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Content ArticleHow people are treated following their involvement in a workplace accident can have far reaching implications for both the individual and the organisation. This paper, published by Science Direct, examines the impact the use of retributive justice mechanisms within the accident analysis process have on both the individual and the organisation. It analyses the perceptions of those involved in five accidents where retributive justice mechanisms were used. The study of these cases shows retributive justice mechanisms used as part of the accident analysis process negatively impacts three key areas; (1) the mental health of the individual; (2) organisational learning and; (3) organisational performance. The study also illustrates that the language used as part of the accident analysis has a significant impact upon the perception of the process and the willingness to participate.
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Top hospital downgraded amid safety fears and whistleblowing inquiry
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The hospital at the centre of a whistleblowing inquiry has been downgraded by the care watchdog and issued with a warning notice amid concerns over leadership and patient safety. West Suffolk Foundation Trust has been rated requires improvement by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in a damning report having previously been rated outstanding since 2017. The trust, whose Chief Executive Stephen Dunn received a CBE for services to patient safety in 2018, has faced criticism after bosses threatened senior doctors with a fingerprint and handwriting analysis to try and identify a whistleblower. In a new report published today, the CQC inspectors said they had significant concerns about the safety of mothers and babies in the trust’s maternity unit and the criticised the culture of the trust leadership referencing what they called “threatening” actions. In the West Suffolk hospital maternity unit the CQC found staff had not completed key safety training, did not protect women from domestic abuse, and staff did not always report safety incidents. They also found maternity staff were not taking observations and the unit lacked enough staff with the right qualifications to keep women safe. The trust was issued with a warning notice by the trust demanding it make improvements before the end of this month. On the trust leadership the CQC report said: “The style of executive leadership did not represent or demonstrate an open and empowering culture. There was an evident disconnect between the executive team and several consultant specialities." Read full story Source: The Independent, 30 January 2020- Posted
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Letter from America: Kick off to a new year of hope
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Football is a popular American pastime. Its focus on collaboration, individual skill reliance and teamwork serves as a touchpoint for the January 2020 Letter from America. Letter from America is a Patient Safety Learning blog series highlighting fresh accomplishments in patient safety from the United States.- Posted
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Content ArticlePeter Duffy, consultant surgeon writes of his 35 years of experience on the front-line of the NHS. Charting his career pathway from auxiliary nurse and unskilled operating theatre orderly, he takes us through his progress to senior consultant surgeon and head of department. In 2015, and after blowing the whistle on a series of near misses, he reluctantly reported an avoidable death, cover-up and ongoing surgical risk-taking to the Care Quality Commission. Within months he was out of work and unemployed. Via avoidable deaths and errors, cover-ups, misuse of public funds, bullying, abuse and victimisation the author charts out in searing detail his demotion, punishments and exile from both family and NHS and the subsequent brutal legal process that followed his illegal dismissal.
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My experience of speaking up as a healthcare assistant in a care home
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A frank account from a healthcare assistant on the bullying she experienced after raising concerns at the care home she worked in.- Posted
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Trust blames behaviour ‘from top of the NHS’ for bullying
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Leadership behaviour from the “very top of the NHS” has led to an increase in bullying, according to an official strategy document produced by an acute trust. East and North Hertfordshire Trust published its new people and organisation strategy in its January board papers. Within it, the report said: “Leadership behaviour from the very top of the NHS, during this time of pressure has led to an increase in accusations of bullying, harassment and discrimination.” In a separate section, the paper noted the difficulties of being a healthcare professional, saying “many staff leave before they need to and many more cite bullying, over work and stress, as reasons for absence and mistakes”. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 13 January 2020- Posted
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Content ArticleWorkplace bullying (WPB) is a physical or emotional harm that may negatively affect healthcare services. The aim of this study, published in Human Resources for Health, was to determine to what extent healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia worry about WPB and whether it affects the quality of care and patient safety from their perception.
