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Corridor care and patient safety
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Corridor care is increasingly being used in the NHS as demand for emergency care grows and hospital departments struggle with patient numbers. In a series of blogs for the hub, we shine a light on some of the key patient safety issues surrounding corridor care. Corridor care can broadly be defined as care being provided to patients in corridors, non-clinical areas or unsuitable clinical areas because of a lack of hospital bed capacity. Documenting the experiences of more than 5,000 nursing staff, a recent report from the Royal College of Nursing has set out in stark terms how corridor care has become normalised in the NHS. Almost 7 in 10 (66.8%) of those surveyed said they were delivering care in over-crowded or unsuitable places. More than 9 in 10 (90.8%) of those surveyed said patient safety is being compromised. Corridor care has now become so normalised that in September 2024 NHS England published new guidance setting out principles for providing safe and good quality care in what it describes as ‘temporary escalation spaces’ (TES). Key patient safety concerns At Patient Safety Learning we will continue to raise awareness of the significant patient safety concerns relating to corridor care, including: Delayed treatment. Inadequate monitoring. Compromised infection control. Patient dignity not being supported. Relatives not being able to support patients who may not otherwise be closely monitored. Moral injury and impact on staff delivering poor standards of care. Manual handling safely. Trip hazards and obstructions. Blocked evacuation routes in the case of fires of other major incidents. Corridor care blogs In a series of blogs for the hub, we shine a light on some of the safety concerns surrounding corridor care. Response to RCN report: On the frontline of the UK’s corridor care crisis On the 16 January 2025, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) published a new report presenting the findings of a survey of nursing staff outlining the extent of corridor care across the UK. This blog sets out Patient Safety Learning’s response to this report. The crisis of corridor care in the NHS: patient safety concerns and incident reporting In this blog, Patient Safety Learning’s Director Clare Wade reflects on the challenges that growing prevalence of corridor care poses to reporting and acting on patient safety concerns in the NHS. How corridor care in the NHS is affecting safety culture: A blog by Claire Cox Patient Safety Learning’s Associate Director Claire Cox looked at how corridor care within the NHS is affecting safety culture and examined its implications for both healthcare professionals and patients. Corridor care: are the health and safety risks being addressed? Patient Safety Learning’s Associate Director Claire Cox writes about the associated health and safety risks, questioning whether these are being properly addressed. Claire draws out key areas for consideration and suggests practical measures that can help protect patient safety in such challenging working environments. A nurse's response to the NHSE guidance on their principles for providing safe and good quality care in temporary escalation spaces In this blog, an anonymous nurse reflects on the recent NHS England (NHSE) guidance on the use of "temporary escalation spaces" and why this is so far removed from 'work as done' on the frontline. A silent safety scandal: A nurse’s first-hand account of a corridor nursing shift In this anonymous account, a nurse shares their experience of corridor nursing, highlighting that corridor settings lack essential infrastructure and pose many safety risks for patients. They also outline the practical difficulties providing corridor care causes for staff, as well as the potential for moral injury. Using the System Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) framework, they describe the work system, the processes and how that influences the outcomes. My experience of the 'Wait 45' policy In this blog, a frontline healthcare worker shares their experience of the 'Wait 45' policy in my trust and the impact it is having. Share your insights Do you have experience of corridor care either as a patient or a healthcare professional? What impact have you seen on patient safety? You can comment below (sign up here for free first) or email the editorial team at [email protected]- Posted
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In a blog earlier this year, Patient Safety Learning’s Associate Director Claire Cox looked at how corridor care within the NHS is affecting safety culture and examined its implications for both healthcare professionals and patients. In this new blog, she turns her attention to the associated health and safety risks, questioning whether these are being properly addressed. Claire draws out key areas for consideration and suggests practical measures that can help protect patient safety in such challenging working environments. In recent years, corridor care has become an unfortunate reality in many NHS hospitals across the UK. With hospitals operating over capacity, patients are often treated in corridors due to a lack of available beds. While this practice may provide temporary relief in overcrowded healthcare settings, it also introduces significant health and safety risks for patients, staff and visitors. What is corridor care? Corridor care is a term used to describe the practice of providing medical attention to patients in hallways or other non-designated clinical areas due to overcrowding or resource shortages. This is typically due to emergency departments being overwhelmed or a shortage of inpatient beds. Corridor care is no longer an exception—it has become the norm in many hospitals. A new report published in January by the Royal College of Nursing illustrated the prevalence of this, sharing the experiences of more than 5,000 nursing staff on corridor care in the UK.