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  1. News Article
    The first wave of COVID-19 may gave subsided in some areas of the United States, but in others it is growing and hospitals everywhere are continuing to face significant challenges. The American Hospital Association recently estimated that hospitals will incur at least $323.1 billion in losses through the end of this year due to COVID-19. Key contributors include postponed and cancelled elective procedures, lower patient volumes across all departments, and higher costs for supplies and devices. Other factors compound the financial challenges, including pressure for hospitals to implement new initiatives that foster a safer care environment for COVID-19 patients, non-COVID-19 patients, and healthcare providers. This pressure is mounting, as spikes in cases continue to appear in various regions, and as concerns grow about the flu season. The good news is that improving patient, staff, and visitor safety can actually help hospitals recover from the financial losses they are experiencing due to the pandemic. For example, enhanced patient safety leads to: Fewer costly events, such as hospital-acquired infections or conditions, acute kidney injuries, adverse drug events, readmissions, and return visits to the emergency department. Faster and more proactive identification of cost-saving opportunities, such as IV to PO conversions and more optimal management of high-cost drugs. Higher patient volumes due to a stronger quality and safety reputation. Hospitals face significant financial challenges, but they must also act quickly to ensure patient, staff, and visitor safety. Luckily, improving margins and enhancing patient safety don’t need to be competing priorities. When hospitals implement effective safety improvement approaches, margin improvements naturally follow. Read full story Source: MedCity News, 25 October 2020
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    The offices of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Quality of Health Care and Patient Safety will be located in Athens, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and the WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge, announced on Friday after their meeting in Copenhagen. "The choice of Greece is a recognition of the work by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek Ministry of Health and the Greek government in managing the pandemic and implementing public health policies, such as the successful implementation of the anti-smoking law, and promoting important reforms, such as passing the law for the establishment of the National Organisation for Quality Assurance in Health," the health ministry said in a statement. "Greece has recently led important developments in the field of health, such as legislation banning smoking in public places, the launch of the National Anti-Smoking Action Plan and reforms in the field of primary health care." "All the above, in combination with the excellence of the Greek health institutions and the leading researchers in the field of health and wellness, indicate a strong leadership within the European Region and beyond. In addition, they create an ideal framework for the creation of a much-needed centre of excellence in the field of quality healthcare and patient safety." Read full story Source: The National Herald, 16 October 2020
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    Thursday 17 September is WHO’s World Patient Safety Day. There’s no better moment in history to call for new legislation that finally ensures health worker and patient safety. Today, the Patient Safety Movement Foundation released a detailed white paper urging the creation of a National Patient Safety Board. In a statement, the Patient Safety Movement said COVID-19 has exposed the safety gaps in our healthcare system that already cause 200,000 deaths a year and that we must put health workers, and thus patients, first by finally establishing a National Patient Safety Board (NPSB). This would solve the problem in three key ways: Data-driven insight and standards: An NPSB would create and maintain a National Patient Safety Database to receive non-identifiable patient safety work product. The Board would facilitate the reporting, collection, and analysis of patient safety data and the development and dissemination of training guidelines and other recommendations to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety and quality of care. Transparency and accountability: The NPSB would also require an on-going analysis of the patient safety data in the Database and other available data to determine performance and systems standards, tools, and best practices (including peer review) for doctors and other health care providers necessary to prevent medical errors, improve patient safety, and increase accountability within the health care system. Align incentives: An NPSB would save lives and taxpayer dollars by aligning incentives, especially Medicare reimbursements, with proven patient safety protocols. "COVID-19 shouldn’t be the breaking point for our health workers, but it should be the breaking point for our tolerance of the lack of patient safety. Congress must act today on this bipartisan issue.” Read full story Source: The Patient Safety Movement, 8 September 2020
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    In a positive step towards the future of pathology, NHS Digital has received approval from the Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB) for a new set of pathology information standards, and as part of NHS England CCIO7 workstreams, NHS Digital are delivering the ability to share pathology results across health and care. This move will enable clinicians to share and access critical information about pathology tests and results and receive the right information when they need it, which will help support improved clinical decision making and patient safety. Read full story. Source: Wired Gov, 19 August 2021
