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Content ArticleEveryday across the NHS, patients, their supporters and the professionals caring for them deal with the aftermath of healthcare harm and, on rare occasions, wrongdoing. Every healthcare system in the world confronts exactly the same problem, but none deal well with the aftermath of harm. In this article published in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, Anderson-Wallace and Shale introduce a set of standards that aims to make the consequences less devastating for everyone.
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Content ArticleThis study, published in the BMJ Open, aims to examine individual, situational and organisational aspects that influence psychological impact and recovery of a patient safety incident on physicians, nurses and midwives.
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Content ArticleThis paper, published by Science Daily, highlights how a multidisciplinary group of leaders established consensus-driven research agenda designed to create a path forward to inform approaches that better support harmed patients and families.
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Content ArticleAt the second annual Patient Safety Learning conference, held on 2 October 2019, we interviewed Evelyn Prodger, Head of Community Services at Martlets Hospice, on her experience at the conference and her thoughts on the launch of the hub.
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The Australian Open Disclosure Framework
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Processes
The Australian Open Disclosure Framework provides a nationally consistent basis for open disclosure in Australian healthcare. The framework is designed to enable health service organisations and clinicians to communicate openly with patients when healthcare does not go to plan.- Posted
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Content ArticlePublished in Acta Paediatrica, the parents of a baby who was born prematurely and died, share their experiences of the communication and choices given to them before the birth.
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Content ArticleThe nature and consequences of patient and family emotional harm stemming from preventable medical error, such as losing a loved one or surviving serious medical injury, is poorly understood. Patients and families, clinicians, social scientists, lawyers, and foundation/policy leaders were brought together to establish research priorities for this issue. I recommend that all those involved in 'engagement with harmed patients and families' read this and in particular, commit to making sure they are doing the '20 things organisations can do now' that is listed in table 3. This paper was published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. Register for free to view the full article.
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Content ArticleAvMA was originally established in 1982 as Action for the Victims of Medical Accidents following public reaction to the television play Minor Complications by AvMA’s founder Peter Ransley. The name was changed in 2003 to Action against Medical Accidents. Since its inception, AvMA has provided advice and support to over 100,000 people affected by medical accidents, and succeeded in bringing about massive changes to the way that the legal system deals with clinical negligence and in moving patient safety higher up the agenda in the UK.
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Content ArticleJo Wailling is a registered nurse and research associate with the Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice, Victoria University of Wellington. Jo presented on restorative practice at the Commission’s mental health and addiction (MHA) quality improvement programme workshop held in Wellington on 26 June for mental health and addiction leaders. This blog is a continuation of that presentation.
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Content ArticleExternal Lead Advisor to WHO’s Patients for Patient Safety network, Margaret Murphy, telling the story of her son’s death and how she has used this experience to improve how healthcare organisations work with those who suffer patient harm.
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