating theatre / recovery
     • Teamwork
     • Team culture
     • Communication
     • Innovation
     • PPE (personal Protective Equipment)

   By Patient Safety Learning, 24 June

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   • 740 views
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   • 24 June

4. Organisational features associated with high performance of high-volume low-complexity surgical hubs in the UK (31 May 2026)

   • Surgery - General
   • Organisational Performance
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     • Surgery - General
     • Organisational Performance
     • Research

   By Patient Safety Learning, 23 June

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   • 162 views
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   • 23 June

5. The Postponement and Cancellations in Elective Care study: a national evaluation of case postponements and cancellations in elective surgical pathways (23 April 2026)

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

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     • Surgery - General
     • Research
     • Admission

   By Patient Safety Learning, 24 April

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   • 532 views
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   • 24 April

6. “When patient education is rushed, safety is compromised” (a blog by Julie Smith, April 2026)

   • Consent
   • Surgery - General
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Consent
     • Surgery - General
     • Patient engagement
     • Information sharing

   By Julie EIDO Healthcare, 22 April

   • 0 comments
   • 1,191 views
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   • 22 April

7. Recognising unsafe surgeons—looking for early warning signs

   • Human factors
   • System safety
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Human factors
     • System safety
     • Surgeon
     • Human error
     • Organisational culture
     • Accountability
     • Safety process

   By Aditi Desai, 14 April

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   • 14 April

8. Beyond BMI: Removing harmful barriers to joint replacement surgery (March 2026)

   • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
   • Obesity
   • (and 3 more)

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     • Surgery - Trauma and orthopaedic
     • Obesity
     • Decision making
     • Arthritis
     • Integrated Care Board (ICB)

   By Patient Safety Learning, 1 April

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   • 302 views
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   • 1 April

9. Factors influencing team behaviors in surgery: A qualitative study to inform teamwork interventions (July 2018)

   • Surgery - General
   • Organisational culture
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Surgery - General
     • Organisational culture
     • Team culture
     • Behaviour
     • Qualitative
     • Teamwork

   By Patient Safety Learning, 15 March

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   • 187 views
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   • 15 March

10. Wrong site surgery: A study of 664 events from 237 facilities across a 10-year period (20 February 2026)

    • Surgery - General
    • Patient harmed
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Patient harmed
      • Human error
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 27 February

    • 0 comments
    • 554 views
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    • 27 February

11. Women and Equalities Committee: Cosmetic procedures - Eleventh Report of Session 2024–26 (18 February 2026)

    • Cosmetic surgery/procedures
    • Regulatory issue
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Cosmetic surgery/procedures
      • Regulatory issue
      • Patient harmed
      • Womens health

    By Mark Hughes, 24 February

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    • 1,059 views
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    • 24 February

12. Surveys on Patient Safety Culture® (SOPS®) Ambulatory Surgery Center Database

    • USA
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 3 more)

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      • USA
      • Surgery - General
      • Standards
      • Safety culture
      • Database

    By Patient Safety Learning, 16 January

    • 0 comments
    • 571 views
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    • 16 January

13. Complications and costs to the UK National Health Service due to outward medical tourism for elective surgery: a rapid review (BMJ, 13 January 2025)

    • Cosmetic surgery/procedures
    • Patient harmed
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Cosmetic surgery/procedures
      • Patient harmed
      • Organisation / service factors

    By Patient Safety Learning, 14 January

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    • 953 views
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    • 14 January

14. Sepsis and surgical mesh complications: Sling The Mesh’s Kath Sansom on the need for fully informed patient consent (Sepsis Voices Podcast with Dr Ron Daniels)

    • Surgery - General
    • Sepsis
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Sepsis
      • Infection control
      • Womens health

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 6 January

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    • 288 views
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    • 6 January

15. No language left behind – global awareness of surgical mesh harm (Sling The Mesh)

    • Patient harmed
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Patient harmed
      • Surgery - General
      • Womens health
      • Mens health

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 5 January

    • 0 comments
    • 285 views
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    • 5 January

16. Parallels and misjudgements, aviation and healthcare - Captain Niall Downey FRCSI (RCSI Safe and Sound Podcast, 9 December 2025)

    • Surgery - General
    • Human factors

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 15 December, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 265 views
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    • 15 December, 2025

17. Sling The Mesh campaign short film

    • Surgery - General
    • Patient harmed

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 15 December, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 211 views
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    • 15 December, 2025

18. The Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology

    • Surgery - General
    • Anaesthesia
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Anaesthesia
      • HDU / ICU
      • Fatigue / exhaustion

    By Patient Safety Learning, 2 November, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 201 views
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    • 2 November, 2025

19. NHS England case study: Anaesthetic vapour delivered inadvertently

    • Anaesthesia
    • Patient safety incident
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Anaesthesia
      • Patient safety incident
      • Case report

    By Patient Safety Learning, 24 October, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 316 views
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    • 24 October, 2025

20. Perception of patient safety culture among perioperative staff: exploring the roles of individual factors and organizational factors (6 October 2025)

    • Research
    • Safety culture
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Research
      • Safety culture
      • Organisational culture
      • Staff factors
      • Asia
      • Operating theatre / recovery

    By Patient Safety Learning, 15 October, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 463 views
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    • 15 October, 2025

21. Top picks: 12 resources on anaesthesia safety

    • Anaesthesia
    • Risk assessment
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Anaesthesia
      • Risk assessment
      • Surgery - General
      • Top picks

    By Patient Safety Learning, 14 October, 2025

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    • 1,636 views
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    • 14 October, 2025

22. The future of anesthesia: Embracing innovation for safer, personalized perioperative care (APSF, October 2025)

    • Anaesthesia
    • Anaesthetist
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      • Anaesthesia
      • Anaesthetist
      • Surgery - General
      • Innovation
      • Post-op period
      • Pre-op period

    By Patient Safety Learning, 3 October, 2025

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    • 1,124 views
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    • 3 October, 2025

23. Surgery decision support tools (NHS England)

    • Surgery - General
    • Decision making

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 24 September, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 578 views
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    • 24 September, 2025

24. THIS institute: Developing a framework and core indicators for measuring good quality perioperative care (10 September 2025)

    • Pre-op period
    • Post-op period
    • (and 2 more)

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

    By Patient Safety Learning, 18 September, 2025

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    • 337 views
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    • 18 September, 2025

25. Information standards for innovative surgery: what patients need to know (July 2025)

    • Surgery - General
    • Information sharing
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Surgery - General
      • Information sharing
      • Innovation

    By Patient Safety Learning, 12 September, 2025

    • 0 comments
    • 293 views
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    • 12 September, 2025