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The ‘C’ word (May 2017)
Claire Cox posted an article in Other countries and national agencies
The ‘c’ word, 'cost' is often used to defend the status quo in patent safety. This article, published by PatientSafe Network, highlights the importance of assessing the financial loss in not introducing the safety intervention. It includes examples on how to overcome barriers like 'we don't have the money for that' when it comes to delivering safer care. After all, the price of safer care is priceless- Posted
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Content ArticleA 24/7 clinical tele-triage service for care homes in Wirral has resulted in an average 66% decrease in the number of NHS 111 calls and a 10% decrease in ambulance conveyances to A&E for care home residents. The service is delivered by all the area’s health and social care partners with funding support from the Innovation Agency. Care homes have been provided with iPads and secure nhs.net email addresses, and staff have been trained to take basic observations and equipped with blood pressure monitors, thermometers, urine dipsticks and oximeters.
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Remove central lines supine - animation (2017)
Claire Cox posted an article in Implementation of improvements
The PatientSafe Network is a registered non for profit charity in Australia. It has been developed by front line healthcare staff and is for anyone who wants to improve patient safety. Their combined commitment is to improve patient safety through the transparent review of medical mistakes and the generation of transparent networked projects. Hundreds of patients die every year from avoidable central line related air emboli. This animation explains what air emboli are and how they may be avoided.- Posted
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Content ArticleA report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) calls for urgent investment in District Nursing, as new figures show the number of District Nurses working in the NHS has dropped by almost 43 percent in England alone in the last ten years.
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Content ArticleIn this commentary, I reflect on how we may all suffer from some degree of professional complacency. Healthcare professionals do not get up in the morning intending to harm anyone, but normal human liabilities can impair our performance. We may often fail to recognise environmental and situational risks, and, more importantly, to admit to our own personal liabilities and, thus, the risks we bring into the healthcare environment.
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Content ArticleThis report by the Royal College of Nursing has been produced from the analysis of a workforce survey designed to explore the employment and role-specific training and continuing professional development (CPD) of registered nurses and unregistered support staff working in maternity services across the UK.
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Patient safety: common misunderstandings (IHI March 2017)
Claire Cox posted an article in Improving systems of care
What patient safety beliefs get in the way of preventing harm? In this video, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI) Frank Federico lists some common misunderstandings, including the tendency to think of the Institute of Medicine’s six quality aims for improvement in silos.- Posted
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The Heinrich/Bird safety pyramid
Claire Cox posted an article in In health care
Herbert W. Heinrich was a pioneering occupational safety researcher, whose 1931 publication, Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach [Heinrich 1931] was based on the analysis of accident data collected by his employer, a large insurance company.- Posted
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Content ArticleThe Just Culture Guide from NHS Improvement supports a conversation between managers about whether a staff member involved in a patient safety incident requires specific individual support or intervention to work safely. It asks a series of questions that help clarify whether there truly is something specific about an individual that needs support or management versus whether the issue is wider, in which case singling out the individual is often unfair and counter-productive. It helps reduce the role of unconscious bias when making decisions and will help ensure all individuals are consistently treated equally and fairly no matter what their staff group, profession or background.
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