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Blood gas brain break: a stress management technique
Claire Cox posted an article in High risk areas
When working at the sharpest end of healthcare it can get stressful, especially when caring for the most sick patients in the hospital. This poster, spotted in a hospital in the UK, encourages staff to take a few seconds out of their busy day, have a few deep breaths and try to relax.- Posted
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Content ArticleThis systematic review from Willis et al., published in BMJ Leader, set out to understand what leaders and organisational cultures can learn about supporting doctors who experience second victim phenomenon; the types, levels and availability of support offered; and the psychological symptoms experienced.
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Reflecting on the Bawa-Garba case
PatientSafetyLearning Team posted an article in Legal matters
When an adverse event occurs in healthcare, the consequences can be catastrophic for patients and their families. In the aftermath of such events there are multiple needs, expectations and demands. This blog from our Patient Safety Learning website, looks at the case in which Dr Hadiza Doctor Bawa-Garba was convicted of manslaughter.- Posted
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Content ArticlePresentation from Andrea McGuinness at the 'A New Strategy for Patient Safety - Insight, Involvement, Improvement' conference held in Manchester on the 16 October 2019.
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Content ArticleThe Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment (ReSPECT) is a process supported by the Resuscitation Council (UK) and UK Royal Colleges to create personalised anticipatory care plans for patients. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been an early adopter of this process with variability in engagement with this process across our trust. Published in Progress in Palliative Care, this paper describes a quality improvement project was performed to improvement engagement with ReSPECT as well as consistency and quality of documentation.
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Content ArticleSpeaking up, raising concerns, whistleblowing. However you describe it, we know it can be daunting. Supporting 'National Speak Up Month' , the General Medical Council (GMC) has provided advice and tools to help you.
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Talking with John Holt, PS Mnager at Birmingham and Solihull CCG today. Would it be helpful to set up a CCG PS Mansger community?- Posted
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Henrietta Hughes: The importance of speaking up in the NHS
Claire Cox posted an article in Speak Up Guardians
Rob Behrens talks to Dr Henrietta Hughes, the National Guardian for the NHS. Dr Hughes explains how her career as a GP has helped her in her national role and how NHS organisations can better support their Freedom To Speak Up Guardians.- Posted
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Content ArticleClinicians who are unable to cope with their emotions after a medical error or adverse event are suffering in silence. These healthcare providers are often told to take care of the next patient without an opportunity to discuss the details of the event or share how this has affected them personally and professionally. While patients and families are the first victims of such events, we refer to the healthcare providers who are involved as the second victims.
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Content ArticleInvolvement in an adverse event or error can have serious effects on health care workers. Spotlighting how operating room culture can deter individuals from seeking help, this commentary emphasises the importance of assisting perioperative nurses immediately after a harmful mistake.
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Content ArticlePublished in BMJ Quality and Safety The term ‘second victim’ refers to the healthcare professional who experiences emotional distress following an adverse event. This distress has been shown to be similar to that of the patient, the ‘first victim’. The aim of this study was to investigate how healthcare professionals are affected by their involvement in adverse events with emphasis on the organisational support they need and how well the organisation meets those needs.
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Staff safety in the mental healthcare setting
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Interesting blog posted from @Sarahjane Jones on her research findings on staff safety: Do you work in mental health? We'd be interested to hear your own experiences? What challenges do you face?- Posted
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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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Medical professionals can change their behaviour: study
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice
Disrespectful and unsafe behavior by physicians and advanced practice medical professionals can undermine health care teams, but research shows that often a simple conversation to make an individual aware of their action can promote self-reflection and change. A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety examined data from the Co-worker Observation Reporting System (CORS), a system of peer reporting of perceived disrespectful and unsafe conduct that was established at VUMC in 2011.- Posted
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Content ArticleMalcolm's Story, produced by Karen Harrison, Tissue Viability Nurse at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, is a video of Malcolm, his daughter and his wife sharing their experiences of Malcolm being a patient in our Trust and developing a hospital acquired pressure ulcer while in our care.
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Content ArticleDoncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Patient Safety Team's values became a golden thread to improve patient safety by 'Sharing How We Care' – a monthly patient safety newsletter and annual conference.
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Content ArticleThis short video from the Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation describes the importance of speaking up, what the process is and how speaking up will improve patient safety.
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Content ArticleAs part of its commitment to supporting the third sector, The King’s Fund works in partnership with GSK to run the GSK IMPACT Awards, which provide leadership development and funding for award winners.
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Content ArticleThe Culture Change Toolbox is a collection of tools and interventions for changing culture. It’s full of ideas, examples, and exercises. For each tool there are tips on how to apply it and a description of which components of culture it helps to improve. This latest version includes: the latest evidence on culture change a refreshed format with an improved flow for learning new activities and resources for teams examples from across the continuum of care.
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What is the British Medical Association (BMA)?
Claire Cox posted an article in Workforce and resources
The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK.- Posted
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What is the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)?
Claire Cox posted an article in Workforce and resources
The Royal College of Nursing is the world’s largest nursing union and professional body. The RCN represent more than 435,000 nurses, student nurses, midwives and nursing support workers in the UK and internationally.- Posted
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Content ArticleSee how incivility affects all of us in the NHS and how that can impact patient safety. 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. This video was devised, filmed and produced by the Elena Power Simulation Centre.
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NHS Improvement: A Just Culture guide (updated 14 December 2018)
Claire Cox posted an article in Good practice
The fair treatment of staff supports a culture of fairness, openness and learning in the NHS by making staff feel confident to speak up when things go wrong, rather than fearing blame. Supporting staff to be open about mistakes allows valuable lessons to be learnt so the same errors can be prevented from being repeated. In any organisations or teams where a blame culture is still prevalent, this guide will be a powerful tool in promoting cultural change. -
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NHS Improvement: A Just Culture guide – animation (15 March 2018)
Claire Cox posted an article in Good practice
A Just Culture guide helps NHS managers ensure staff involved in a patient safety incident are treated fairly, and supports a culture of openness to maximise opportunities to learn from mistakes.- Posted
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Professor Peter Brennan's top ten tips for making life work better
Claire Cox posted an article in Motivating staff
Professor Brennan gives his ten top tips to improve wellbeing, team working and improved patient safety. Professor Brennan is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and a Consultant Surgeon at Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth.- Posted
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