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  1. Content Article
    In this webinar, produced by Patient Safety Movement, Dr Steve Barker is joined by Ronald Weinstein, Director/Founder, Arizona Telemedicine Program, and Jeffrey Dunn, Founder/CEO, Redivus Health. They discuss the future of telemedicine within the patient safety and quality improvement space. Telemedicine has become a significant area of investment in recent years and the panellists predict that, in the future, user experience, consolidation, customisation based on relevance to the user, robotics, and health literacy will become top priorities.
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    For months, Trevor has been unable to visit his wife, Yvonne, who lives in a care home. In this blog, published by the Alzheimer's Society, Trevor calls for assurance from Government that they will consider the needs of people living with dementia, like Yvonne.
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    Published by the Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Care Home Voices: A snapshot of life in care homes in Wales during Covid-19, gives a voice to people living and working in Welsh care homes and provides a snapshot of their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The responses from older people and their families and friends highlight just how difficult lockdown has been for many people. Many older people had not seen their family and friends at all for prolonged periods and had concerns about the impact that lockdown could be having on their wellbeing. 
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    Loneliness and social networks may influence onset of Alzheimer's disease, but little is known about this relationship in people with Alzheimer's disease. This study, published in Geriatric Psychology, aimed to explore the relationship between loneliness and social networks (social measures) and cognitive and psychopathology decline in people with Alzheimer's disease. The authors concluded that maintaining or developing a close friendship network could be beneficial for cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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    The report, As if expendable: The UK Government's failure to protect older people in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, was published by Amnesty International in 2020. It argues that the UK government, national agencies, and local-level bodies have taken decisions and adopted policies during the COVID-19 pandemic that have directly violated the human rights of older residents of care homes in England – notably their right to life, their right to health, and their right to non-discrimination. The report states that decisions and policies have also impacted the rights of care home residents to private and family life, and may have violated their right not to be subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment.
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    To mark Black History Month 2020, blog site Hysterical Women has launched it's first mini series, exploring black women’s healthcare experiences. The contributions of five black writers, shine a light on: black health and healthcare experiences black motherhood, black pain black mental health the experiences of black healthcare professionals.
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    Stress, depression and anxiety account for a significant portion of work related ill-health cases. With many of those still employed now working remotely as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, this trend seems set to continue, with an always-on-culture that has now entered our homes.In this paper, published with Autonomy and 4 Day Week, Nic Murray looks at the clear overlap between over work and mental ill-health, how this disproportionately affects women and the potential options for reducing our working time and preventing work practices that harm mental health, including a 4 day week. 
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    The Health Foundation has launched a time-limited UK-wide inquiry to consider:how people’s experience of the pandemic was influenced by their health and existing inequalitiesthe likely impact of actions taken in response to the pandemic on people’s health and health inequalities – now and in the future.The inquiry is gathering evidence from a wide range of sources to highlight implications for the government decision making and the investment needed to ensure everyone can enjoy the same opportunity for good health and wellbeing. The Health Foundation aim to share the findings from the inquiry in Summer 2021.
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    There are few better known authorities on the covid-19 pandemic than Anthony Fauci. One of the world’s most respected infectious disease experts, he spoke with The BMJ’s editor, Fiona Godlee, about the pressures of advising the US president, the challenging nature of the new coronavirus, and how the pandemic might end.
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    Patients can play a distinct role in protecting their health, choosing appropriate treatments for episodes of ill health and managing chronic disease. Considerable evidence suggests that patient engagement can improve their experience and satisfaction and also can be effective clinically and economically. This policy brief outlines what the research evidence tells us about the effects of engaging patients in their clinical care, and it reviews policy interventions that have been (or could be) implemented in different health care systems across Europe. In particular, it focuses on strategies to improve: health literacy treatment decision-making self-management of chronic conditions.
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    On 24 June, NHS E&I mandated that all trusts perform occupational risk assessments of vulnerable NHS workers. Public Health England has also called for “accelerated development of culturally competent occupational risk assessment tools”. Rainbird Technologies has developed a tool with a SEQOHS-accredited NHS occupational health service. It is approved by a clinical safety review panel and being used by multiple NHS trusts. Follow the link below if you would like to request access to the tool for your trust.
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    Throughout October, the National Guardian, will be sharing their 'Alphabet' of Speak Up – from Anonymity to Zero Tolerance. A month to explore what 'Freedom to Speak Up' means in health.
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    Authors of this study, published in Radiology, noted that mammography was more effective at finding breast cancer in high-risk men than in women at average risk of breast cancer. For every 1,000 mammograms done in high-risk men, 18 breast cancers were found. In comparison, five breast cancers are found for every 1,000 mammograms in average-risk women. They concluded that there is potential benefit in screening men at high risk for developing breast cancer.
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    Because COVID-19 is a new disease, much about the clinical course remains uncertain – in particular, the possible long-term health consequences, if any. This article, published by JAMA, looks at the available data on neurological, cardiovascular, pulmonary manifestations of the virus. It also looks at the impact on mental health and wellbeing. The authors conclude: "It is imperative that the care of this vulnerable patient population take a multidisciplinary approach, with a thoughtfully integrated research agenda, to avoid health system fragmentation and to allow the comprehensive study of long-term health consequences of COVID-19 on multiple organ systems and overall health and well-being. Furthermore, such an approach will provide the opportunity to efficiently and systematically conduct studies of therapeutic interventions to mitigate the adverse physical and mental health effects among hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people who recover from COVID-19."
