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EventThis one day masterclass will focus on how to use Behavioural Insights and Nudge Theory to look at patient safety and safety culture. Nudge-type interventions have the potential for changing behaviours. It will look at examples of Nudge Theory use in healthcare and external organisations and how we can use these to improve patient safety and also to reduce inefficiency and waste. It will look at the type of interventions suitable for nudges and how to develop them. Key learning objectives: Behavioural Insights. Nudge Theory. Use of nudge theory to improve patient
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Content ArticleThis table originated in From Safety-I to Safety-II: A White Paper
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EventThis one-day masterclass will focus on how to use behavioural insights and nudge theory to look at patient safety and safety culture. "Nudge Theory is based upon the idea that by shaping the environment, also known as the choice architecture, one can influence the likelihood that one option is chosen over another by individuals. A key factor of Nudge Theory is the ability for an individual to maintain freedom of choice and to feel in control of the decisions they make. " Nudge-type interventions have the potential for changing behaviours. We will look at examples of nudge theory use
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East Kent maternity deaths: Trust has lost confidence of patients
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
A boss at a trust which was heavily criticised in a damning report says patients have lost confidence in the care they provide. Raymond Anakwe, executive director of East Kent Hospitals Trust, said regaining patient trust would be "possibly the largest challenge". He was speaking at a board meeting two weeks after a review found a "clear pattern" of "sub-optimal" care. Mr Anakwe said: "The reality is we have lost the confidence of our patients." He also said the trust has lost the confidence "of our local community and sadly also many staff". The trust's chief executiv -
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Creating safe systems including Human Factors
Patient Safety Learning posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
This one day masterclass is part of a series of masterclasses focusing on how to use Human Factors in your workplace. Leadership in the NHS is the responsibility of all staff. Understanding human factors will allow healthcare to enhance performance, culture and organisation. These masterclasses have been re-designed in line with the new Patient Safety Syllabus. It will look at why things go wrong and how to implement change to prevent it from happening again or mitigate the risks. This masterclass will focus on risk and behaviour to improve patient safety. Key learning ob -
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News ArticleSpecialist nurses at an NHS hospital have been told they may be taken off clinical shifts to help clean wards, it has emerged. Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has said it asked nursing staff to help clean wards as the hospital faced the “most challenging circumstances” it has ever faced. Clinical specialist nurses, who are advanced nurses and can usually have hundreds of patients under their care, were among those asked to spend entire shifts helping other wards “cleaning”, “tidying” and “decluttering”. The news has prompted criticism from unions, however, multiple n
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Improving psychological safety to improve patient safety
Patient Safety Learning posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
This one day masterclass will focus on improving Patient Safety through enhancing psychological safety and safety culture. It looks at effective ways to encourage health professionals to routinely embed high-quality clinical evidence into their everyday work. We will explore the characteristics of relatively successful behaviour change interventions. All Clinical Staff and Team Leads should attend. Key learning objectives: psychological safety safety culture behaviour human factors how to improve safety reporting. For further information and -
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Abuse of staff at ‘dangerous level’, say NHS bosses
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
Healthcare leaders have written an open message to NHS staff, drawing attention to “the dangerous level” of abuse many are confronted with, “simply for going to work”. In the message, more than 40 NHS leaders in London said that every year “tens of thousands” of NHS staff are “confronted with violence and aggression from patients”. “Now, the abuse is at a dangerous level, with many of our once hailed heroes fearing for their safety,” they said. “We, leaders of the NHS in London, are speaking with one voice to say that aggression and violence towards our staff will not be tolera -
Content ArticleThe toolkit includes a decision-making tree to help nursing staff and students decide whether to raise a concern and when to escalate a concern. It also provides definitions of 'raising concerns' and 'escalation' and covers the following areas: Why raise concerns? Types of concerns How to report What to expect Manager's responsibilities What if it is unresolved? Pressure not to report Further help
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Content ArticleKit Tarka Foundation carried out a 'Babies at Risk: Neonatal Herpes Awareness' survey of new parents which found that: 60% of new and expectant parents don't know that herpes infections in young babies can be fatal. more than 1 in 6 mothers and birthing parents would allow a person that they did not know well to touch their baby without first washing their hands. a third of parents said they would not ask family and friends to wash their hands before holding their very young baby. many parents had experience of their babies being kissed by friends and family members w
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India: When a ‘never event’ hits a patient
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A young woman was left with a retained foreign object, after surgery in an India hospital. A checklist could have avoided her death. The response from the health officials was: “We have issued a show-cause notice to the staff seeking an explanation. We will initiate departmental action based on their replies and finding of our inquiry.” In the fields of healthcare quality and patient safety, such punitive measures of “naming and shaming” have not worked. T.S. Ravikumar, President, AIIMS Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, moved back to India eight years ago with the key motive to improve ac -
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Managing Risk, Keeping People Safe – Working with Families in Mental Health
Clive Flashman posted a calendar event in Community Calendar
untilMaking 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 -
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Mindfulness and safety
Patient-Safety-Learning posted an article in Incentives and techniques
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Content ArticleBackground In 2018, SIM was selected for national scaling and spread across the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs). The High Intensity Network (HIN) has been working with the three south London Secondary Mental Health Trusts: The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, and the Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service, A&E, CCG commissioners, and the innovator and Network Director of the High Intensity Network. The model can be summarised as: A more integrated, inf
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Elizabeth Dixon death inquiry 'exposes 20-year cover-up' of mistakes
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The death of a premature baby in 2001 led to a "20-year cover-up" of mistakes by health workers, an independent inquiry has found. Elizabeth Dixon, from Hampshire, died due to a blocked breathing tube shortly before her first birthday. The government, which ordered the inquiry in 2017, said the mistakes in her care were "shocking and harrowing". The inquiry report by Dr Bill Kirkup said some of those involved had been "persistently dishonest". Elizabeth, known as Lizzie, died from asphyxiation after suffering a blockage in her tracheostomy tube while under the care of a private -
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Cluster of never events has sparked ‘great deal of soul searching’ says trust CEO
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An acute trust’s record of eight never events in the last six months has raised concerns that quality standards have slipped since it was taken out of special measures. The never events occurred at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust. They included three wrong site surgeries within the same speciality and an extremely rare incident in which a 30cm (15 inch) wire was left in a cardiology patient. Kate Shields, chief executive of the trust, said the incidents have led to a “great deal of soul searching”. Prior to the incidents the trust had gone 13 months without recording a never even -
Content ArticleThis article from the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation (NARF) notes that the updated guidance came in response to the inquest into Shante Turay-Thomas, who died in north London just 18 years old, from anaphylaxis after eating hazelnut. The Coroner found that she had not been properly advised that the reason for carrying two AAIs was that in the event of a severe food allergy. A second dose of adrenaline can be a life preserving measure whilst waiting for emergency medical treatment. The coroner warned that action is needed to ensure that people with severe food allergies are aware that
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Content ArticleSummary of recommendations Taking the learning from good practice, the CQC want to see tangible progress on four key areas. Below is a summary of the CQC's recommendations. People with a learning disability and or autistic people who may also have a mental health condition should be supported to live in their communities. This means prompt diagnosis, local support services and effective crisis intervention.People who are being cared for in hospital in the meantime must receive high-quality, person-centred, specialised care in small units. This means the right staff who are trained to support t