[1] [2] In February, the Royal College of Physicians published a snap survey of its members highlighting the prevalence of corridor care, with 78% of respondents having provided care in a temporary environment in the previous month.[3] Key health and safety risks of corridor care When speaking about the impact of corridor care, understandably our initial focus tends to be on its direct impact on the care of the patient and the staff member providing that care. However, a somewhat overlooked aspect of this is how it can impact on the wider health and safety of those working in, or using, healthcare facilities. This can manifest itself in a number of different ways: Infection control risks Corridors lack the necessary infection control measures—for example, hand washing facilities and appropriate waste disposal, including sharps—which increases the risk of hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and Clostridium difficile.[4] The inability to maintain appropriate isolation for infectious patients poses a serious public health concern.[5] Delayed emergency response Corridors are not equipped for life-saving interventions in emergencies. Delayed access to equipment, medication and clinical teams in a corridor setting can increase mortality and morbidity.[6] A lack of emergency call bell alarms may incur delays in receiving appropriate emergency help. Swift transfer of unwell patients is often made challenging due to obstacles obstructing a usually clear path. Emergency teams may find it difficult to locate the unwell patient in a corridor as there may be numerous ‘temporary escalation’ areas within the department. Obstruction and fire safety hazards Corridors crowded with trolleys, equipment and patients create obstructions that can impede fire evacuation routes. Fire doors may be left open to accommodate trolleys, compromising compartmentalisation and increasing the spread of fire and smoke. NHS Trusts are legally required under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 to ensure that escape routes remain unobstructed, which is often compromised by corridor care.[7] The London Fire Brigade recently highlighted these issues with their local hospitals, citing concerns about obstruction of fire escape routes, increased fire load in circulation spaces and delayed evacuation times in the event of an emergency.[8] Manual handling and staff safety Healthcare staff face increased manual handling risks while manoeuvring equipment and providing care in narrow corridors. This can lead to musculoskeletal disorders and workplace injuries, further exacerbating staff shortages.[9] The question is, are these risks being addressed? Risk assessments: A key to mitigation While some NHS Trusts have implemented risk assessment templates for corridor care, these are not yet standardised across the system. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recommends that risk assessments for corridor care include: infection control protocols fire safety compliance manual handling risk reduction patient privacy and dignity measures emergency response protocols.[9] What about fire safety? Fire safety is one of the most pressing concerns associated with corridor care. Under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, NHS Trusts are required to ensure that: Escape routes remain clear at all times. Adequate fire risk assessments are conducted and updated regularly. Staff are trained in evacuation procedures, especially in high-risk areas like corridors.[7] Are Trusts compliant? While most Trusts have fire risk assessments in place, reports from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) indicate that compliance varies across the country. Some hospitals have been flagged for failing to adequately mitigate the fire risks associated with corridor care.