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Nigel
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Roberts
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Im the theatre lead at the univeristy hospitals of Derby and Burton. I am currently undertaking a PhD. The PhD is looking at patient safety, in particular, never events in the operating theatres
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
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Theatre Lead
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Centre for Perioperative Care and Patient Safety Learning: NatSSIPs 2 webinar (10 July 2023)
Nigel Roberts commented on Mark Hughes's article in Surgery
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Sorry I could not attend in person. I was commuting home. It looked a good session. We must keep pushing patient safety, NatSSIPs 2 and Never Events. Thanks- Posted
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PIT stop (prosthesis/implant timeout) checklist
Nigel Roberts posted an article in Surgery
The PIT stop (prosthesis/implant timeout) checklist is Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Trust's visual and aid memoir. It was launched to limit 'human error' and thus preventing never events (wrong implant/prosthesis). The four steps cover the intra-operative stages when implants are required. It works by recording what is requested on a small, hand held white board, and works in harness with the NatSSIPs 8, specifically step 5 of the infographic that has been previously developed.- Posted
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Content ArticleThis paper asked healthcare workers who are considered to be theatre safety experts—theatre managers, matrons and clinical educators—to take part in the second round of a Delphi study. These individuals work at the coalface in operating theatres and deliver the surgical safety checklist daily. It addresses information raised as part of a Delphi study of NHS hospital operating theatres in England. The aim of the second Delphi study round was to establish the views of theatre users on the theatre checklist and local safety standards for invasive procedures. Likert scale responses and a combination of closed and open-ended questions solicited specific information about current practice and researched literature that generated ideas and allowed participants freedom in their responses of how the World Health Organisation’s (WHO's) Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is currently being used in the peri-operative setting as part of a strategy to reduce surgical ‘never events’. The paper is part of a literature review undertaken by the author towards a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Read the findings of round one of the Delphi study
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Content ArticleThis paper addresses information raised as part of a Delphi study of NHS hospital operating theatres in England. The aim of the first Delphi study round was to establish how the World Health Organisation’s Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) is currently being used in the peri-operative setting as part of a strategy to reduce surgical ‘never events’. It used a combination of closed and open-ended questions that solicited specific information about current practice and research literature, that generated ideas and allowed participants freedom in their responses. The study asked theatre managers, matrons and clinical educators that work in operating theatres and deliver the surgical safety checklist daily, and who are therefore considered to be theatre safety experts. Participants were from the seven regions identified by NHS England. The study revealed that the majority of trusts don’t receive formal training on how to deliver the SSC, checklist champions are not always identified, feedback following a ‘never event’ is not usually given and that the debrief is the most common step missed. While the intention of the study was not to establish whether the lack of training, cyclical learning and missing steps has led to the increased presence of never events, it has facilitated a broader engagement in the literature, as well highlighting some possible reasons why compliance has not yet been universally achieved. Furthermore, the Delphi study is intended to be an exploratory approach that will inform a more in-depth doctoral research study aimed at improving patient safety in the operating theatre and informing policy making and quality improvement.
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Why are intra-operative surgical Never Events still occurring in NHS operating theatres?
Nigel Roberts commented on Nigel Roberts's article in Surgery
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Good morning, The training is something that I feel should be done and be mandated from NHSE/I. The CRM training worked in aviation, and this style of training must be replicated annually across the NHS- Posted
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Why are intra-operative surgical Never Events still occurring in NHS operating theatres?
Nigel Roberts commented on Nigel Roberts's article in Surgery
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Good morning. The primary research is commencing hopefully in October ,once I have Ethics approval from the University and IRAS. The research will be done via three Delphi rounds and Focus Groups.- Posted
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Nigel Roberts, who is a registered Allied Health Professional theatre lead at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (which has in excess of 50 operating theatres and performs over 50,000 procedures annually), considers the current challenges facing all operating theatre staff post pandemic. Nigel looks at how human factors may influence the delivery of the surgical safety checklist, and discusses whether Local Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (LocSSIPs) are making a difference in terms of the number of intra-operative Never Events being reported.
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Preventing surgical fires: What action is being taken?
Nigel Roberts commented on Patient-Safety-Learning's article in Preventing surgical burns
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A really good article. I personally will be taking this to my next safer surgery meeting at the organisation I work for.- Posted
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