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    A recent review from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales highlighted that staff lacked confidence in the reporting system, dubious that action or positive change would happen as a consequence. Designed to identify risk, learn from experience and prevent future harm, incident reporting plays an important role in keeping patients safe. We are looking for positive examples where staff have reported a safety incident which has led to action, change or learning and improved patient safety. Do you have an example to share? You'll need to be a hub member to comment, it's quick, free and easy to do. You can sign up here.
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    Due to the concerns around ambulance waiting times, the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales undertook a local review of the Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST). The review explored how the risks to patients’ health, safety and wellbeing are managed whilst they are waiting for an ambulance. It assessed how patients are being managed by WAST’s three Clinical Contact Centres across Wales, from when a request for an ambulance is received to the point the ambulance arrives at the scene.
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    In a letter sent to Matt Hancock on 3 October, 66 GPs called for greater consideration to be given to the indirect harms (and deaths) caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In their letter, they highlighted several concerns around the impact of lockdown measures on the health outcomes of patients - both young and old. Do you have concerns about the wider health impact of the pandemic? Do any of the issues highlighted in the letter particularly resonate with you and your own experience as a patient or healthcare worker? You'll need to be a member of the hub to comment, it's quick and easy to do. You can sign up here.
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    In this guest blog for mumsnet, Nadine Montgomery talks about her journey to the Supreme Court to cement patients’ right to make an informed decision. Nadine highlights the lack of information she was given around potential birth risks as a diabetic pregnant women and how, if better informed, she would have made different choices which could have prevented her baby from suffering harm.
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    @Birdy2020 thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience on the hub. Many women, like you, do not experience high levels of pain during hysteroscopy and it is wonderful to hear positive stories. The levels of pain differ so greatly and it can be difficult highlighting the trauma that has been felt by many, without causing anxiety for others, who may not have any difficulty with the procedure. It sounds like, importantly, you felt informed, able to speak up and in safe hands.
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    The General Medical Council has published an updated guide on Decision making and consent, which comes into effect on 9 November 2020. The guidance aims to support doctors to practise shared decision making and help their patients to make healthcare decisions that are right for them.  New features include: a focus on taking a proportionate approach, acknowledging not every paragraph of the guidance will be relevant to every decision seven key principles which summarise the guidance a new section to help doctors find out what matters to patients so they can share relevant information to help them decide between viable options suggestions for how other members of the healthcare team can support decision making.
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    Patient Safety Learning’s formal response to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry report Delivering core NHS and care services during the pandemic and beyond, which calls for urgent action to assess and tackle a backlog of appointments and an unknown patient demand for all health services, specifically across cancer treatments, mental health services, dentistry services, GP services and elective surgery.
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    In March, the charity Breast Cancer Now asked people with breast cancer to tell us how coronavirus had affected their treatment and care. 580 people responded. Many reported that they or their loved ones had experienced delays or cancellations to treatment and monitoring scans. Others had not experienced any changes to their treatment. To understand how people’s experiences may have changed and try to better quantify some of the impacts, Breast Cancer Now ran a second survey between 9 July and 6 August. 2,124 people with breast cancer responded. They also spoke to 12 healthcare professionals from different parts of the breast cancer pathway including radiographers, surgeons, oncologists specialising in drug treatment and radiotherapy, and clinical nurse specialists. This was supplemented by data available on the impact of the pandemic, for example on referrals to see a specialist. This report sets out their findings and recommendations for what needs to happen next to tackle the challenges identified. The content is split into four sections: Diagnosis Treatment Clinical trials and research Care and support.
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    The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has launched an online form for submitting a patient safety concern. The form should take around 20 minutes to complete. You can tell them about something that has happened or something that might happen. Something that has happened: this could be a one-off or a series of events where something potentially dangerous has happened, whether or not someone was actually harmed. Something that might happen: this could be a safety risk or an unsafe condition that, if not corrected, might lead to an incident which could cause harm. Follow the link below to find out more about the process, read their privacy notice or request the form in an alternative format. Note: HSIB can investigate events or risks that occurred within NHS-funded care in England after 1 April 2017.
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    When Luce Brett became incontinent at the age of 30, after the birth of her first son, she felt her life had ended. She also felt scared, upset, embarrassed, dirty and shocked. How the hell had she ended up there, the youngest woman in the waiting room at the incontinence clinic? PMSL is her story. A heartfelt, moving and deeply personal account of the decade that followed, told with incredible honesty and wit. Luce has been at the sharp end of a medical issue that affects 1 in 3 women but that remains shrouded in taboo and social stigma. It's sincere, raw and funny - but crucially it is the first memoir to look at incontinence, smashing the stigma and looking at what anyone affected can do to navigate their way through the wet-knickered wilderness. Members of Patient Safety Learning's the hub receive a 20% discount on the book. Follow the steps below to access the discount code: Register with the hub Make sure you are signed in Click on the icon in the top right hand corner and select 'messages' Compose a new message and paste - PatientSafetyLearning Team into the contact field, with the subject 'PMSL member discount' Patient Safety Learning will respond to your message with the code Follow the link below to Bloomsbury Publishing to purchase the book using the code. If you have any difficulties, please email us at: content@pslhub.org
  25. Content Article
    This is the first of a series of webinars Patient Safety Learning, Health Plus Care and BD are holding on patient safety on the frontline, exploring burning patient safety issues and engaging with frontline healthcare workers, clinical leaders and patient safety experts. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on access to non-COVID care and treatment. We know there are over a million extra patients awaiting hospital treatment. The NHS has issued guidance for ‘accelerating the return to near-normal levels of non-COVID health services, making full use of the capacity available in the ‘window of opportunity’ between now and winter.’ In this webinar, the panel discusses these issues with frontline clinicians and patient safety experts.
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