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    The Care Quality Commission have increased the safety rating for the William Harvey Hospital, in Kent, from 'inadequate' to 'requires improvement'. This comes after the hospital was hit with a safety scandal after staff and members of the public raised concerns about a lack of infection control amid outbreaks of Covid-19. “I am pleased to report that since our last inspection, leaders have worked hard to improve infection control practices in the medical care services departments at both hospitals, although some improvements still need to be fully embedded, particularly at William Harvey Hospital. We also found that there was a positive culture in the service across both hospitals, and staff felt empowered to report incidents. These were fully investigated by managers and, importantly, learnings were shared with the wider team.” Amanda Williams, CQC’s head of hospital inspection has said. Read full story. Source: The Independent, 5 August 2021
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    The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has submitted evidence to a consultation run by the Department of Health and Social Care. The RCN has raised concerns that female patients are not listened to which results in delayed diagnosis and poor patient outcomes. It has also been suggested that there needs to be a bigger focus on designing services for women's needs and provide better support for women in the workplace, particularly in the healthcare sector. Read full story. Source: RCN, 10 June 2021
  7. Event
    Unsafe medication practices and medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in health care systems across the world. WHO Patient Safety Flagship has initiated a series of monthly webinars on the topic of “WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm”,. The main objective of the webinar series is support implementation of this WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm at the country level. Considering the huge burden of medication-related harm, Medication Safety has also been selected as the theme for World Patient Safety Day 2022. With each transition of care (as patients move between health providers and settings), patients are vulnerable to changes, including changes in their healthcare team, health status, and medications. Discrepancies and miscommunication are common and lead to serious medication errors, especially during hospital admission and discharge. Countries and organizations need to optimise patient safety as patients navigate the healthcare system by setting long-term leadership commitment, defining goals to improve medication safety at transition points of care, developing a strategic plan with short- and long-term objectives, and establishing structures to ensure goals are achieved. At this webinar, you will be introduced to the WHO technical report on “Medication Safety in Transitions of Care,” including the key strategies for improving medication safety during transitions of care. Register
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    This Westminster Health conference will discuss the next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK. It is being structured as an opportunity to consider: issues emerging from the Government’s consultations on regulating healthcare professionals measures in the Health and Social Care Act aimed at simplifying and modernising the legal framework for the regulation of health and care professions the impact of the pandemic on the landscape for professional healthcare regulation. Overall, areas for discussion include: priorities - changes in the approach to regulation ◦ placing patient safety at the heart of any new regulatory model. reform - stakeholder perspectives on proposals ◦ development of overarching criteria for regulation ◦ improving regulatory efficiency. impact - supporting regulated professionals to deliver high quality care ◦ preparing the workforce for the challenges of the future ◦ the role of regulatory reforms. safety - aligning reform with patient safety policy ◦ developing the role of regulation in promoting safe practices. education & training - next steps for providers ◦ quality assurance ◦ improving professionalism, leadership & delivery of new healthcare models. streamlining regulators - options & impact ◦ ensuring that there is capacity for any proposed changes to be effectively delivered. fitness to practise - assessing the future ◦ implications and priorities for health & wellbeing. the pandemic - how it has affected the landscape for healthcare regulation ◦ how to safeguard positive regulatory developments in upcoming reforms. Keynote contributions from Charlie Massey, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Medical Council; and Alan Clamp, Chief Executive, Professional Standards Authority. Patient Safety Learning's Helen Hughes will be one of the speakers. Register
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    This intensive masterclass will provide in-house Root Cause Analysis training in line with The NHS Patient Safety Strategy (July 2019). The course will offer a practical guide to Root Cause Analysis with a focus on systems-based patient safety investigation as proposed by the forthcoming National Patient Safety Incident Response Framework which emphasises the requirement for investigations to be led by those with safety investigation training/expertise and with dedicated time and resource to complete the work. This course will include an opportunity for learners to gain a Level 3 qualification (A level equivalent) in RCA skills (2 credits / 20 hours) on successful completion of a short-written assignment. This one-day course is designed to provide delegates with the key skills and knowledge that they will require to conduct Root Cause Analysis effectively. The course content walks learners through the seven-key stages to conducting a high-quality Root Cause Analysis investigation. We pay particular attention to planning and managing investigations, interviewing staff, mapping information, using appropriate analysis tools to establish contributory factors, plus focus on creating fit-for-purpose action plans and final reports. We advocate Root Cause Analysis as a teambased approach and concur with NHS Improvement’s 2018 statement ‘investigations must be led by trained investigators with the support of an appropriately resourced investigation team’. For further information and to book your place visit https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/conferences-masterclasses/root-cause-analysis-1-day-masterclass or email kate@hc-uk.org.uk hub members can receive a 20% discount. Email info@pslhub.org discount code.
