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EventThe first of four webinars co-hosted by the WHO Department of Integrated Health Services (IHS) and the Global Health Partnerships (GHP) (formerly THET) to explore the transformative potential of relationality in community engagement and how it can be leveraged for people-led change. It’s part of a series being run by WHO and the Global Health Partnerships (GHP) (formerly THET), building on last year’s policy report on this issue launched at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) https://wish.org.qa/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Relationality-in-Community-Engagement.pdf Register
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Exclusive: Hospital asks patients in corridors to ‘lobby MPs’ for funding
Patient_Safety_Learning posted a news article in News
A hospital’s leadership has put up posters in its corridors asking patients to lobby local MPs – who include Wes Streeting – for funding to expand its under-pressure A&E. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust, which serves the Ilford North constituency represented by the health and social care secretary, says one of its two emergency departments is “not fit for purpose”. The A&E unit at Queen’s Hospital in Romford was designed for 325 daily attendances but saw more than double that one day last month, the trust said. The posters say: “We’re sorry you may have had a poor experience in our A&E. We want our hospitals to deliver care our staff are proud of and our patients are happy with. “To achieve this, we need £35m to transform our A&E and improve your care.” Patients are then urged to scan a QR code taking them to a list of local representatives to “lobby your MP”. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 14 January 2025 -
Content ArticleWe all communicate multiple times a day but could we be getting better results? From a simple text or phone call, to a job interview or big presentation, the way we express ourselves and get our point across can really matter. On the Communicating podcast, Ros Atkins and his guests reveal the best ways to communicate and how simple changes in the way we make our point can be really effective. In this episode, Ros speaks to Dr Rob Elias, a kidney consultant at King's College Hospital in South London. Ros and Dr Elias discuss the role of empathy in communication, the need to calculate how much information someone is able to digest, and the need to make effective communication a priority.
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Content ArticleRacial and ethnic disparities in thyroid cancer care may be reduced by improving enrolment of more diverse patient populations in clinical trials. This study in the journal Surgery looked at trial eligibility criteria and enrolment to assess barriers to equitable representation. The authors found that over the last 3 decades: 1 in 13 thyroid cancer–related clinical trials excluded patients based on language. In the fraction of published studies to report on racial and ethnic demographics, Asian/Native Hawaiian, Black and Hispanic patients were under-represented. They concluded that improving the reporting of demographics in published studies and eliminating exclusion criteria such as language could improve equitable representation of patients in thyroid cancer clinical trials.
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Content ArticleRachel Wright, founder and director of Born at the Right Time, is a qualified nurse, wife of a GP and parent of a young man with complex disabilities. In this BMJ opinion piece, she describes her experience of navigating the healthcare system on behalf of her son, and highlights the gap between narratives about empowering parents and the reality of her experience as a parent carer. She describes the mistrust and institutionalised bias that the healthcare system shows parents and the impact this has on parents' mental health. She calls on the healthcare system to examine the causes of this bias, rather than focusing on empowering parents to deal with the problems the system presents as they advocate for their children.
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This is part of our series of Patient Safety Spotlight interviews, where we talk to people working for patient safety about their role and what motivates them. James talks to us about the value of patient feedback in boosting morale and enabling organisations to make real patient safety improvements. He also describes the power of the unique perspective patients have on safety, and asks how we can use this insight to shift culture and provide safer care. -
Content ArticleAt the beginning of 2023, The Jordan Legacy launched a new strategy designed to raise the bar in terms of collective ambition in suicide prevention and to plot a course of collective practical action that can realise that ambition. This report is the first in a series summarising what is emerging from this action research project, as well as the organisation's wider, ongoing action learning initiatives, focusing on reducing the number of suicides in the UK. The researchers asked people affected by suicide to provide responses to two key questions: How can we significantly reduce the annual number of suicides in the UK, from the 6000+ level it’s been at for 15 years? How far can we go?
