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Staff Briefing highlighting the changes CQC have made recently
Community PostHi Everyone There has been a great deal of conversations been had in the media surrounding the changes CQC are making in relation to the single assessment changes etc. I was wondering if anyone has a staff briefing pack they are willing to share that gives an overview of the forthcoming changes. Thanks Ian
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- Patient Safety Forum 2026
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Patient safety and the role of AI in a cautiously optimistic future: A blog by Ian Fearnley
Content ArticleArtificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping healthcare across the globe and England is no exception. In this blog, Ian Fearnley, Head of Clinical Quality and Governance/Digital Clinical Safety Officer, gives his thoughts on AI, the advantages and the risks, and the crucial role the patient safety professional will play.
- Integrating patient safety into pre-registration education: A blog by Ian Fearnley
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Integrating patient safety into pre-registration education: A blog by Ian Fearnley
Content ArticlePatient safety and high-quality care is the foundation of healthcare delivery, aimed at minimising risks, errors and harm to patients. It is important for students in their pre-registration education to understand that the principles of patient safety, and delivering safe and high-quality care, is not merely an academic requirement but a professional and ethical duty. By embedding patient safety into the core of pre-registration learning, educational establishments can ensure that the healthcare professionals of the future are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to deliver high-quality, safe and effective care.
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Do you have a 'good catch' reporting system?
Community PostMorning Happy to share what I have introduced. I will pull something together and share with you. Ian 😀
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PSIRF Small Provider
Community PostI am just updating our somewhat outdated policies to align with PSIRF. I am Head of Clinical Quality and Governance for a Primary Care Provider with 1.3 million patients on our books. For me I can write as many policies and supporting documents as needed, it's a cultural change that is the biggest role.
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Do you have a 'good catch' reporting system?
Community PostI have recently introduced our integrated quality report that pulls together all quality streams from all services (Primary Care) I always want to share positive feedback and what has worked well. In the integrated quality report I have introduced sections where we celebrate good practice.
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Help please: Managing challenging behaviour in Primary Care
Community PostHi @Leo Harverson Apologies a little late to this party. We have a number of SAS patients. I am a the Head of Clinical Quality and Governance. Happy to have a conversation as it would be good to share experiences and what works well or doesn't.
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Merry Christmas Everyone!!
Community Post🎅 Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 🎅
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Duty of Candour
Community PostMorning All I hope you are all well. I have a question in relation to Duty of Candour (DoC) In relation to formal complaints and the responses we send to service users, do any of you use these in executing your DoC statutory obligations, or do you write to the service users separately as per the guidance. I have been advised by an individual that they have been using the formal complaint response as their statutory DoC response and not a separate letter. What are your thoughts? any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks
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Complaints Process and Litigation
Community PostI agree with you. I take every opportunity to learn and ensure the orgnaisation(s) I work with take this opportunity too. The challenge came from an inexperienced board all who have a non-healthcare background. This is not an issue but it is a challenge sometimes trying to get the reasoning across to them and their understanding is at various levels.
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Ian Fearnley started following Complaints Process and Litigation
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Complaints Process and Litigation
Community PostHello Everyone, I hope you are well. I ma currently reviewing our relevant policies. My question is a simple one, would you/do you continue to investigate a complaint if litigation or the request for compensation is detailed in the complaint letter. Many thanks Ian