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    The pandemic has made clear that safer care for all starts with the ones in the centre of healthcare: patients and their providers. Leaders also play a key role in creating a safe environment, especially as healthcare workers face record levels of stress and burnout in the workplace. In order to recover and build resilience, we need to draw on the experiences of healthcare workers to understand and create safer healthcare. In this webinar we’ll deep-dive into the experiences and perspectives of the panellists, by asking, "How can we improve provider safety, and thus patient safety, to emerge stronger post-pandemic?" Panellists include: Jennifer Zelmer, President and CEO, Healthcare Excellence Canada Dr. Michael Gardam, CEO, Health PEI Danielle Bellamy, Director of Continuing Care – SE (Network 3, 4 & 5), Yorkton & District Nursing Home (Saskatchewan Health Authority) Alice Watt, Senior Medication Safety Specialist, Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) and Hospital Pharmacist Wendy Nicklin, Member, Patients for Patient Safety Canada Event timings 12.00-1.00pm ET, (5.00-6.00pm GMT) Register for this event
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    It’s time to register for the 2022 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit, hosted by Patient Safety Movement in the USA. The 2022 World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit (WPSSTS) is co-convened by the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and the International Society for Quality in Health Care, and will celebrate the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s first 10 years of achievements. The 2022 WPSSTS will confront leading patient safety issues with actionable ideas and innovations to transform the continuum of care by dramatically improving patient safety and eliminating preventable patient harm and death. The WPSSTS brings together all stakeholders; we need everyone to step up and be part of the solution. We invite international hospital leaders, patient and family member advocates who have experienced harm, public policymakers and government officials, other non-profits working toward zero harm, healthcare technologists, engineers, and the future of healthcare – students and residents. All stakeholders are invited to actively and intimately plan solutions around the leading patient safety challenges that cause preventable patient deaths in hospitals and healthcare organizations worldwide. The WPSSTS will also feature keynote addresses from public figures, patient safety experts, and plenary sessions with healthcare luminaries, patient advocates, as well as announcements from organizations who have made their own commitments to reach the Patient Safety Movement Foundation’s vision of ZERO preventable harm and death across the globe by 2030. Event timings: 4 March 2022 8.00 am PST (4.00pm GMT) - 5 March 2022 5.00 pm PST (6 March 1.00am GMT) Buy tickets
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    This free webinar from the Patient Safety Movement Foundation in the US is at 7.30am PST (3.30pm GMT). It takes a significant amount of work to implement a performance improvement initiative. However, typical approaches to sustainment are insufficient and lead to drift. Panellists will propose actionable recommendations to set up effective models for sustainment and systems to identify early indicators of drift. Moderator: Chrissie Nadzam Blackburn, MHA, Principal Advisor, Patient and Family Engagement, University Hospitals Health System, Cleveland, Ohio Panellists: Kristen Miller DrPH, MSPH, MSL, CPPS, Senior Scientific Director, MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare Joyce Alumno, President & CEO, HealthCore, President, Health Retirement & Tourism (HeaRT) Alliance of the Philippines Cristine Lacerna DNP, MPH, RN, CIC, CPH, Regional Director, Infection Prevention & Control and HEROES Program, Kaiser Permanente Sign up for the webinar
  13. Event
    WHO Patient Safety Flagship invites you to participate in a virtual event for the launching of the “Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030”. This global action plan aspires for “a world in which no one is harmed in health care, and every patient receives safe and respectful care, every time, everywhere.” The event marks the achievement of an important and historic milestone, and prominent health leaders and patient safety champions will take you through the global patient safety journey. Speakers include: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO Mr Jeremy Hunt, Chairperson, Health and Social Care Select Committee, UK Sir Liam Donaldson, WHO Patient Safety Envoy Dr Neelam Dhingra, Unit Head, WHO Patient Safety Flagship Further information and registration
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    On 29 November 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a report called To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the report reviewed the status of patient safety in the US and UK, 20 years on and the NHS have released The NHS Patient Safety Strategy. Within the newly developed strategy, the NHS has three strategic aims that will support the development of patient safety culture and a patient safety system. Register
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    Patient powered safety is about harnessing the power of patient knowledge and their networks to enhance safety of care. It is a platform in making care safe for patients, families, friends, carers, nurses, doctors, researchers, technology companies, health service managers, designers and engineers. The third symposium for Patient powered safety is being held online using an online. Agenda Register