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Content ArticleIn January 2023, NHS England’s Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency services committed the health service to ease the growing pressure on hospitals by scaling up the use of ‘virtual wards’. Also known as ‘hospital at home’, virtual wards allow people to receive treatment and care where they live, rather than as a hospital inpatient, while still being in regular contact with health professionals. This article by The Health Foundation looks at how NHS staff and the UK public feel about the use of virtual wards, based on the results of a survey of 7,100 members of the public and 1,251 NHS staff members. The survey aimed to assess how supportive these groups are of virtual wards and what they think is important for making sure they work well. Key findings The UK public is, overall, supportive of virtual wards (by 45% to 36%). But this support is finely balanced – with a further 19% unsure whether they are supportive or not. So there is further to go in raising awareness and in understanding and addressing the public’s concerns as this model of care is developed. Support for virtual wards is higher among disabled people and those with a carer – groups that typically have greater health needs and who might therefore be expected to be more intensive users of virtual wards. Those in socioeconomic groups D and E are on balance unsupportive of virtual wards, so it will be important to understand and address needs and concerns here. Notably, survey respondents in these socioeconomic groups who said that they would not want to be treated through a virtual ward were also more likely to say that their home would not be suitable for a virtual ward compared with those in other socioeconomic groups. Nearly three-quarters of the UK public (71%) are open to being treated through a virtual ward under the right circumstances, while 27% said they would not be – suggesting that, if implemented well, virtual wards should be acceptable to a large majority of service users. Interestingly, a higher proportion of the public, 78%, told us that they would be happy ‘to monitor their own health at home using technologies, instead of in a hospital’ – describing a scenario often seen as part of a broader virtual ward service, but avoiding the term ‘virtual ward’ – with only 13% saying they would not. This raises the question of whether using different terminology or providing more explanation could help alleviate concerns and build wider support. NHS staff in our survey were, on balance, clearly supportive of virtual wards (by 63% to 31%). When asked what will matter for making sure virtual wards work well, their top two factors were the ability to admit people to hospital quickly if their condition changes, and the ability for people to talk to a health professional if they need help.
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Sophie Jarvis, NIHR Public Partnerships Manager, Una Rennard, a public contributor, and Bryher Bowness, a PhD Student at King’s College London, highlight the role of people who care for friends and family in health and social care research, and why they should be involved.
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Content ArticleThese templates were developed by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital for use in After Action Review, SWARM and Rapid Review toolkit responses.
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NHS Horizons: Complexity research
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Techniques
NHS Horizons uses SenseMaker to gather and analyse stories of real-time, day-to-day experiences to facilitate improvement in complex environments. SenseMaker is the complexity research tool that enables not only the mass data collection of rich and deep descriptions of people’s experiences, but also uses a framework incorporating “triads” and “dyads” to allow participants to categorise what their stories mean to them. The process starts with a SenseMaker survey (or a series of surveys) and ends with a Sensemaking workshop. -
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In this report authors make a case for the urgent need to improve communication within the NHS. We demonstrate how fundamental good communication is to the quality of care and treatment that people receive and the levels of trust and satisfaction they feel. They argue that communication and supporting administration should not be seen as a ‘nice to have’, but as fundamental to the functioning of the NHS. DEMOS delivered this work and this publication with our partners, the Patients Association and the PMA. Calls to action: 1. An expansion of the system of care coordinators and improving access to clinicians with oversight of all the care received by people with complex conditions. 2. An expansion of the system of care navigators in GP surgeries across the country, helping people to navigate complex systems and linking people up with the right services. 3. Improvements to the uptake and use of the NHS App through improved functionality and greater publicity Read the full report via the link below. -
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The term 'Gemba Walk' is derived from the Japanese word 'Gemba' or 'Gembutsu' which means 'the real place', so it can be literally defined as the act of seeing where the actual work happens. A safety Gemba Walk, or Gemba safety walk, is a safety walk integrated with the Gemba method, emphasising the continuous improvement of safety by watching the actions required to complete daily tasks and determine ways to make work safer. While a typical site safety walk through aims to maintain compliance with safety standards, a safety Gemba Walk focuses on looking for opportunities to continuously improve workplace safety. This article describes the Gemba Walk method and includes information on: What is a Safety Gemba Walk? What is a Virtual Gemba Walk? Why are Gemba Walks important? Benefits How to do a Gemba Walk Process How often should you do a Gemba Walk? Effective ways to do a Gemba Walk Examples -
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More than just physical blog
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Patient stories