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Post mortem of a career (March 2019)
Claire Cox posted an article in By health and care staff
Dr Joanna Poole is an Anaesthetic trainee and a Doctors Association UK (DAUK) member. After sharing a blog on Twitter about wanting to quit medicine which went viral, Joanna has been inundated with messages from fellow doctors who have found themselves in a similar situation. Now, Joanna has been invited to share her experiences with multiple Royal Colleges and Joanna is collating the responses she has received anonymously in the hope this will inspire a kinder NHS for our doctors. Joanna is a force for change and is a real example for what grassroots doctors can achieve when they speak up.- Posted
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#NHSMeToo
Claire Cox posted an article in Motivating staff
The NHS is Britain’s greatest treasure. Yet it still harbours a culture of hierarchy where bullying, harassment and appalling training environments can go unchallenged. The Doctors Association UK (DAUK) believe that bullying, and discouraging victims from speaking up, goes hand in hand with a blame culture. Often doctors are shamed into silence, and don’t realise other doctors are struggling just as much as they are. Morale is at an all time low in the NHS, with rates of burnout and sadly, even physician suicide on the rise. DAUK are teaming up with the Royal Colleges as part of a wider NHS anti-bullying alliance and are encouraging doctors to speak about their experiences.- Posted
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Content ArticleDisruptive and unprofessional behaviours occur frequently in healthcare and adversely affect patient care and healthcare worker job satisfaction. These behaviours have rarely been evaluated at a work setting level, nor do we fully understand how disruptive behaviours are associated with important metrics such as teamwork and safety climate, work-life balance, burnout and depression.
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Content ArticleBMA policy recommendations on how to reduce bullying and harassment and create a more positive culture in the NHS and medical profession.
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Doctors at West Suffolk hospital 'too scared' to report safety issues
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Doctors at a hospital accused of bullying its staff have told the NHS care regulator that they are too scared to report lapses in patient safety in case they end up facing disciplinary action. The Guardian revealed earlier this week that West Suffolk hospital stands accused by its own medics of secrecy, bullying and intimidation after it demanded they take fingerprint tests in its effort to identify a whistleblower. Senior staff have privately passed on serious concerns to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) about the behaviour of the trust’s leadership. They used confidential meetings with CQC inspectors, who visited twice in the autumn, to explain why they lack confidence in Steve Dunn, the trust’s chief executive, Dr Nick Jenkins, its medical director, and Sheila Childerhouse, who chairs the hospital’s board. The CQC is due to publish its report into the trust, including the performance of its leadership, in January. “Staff are scared that they’ll face disciplinary action [if they raise concerns about patient safety],” said one doctor, who declined to be named. “As a result of recent events I can’t imagine that anyone at the trust will feel comfortable to speak out or whistleblow in the future. I fear that any future patient safety concerns will not be expressed and will simply be brushed under the carpet.” The trust demanded fingerprints and handwriting samples after a staff member wrote anonymously to the family of Susan Warby, who died in August 2018 after undergoing treatment at the hospital, which was investigated as a “serious incident”. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 11 December 2019- Posted
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Letter from America: Tomorrow is Another Day
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'Letter from America’ is a Patient Safety Learning blog series highlighting fresh accomplishments in patient safety from the United States. The series covers successes large and small. I share them here to generate conversations through the hub, over a coffee and in staff rooms to transfer these innovations to the frontline of UK care delivery.- Posted
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Content ArticlePhysicians, particularly trainees and those in surgical subspecialties, are at risk for burnout. Mistreatment (i.e., discrimination, verbal or physical abuse, and sexual harassment) may contribute to burnout and suicidal thoughts. In a study published in NEJM, Hu et al. carried out a cross-sectional national survey of general surgery residents administered with the 2018 American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination assessed mistreatment, burnout (evaluated with the use of the modified Maslach Burnout Inventory), and suicidal thoughts during the past year. They found mistreatment occurs frequently among general surgery residents, especially women, and is associated with burnout and suicidal thoughts.
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Content ArticleIn 2016, medical error was reported as the third greatest cause of death. The introduction of ergonomic science into healthcare will help overcome this; however, healthcare frameworks are resistant to change, particularly ergonomic initiatives. The PatientSafe Network exists to address this.
