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  1. Content Article
    This document reports the findings from a scoping study into human factors training in the NHS. This study was carried out by Human Engineering Limited and the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s Safer Care team.
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    The Test Bed Programme brings NHS organisations and industry partners together to test combinations of digital technologies with pathway redesign in real-world settings. The goal is to use the potential of digital technologies to positively transform the way in which healthcare is delivered for patients and carers.
  3. Community Post
    Hi @Kirsty Wood thanks for the post! I know that @Emma Richardson has started call for concern at Brighton. If you have other QI projects that you need help on, think about posting in a new community area and get a conversation going. QI is hard and sometimes lonely work - it would be great to have a whole community to call on for support. claire ?
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    The NHS Innovation Accelerator supports the uptake and spread of high impact, evidence-based innovations across England’s NHS, benefiting patients, populations and NHS staff. 
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    The South Western Ambulance Service (SWASFT) launched a new electronic patient care record (ePCR) with Weston Area Health NHS Trust – an electronic solution designed by paramedics for paramedics. They discuss the background to the project and how the ePCR was designed.
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    In this blog, Dr Amir Hannan, GP, describes how it’s normal for patients to access their electronic health records and easy for them to understand them at Haughton Thornley Medical Centres.
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    The Patient Safety Launch Pad training programme aims to improve patient safety skills in hospitals, GP practices, community services and mental health and care organisations in the region. It was hosted by the South West Academic Health Science Network and Patient Safety Collaborative, sponsored by NHS Improvement, and delivered through regional and national experts in patient safety and quality improvement. In this short video, patient safety leads and those working in healthcare discuss the success of the programme.
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    In intensive care units (ICU) and operating theatres, arterial lines are used to accurately measure a patient’s blood pressure and take numerous and repetitive blood samples. In order to prevent bacterial contamination and blood spillage from the arterial line, red arterial connectors, which are closed cap coverings, are placed on the sampling port of the arterial line. Doctors from The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kings Lynn have collaborated with Eastern Academic Health Science Network and the Patient Safety Collaborative on this patient safety solution.
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    Based on a previous ‘Hospital Passport’ this version is designed to be used by everyone within a variety of care settings. The content was developed together by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Acute Liaison, Specialist Therapies and Older Adults services, Royal Surrey County Hospital and the Surrey Alzheimer’s Association.
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    This tool will enable a swift delirium assessment of a patient that arrives in the emergency department.
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    Healthcare information technology procurement is critical for healthcare organisations, as procurement decisions on medical devices and IT infrastructure will impact safety, efficiency, staff and patient experiences. In this webinar, Svetlena Taneva, from Healthcare Human Factors, University Health Network, discusses using Human Factors in hospital technology.
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    A presentation detailing enhanced health in care homes from a digital care hub providing teleconsulation and electronic shared records.
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    This study by Noble and Sweeney, published in Workplace Health & Safety, assessed barriers to the use of assistive devices in safe patient handling and mobility that contribute to health care worker injuries.
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    This document presents the digital strategy for the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust (RLBUHT).
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    This study from Schnittker et al., published in Anaesthesia, aimed to identify which human factors were enablers and/or barriers to anaesthesia teams during airway management challenges.
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    This document by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) sets out what needs to be reported to the CQC if working within social care.
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    Herbert W. Heinrich was a pioneering occupational safety researcher, whose 1931 publication, Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach [Heinrich 1931] was based on the analysis of accident data collected by his employer, a large insurance company.
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    In this BMJ blog, Drs Blair Bigham and Amitha Kalaichandran discuss hospital culture of bullying and a culture of not speaking up. When hospitals fail to create a culture where doctors and nurses can speak up, patients pay the price.
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    The Caldicott Principles were developed in 1997 following a review of how patient information was handled across the NHS.
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    Chapter 28 of this book covers The Impact of Facility Design on Patient Safety.
  21. Content Article
    The clinical entrepreneur training programme is designed to offer opportunities for clinical, NHS staff and wider health professionals to develop their entrepreneurial aspirations during their clinical training period.
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    Call for Concern is an initiative from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust enabling patients and their families to directly refer patients to the critical care outreach team.
  23. Community Post
    Hi Dani, Thanks for the post. What a fantastic initiative and something that we, as a team , in Brighton are doing too. I hear your frustration with the hurdles that you face when carrying out QI. I wonder if our topic lead @Jono Broad could give you some advice on over coming these hurdles. @Emma Richardson I understand you have just launched C4C at Brighton..... do you have any tips for @Danielle Haupt? keep up the great work!
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