This series of blog posts is written by a patient who experienced life-changing complications after surgery went wrong. In her posts, they explore the psychological needs of patients following healthcare harm, which are often overlooked during physical rehabilitation. "I believe that the emotional support given to the patient during those first few weeks can make a significant difference to their long term quality of life. That’s why I decided to write this blog, to give constructive feedback to help medical professionals learn from my experiences." Blog posts: It's about acceptance Put yourself in these scenarios Sorry - one important word Reassuring the patient My turn to apologise Emotional support Making ICU a bit more bearable Not what I wanted to hear Helping the patient forgive Not my fault either How time heals Psychological benefits of prehabilitation Talking to an independent person Be kind to angry patients Emotional intelligence Difficult conversations Forget-me-not Surgeons' coping mechanisms Showing his vulnerability A safe place to talk Social media My coping mechanisms Trusting my surgeon again Reconciliation -
Content ArticleCompassionate leadership builds connection across boundaries, ensuring that the voices of all are heard in the process of delivering and improving care. In order to nurture a culture of compassion, organisations require their leaders – as the carriers of culture – to embody compassion and inclusion in their leadership. Where leaders model a commitment to high-quality and compassionate care, this impacts everything from clinical effectiveness and patient safety to staff health, wellbeing and engagement. The King's Fund's work, through courses, blogs and articles, explores the role of, and supports, leaders in creating a culture of compassion and inclusion.
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Content ArticleIn this blog, interdisciplinary humanistic, systems and design practitioner Dr Stephen Shorrock explores the dangers of project leaders relying on assumptions about work-as-imagined, detached from the reality of contextualised work-as-done. He describes his experience working on a project in which he discovered that operational staff felt anxious and unprepared for the major changes to come. This was unacknowledged by management, and he ascribes their lack of awareness to a failure to physically and empathetically engage with the workers in the reality of the processes and systems management had designed. He highlights the importance of empathy and asks the question, "In your worlds, how connected are managers and other non-operational specialists with operational staff and the operational environment, where changes ultimately end up? Those who wish to support operational staff through change must take the role of pupil, or apprentice – not master."
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Content ArticleThis engagement document is focused on the role of integrated care partnerships (ICPs) within statutory arrangements for integrated care systems (ICSs). It has been jointly developed by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Local Government Association (LGA). This document focuses on the role of ICPs within systems. ICPs are a critical part of ICSs and the journey towards better health and care outcomes for the people they serve. The ICP will provide a forum for NHS leaders and local authorities to come together, as equal partners, with important stakeholders from across the system and community. Together, the ICP will generate an integrated care strategy to improve health and care outcomes and experiences for their populations, for which all partners will be accountable.
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Content ArticleEach year, the Joint Commission gathers information about emerging patient safety issues from stakeholders and experts in different fields of healthcare. This information forms the basis of the Commission's National Patient Safety Goals, which are tailored to specific programs. You can download the 2023 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) for the following programs, as well as easy-to-read summaries: Ambulatory Health Care Chapter Assisted Living Community Chapter Behavioral Health Care and Human Services Chapter Critical Access Hospital Chapter Home Care Chapter Hospital Chapter Laboratory Chapter Nursing Care Center Chapter Office-Based Surgery Chapter
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Content ArticleThis article describes a patient led a quality improvement (QI) project, working with a multidisciplinary team including pharmacists at East London Foundation Trust (ELFT). Their goal is to develop a better process so that he – and other patients – can get the medications they need in a timely manner. Katherine Brittin, MPH, Associate Director at ELFT says, “All of our work is about how we support service users to get involved to get the best from our services and for us to respond to what matters to them.” In the article, Brittin offers tips to health systems that may be inspired by ELFT’s example.
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Supporting equity-centred engagement
Patient_Safety_Learning posted an article in Patient engagement
This guide was developed through a collaboration between the Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative (PPEC) and the Public Engagement in Health Policy (PEHP) Project at McMaster University. As groups and organisations seek to bring a stronger equity focus to their engagement work, there are many things to consider and a growing number of resources to support this work. The aim of this guide is to help you navigate the many helpful resources that exist to help centre equity in your engagement work. -
Content ArticleThis correspondence published in Anaesthesia reflects on the recent guidance released by the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists, 'Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals'. The authors highlight that although the guidance is a positive step forward in improving system safety in anaesthesia, there is a need to include a broader range of Human Factors (HF) specialists in the development of guidelines such as these. They call for a higher level of collaboration between clinicians and HF specialists to ensure that healthcare system safety can benefit from years of HF expertise.