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A reflective account of the culture of fear
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This is my story of how one bad experience can lead to another. We talk a lot about patients and their safety (quite rightly so) but very rarely do we hear about the healthcare professional who is going through turmoil and their mental health. This is my story. -
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NHS leadership and culture: The King's Fund position (2019)
Claire Cox posted an article in Inquiries
Collaborative, inclusive and compassionate leadership is essential to deliver the highest quality care for patients and tackle deep-seated cultural issues in the NHS, including unacceptable levels of work-related stress, bullying and discrimination. Staff are the NHS’s greatest asset, but a number of challenges are taking a significant toll on the workforce. In addition to severe workforce pressures, including large numbers of staff vacancies, surveys have shown that staff experiences of working in the NHS can be very negative. In the 2018 NHS staff survey, 40 per cent of NHS staff reported feeling unwell as a result of work-related stress in the previous 12 months, 13 per cent said they had experienced bullying or harassment from managers and 19 per cent experienced it from other colleagues. This article gives the response from the Kingsfund on the recent NHS staff survey.- Posted
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Content ArticleWorkplace incivility is low level and often not intended to cause harm. It can come from managers, colleagues and patients. Examples might include: eye rolling abrupt emails being interrupted, excluded or ignored hostile looks refusing to assist a colleague publicly criticising a colleague. See how incivility at work affects NHS staff and how that can impact negatively on patient safety. In this short film, join the staff of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust on their journey as they reflect on the real-life effects of both incivility and active kindness.
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Content ArticleEffective communication is critical for patient safety. One potential threat to communication in the operating room is incivility. Although examined in other industries, little has been done to examine how incivility impacts the ability to deliver safe care in a crisis. In this US based study, the authors sought to determine how incivility influenced anaesthesiology resident performance during a standardised simulation scenario of occult haemorrhage.
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Content ArticleTeam-targeted rudeness may underlie performance deficiencies, with individuals exposed to rude behaviour being less helpful and cooperative. The objective of this paper, published by The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, was to explore the impact of rudeness on the performance of medical teams. In conclusion, rudeness had adverse consequences on the diagnostic and procedural performance of the neonatal intensive care team members. Information-sharing mediated the adverse effect of rudeness on diagnostic performance, and help-seeking mediated the effect of rudeness on procedural performance.
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Content ArticleAn independent review report looking at cultural issues related to allegations of bullying and harassment in NHS Highland by John Sturrock, QC and mediator. *Update on the progress with the Sturrock Review Actions, including a report on the Argyll & Bute Culture Survey and plans for the launch of the Healing Process, and consolidation of Lessons Learned and findings of the Independent Review Panel has been added to this page as attachments below.
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Content ArticleIn this blog post, Vince discusses the challenges registrants face when something goes wrong, and why employers and regulators should be doing more to reassure professionals that openness is best for everyone.
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Content ArticleThe All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Whistleblowing was launched in July 2018 to look at the case for an Independent Office for the Whistleblower. The APPG have set an ambitious workplan aiming to take back the UK’s lead on this legislation, proposing to deliver world class, gold standard draft legislation – a global solution to a global problem. The objectives of the APPG for Whistleblowing are: Influencing policies and decisions that affect whistleblowers globally. Drafting legislation to ensure effective protection for whistleblowers. Commissioning and publishing research, based on our work with whistleblowers and relevant groups and stakeholders across all sectors. Engaging our supporters in campaigns to influence decisions affecting whistleblowers. Giving whistleblowers safe platforms to speak out on issues affecting them. Promoting positive social attitudes towards whistleblowing. Encouraging MPs to promote positive recognition for whistleblowers. Supporting and upskilling MPs and their staff to identify and manage constituent whistleblower cases.
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Freedom to Speak Up Guardian job description (March 2018)
Claire Cox posted an article in Speak Up Guardians
This is the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian job description. Use it for reference or for a template to advertise for a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian in you trust/sector.- Posted
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RCN: A guide to raising concerns
Claire Cox posted an article in Whistle blowing
This resource from the Royal College of Nursing, will support you to raise concerns wherever you work – in the NHS or independent sector – and whether you raise a concern as an individual or as part of a group.- Posted
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