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    WHO Patient Safety Flagship: A Decade of Patient Safety 2020-2030 is pleased to invite you to the first webinar of Global Patient Safety Webinar Series 2021 introducing the “WHO Patient Safety Incident Reporting and Learning Systems: Technical report and guidance” which was released on 17 September 2020, the World Patient Safety Day. This webinar will present an overview of the technical guidance, and the country experiences on implementing and managing the patient safety incident reporting and learning systems. The Global Patient Safety Network Webinar Series 2021 aim at introducing ongoing activities of WHO Patient Safety Flagship, with the objective of sharing knowledge and experiences on important topics on patient safety. This webinar series is open to everyone who has interest in patient safety. Learning objectives Understand the benefit and challenges in implementing patient safety incident reporting and learning systems. Learn about the WHO technical report and guidance on patient safety incident reporting and learning systems. Consider how to set up patient safety incident reporting and learning systems. Register
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    On November 29, 1999, the Institute of Medicine released a report called To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System, the report reviewed the status of patient safety in the US and UK, 20 years on and the NHS have released The NHS Patient Safety Strategy. Within the newly developed strategy, the NHS has three strategic aims that will support the development of patient safety culture & a patient safety system. This virtual conference will discuss the 2020, COVID-19 response best practice, along with some national policy insights and international trends. Register
  18. Content Article
    Patient Safety is a healthcare discipline that aims to prevent and reduce risks, errors, and harm that occur to patients during the provision of health care. As per WHO, millions of patients are harmed every year due to unsafe medication practices, 2.6 million deaths annually in low-and middle-income countries alone. Today, patient harm due to unsafe care is a large and growing global public health concern and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Most of this patient harm is avoidable. The Asia Pacific Patient Safety Network's mission is to advocate for patient safety, where everyone receives safe and high-quality medical care while reducing unavoidable harm due to unsafe care across the globe.
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    In this blog, Patient Safety Learning reflects on a recent letter by Keith Conradi to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, highlighting concerns about a lack of interest and attention in the activities of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) at the highest levels of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England.
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    This consensus statement is founded on the policies articulated in numerous global and regional resolutions and decisions on patient safety adopted by governing bodies of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organisations. It is based on the proceedings of the WHO Policy Makers’ Forum, highlighting the central and specific role of policy-makers and healthcare leaders in implementation of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030 at all levels in all countries. Approximately 310 participants from around 90 countries across the world – including senior policy-makers, healthcare leaders, patient safety experts at national, subnational, regional, organisational and healthcare facility levels, patient safety advocates, and representatives of key international organisations – met (virtually) on 23–24 February 2022 to participate in the Policy Makers’ Forum organised by the Patient Safety Flagship unit, WHO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.
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    Hear from Amanda Hutchinson, Head of Policy for Regulatory Change and Lisa Annaly, Head of Analytic Content here at CQC, as they take you through the Care Quality Commission's (CQC) new regulatory approach. This video covers: CQC's assessment framework. CQC's assessment approach. What a 'year in the life' of a provider will look like under our new regulatory approach. Feedback from a recent engagement session CQC held with over 100 health and social care providers and professionals. Ways you can stay up to date with the changes CQC is making.
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    This is the report of the Health and Social Care Select Committee endorsing the appointment of Dr Henrietta Hughes as the first Patient Safety Commissioner for England. The publication of this report follows a formal meeting (oral evidence session) of the Committee which took place Tuesday 5 July 2022.
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    In this editorial, published in the British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Dr Paul Grime reviews the report 'Mind the implementation Gap: The persistence of avoidable harm in the NHS', which calls on the government, parliamentarians and NHS leads to take action to address the underlying causes of avoidable harm in healthcare.
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    Tracey Cammish, Patient safety, Clinical Intelligence and Partnership Lead, explains why patient safety is central to everything NHS Supply Chain does, and why clinical and end-user experience is so important.
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    A podcast from The QI Guy, Jonathan O’Reilly. Each month Jonathan speaks to a leader, implementer or educator in the field of quality improvement in the UK’s public services and beyond. In this episode Jonathan speaks to Patient Safety Learning's Helen Hughes and Claire Cox, Patient Safety Lead at Kings College NHS Foundation Trust, about patient safety,
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