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EventuntilThis webinar shares the findings of a co-production project in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to remove barriers to shared decision making. The partners in the project were the ICB’s Personalised Care Team, the My Life Choices lived experience panel, the Patient Information Forum (PIF), and us, the Patients Association. The project was one we highlighted during Patient Partnership Week last year; you can learn more about it before attending this webinar by watching the recording of the Partnering with patients and communities - what's happening in ICSs session. Over the course of six co-production meetings, we developed simple resources to support patients and professionals to have better shared decision making conversations. This webinar shares the findings of the project. Speakers will discuss practical solutions to help patients and professionals get the most from limited appointment times which can be applied nationally. Register
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EventuntilThe Health Research Authority is holding its first research transparency week. The effectiveness and relevance of research is improved when opportunities to be involved in research are made more visible, open and accessible to the public. This is because it gives a study the best chance to involve the full range of people who will benefit from the outcomes of research. By having research opportunities more publicly available, researchers will be able to recruit and retain a wide, diverse range of research participants. As a result of increased diversity and better opportunities to access diversity and better opportunities to access research for more people, research will be more relevant, effective, trusted and transparent. At the same time, health professionals, commissioners, researchers, policy makers and funders can use research findings to make informed decisions, which will enhance public trust in research evidence and enhance public accountability. It is equally important to have an awareness and understanding of potential barriers that may restrict members of the public getting involved in research. Identifying these challenges and putting measures in place to counter them is therefore essential in the delivery of transparent research. This will be a two-hour online workshop, chaired by the co-Chairs of the Make it Public campaign group, Matt Westmore, Chief Executive of the HRA, and Derek Stewart, public contributor. The objective for attendees of this workshop will be to work together in facilitated small groups to explore this theme, and produce a set of 'top tips' to support best practice for those active in research. There will also be a short panel discussion, where attendees can hear directly from the study leads and research participants of studies, as well as organisations, working creatively and progressively in this area. NIHR Be Part of Research Patient Research Ambassador scheme, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust Register for the workshop
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EventuntilMaking Families Count has developed a new Webinar, based on extensive experience of it's members, to explore how mental health professionals can work effectively with families when they raise safety concerns about their relatives. This webinar focusses on effective risk management in the community and how healthcare professionals can work better with families when they raise safety concerns about their relatives. This webinar explores what happens when critical information is absent from treatment plans and how to utilise families effectively as part of the care team. It will also address issues of how to work well and effectively with families after a serious incident or mental health homicide. Use this link to find out who is speaking and to book your place for this online event: https://www.makingfamiliescount.org.uk/what-we-do/webinars/#managing-risk
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EventThe New Existence Webinar Series will take an in-depth look at The New Existence framework from The Beryl Institute. Helping to link core ideas and apply practices, each session in the series will focus on a key aim and corresponding actions of The New Existence. This webinar series will help to explore how lead together into the future of healthcare. The full webinar series is listed below. Webinars are scheduled from 2:00-3:00pm ET/1:00-2:00pm CT. Participants are not required to attend each webinar in the series. Click on a title below to register for the individual webinars in the series. Care teams Redefine and advance the integrated nature of and critical role patients and their circle of support play on care teams. January 28: Redefine the care team February 25: Invite and activate partnership March 25: Commit to care team well-being Governance & leadership Reimagine, redefine and reshape the essential role of leadership in driving systematic change. April 22: Create transparency across the healthcare ecosystem May 27: Restore and nurture confidence June 24: Transform healthcare in collaboration with diverse voices Models of care & operations Co-design systems, processes and behaviors to deliver the best human experience. July 22: Co-design intentional, innovative and collaborative systems August 26: Innovate processes of care to transform behavior Policy & systemic issues Advocate for equitable institutional, governmental and payor policies, incentives and funding to drive positive change. September 23: Hardwire human partnership in the healthcare ecosystem October 28: Research, measure and dismantle the structures and systems that lead to disparities November 23: Modernise the surveys and democratise the data