[10] What measures can we take to protect patient safety? The below points offer some practical health and safety measures that can be put in place to help reduce risk: Fire risk management: Regular audits to ensure corridors are not overcrowded and escape routes remain clear. Patient identification and monitoring: Implementing digital systems to track patient location and their condition when placed in corridors. Enhanced infection control: Providing hand hygiene stations and maintaining isolation protocols even in corridor settings. Staff training and awareness: Ensuring staff are trained in dynamic risk assessments and evacuation procedures. Establishing escalation protocols: Creating clear guidelines on when to escalate corridor care situations to prevent patient harm. The need for systemic change Corridor care is a symptom of a healthcare system under immense pressure. While temporary risk mitigation measures can improve safety, long-term solutions require increased capacity, better resource allocation and investment in community-based care to prevent unnecessary admissions. If the current trend continues, addressing health and safety risks associated with corridor care must become a top priority to protect both patients and healthcare staff. Call to action Do you work in healthcare or health and safety? Your expertise can make a real difference! Share your corridor care risk assessments with Patient Safety Learning to help identify risks, prevent harm and improve outcomes for patients. Comment below (sign up first for free) or email [email protected]. References Royal College of Nursing. On the frontline of the UK’s corridor care crisis, 16 January 2025. Patient Safety Learning. Response to RCN report: On the frontline of the UK’s corridor care crisis, 17 January 2025. Royal College of Physicians. Doctors confirm ‘corridor care’ crisis as 80% forced to treat patients in unsafe spaces, 26 February 2025. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Infection Prevention and Control Quality Standard, 2014. London: NICE. Public Health England. Guidelines on Infection Prevention and Control, 2019. London: PHE. Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), 2021. Crowding and its Consequences: Policy Brief. London: RCEM. HM Government, 2005. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. London: The Stationery Office. London Fire Brigade. Letter to Trusts to review your Fire Risk Assessments, 17 February 2025. Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 (as amended), September 2016. London: HSE. Care Quality Commission (CQC). State of Care Report, September 2021. London: CQC. Related reading on the hub: How corridor care in the NHS is affecting safety culture: A blog by Claire Cox The crisis of corridor care in the NHS: patient safety concerns and incident reporting Response to RCN report: On the frontline of the UK’s corridor care crisis A nurse's response to the NHSE guidance on their principles for providing safe and good quality care in temporary escalation spaces A silent safety scandal: A nurse’s first-hand account of a corridor nursing shift- Posted
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USA: RFK Jr contradicts experts by linking autism rise to ‘environmental toxins’
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The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, said in his first press conference that the significant and recent rise in autism diagnoses was evidence of an “epidemic” caused by an “environmental toxin”, which would be rooted out by September. “This is a preventable disease, we know it’s environmental exposure, it has to be,” said Kennedy. “Genes do not cause epidemics, they can provide a vulnerability, but you need an environmental toxin,” he said, despite known evidence against this claim. Kennedy’s remarks come after a new federal report suggests that autism rates in the US are rising. The report states that autism prevalence across the country has increased from 1 in 36 children to 1 in 31. Health researchers across various autism advocacy groups attribute the increase to the expansion of diagnostic tools and access to care, along with other factors. RFK disagreed with the consensus of health researchers, and said that “we need to move away” from the idea that the increase in autism prevalence “is simply due to better diagnostic tools”. The health secretary is instead using the data to support the idea that the rise in autism diagnoses is evidence of a growing “epidemic”. He added that “epidemic denial” towards autism had become a “feature of mainstream media”. In a statement about the CDC’s research, the Autism Society of America said: “This rise in prevalence does not signal an ‘epidemic’ as narratives are claiming – it reflects diagnostic progress, and an urgent need for policy decisions rooted in science and the immediate needs of the autism community.” The statement emphasised that the “rise in prevalence likely reflects better awareness, improved screening tools, and stronger advocacy”. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 16 April 2025 -
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Six Massachusetts hospital workers on same floor report getting brain tumours
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The number of staff members who have developed brain tumours while working on the same floor of a Boston-area hospital has increased to at least six, according to the facility’s leadership. A recent statement attributed to the president of Mass General Brigham’s Newton-Wellesley hospital, Ellen Moloney, said the newly reported tumour was benign, as were five previously documented ones. The statement maintained that investigators had not turned up any evidence of environmental risks at the hospital, though their work remained ongoing. Nonetheless, even before the number of staffers with tumours jumped, a labour union representing nurses at the hospital had pledged to press for answers. That pledge came after Newton-Wellesley hospital’s leadership initially confirmed that five nurses had reported developing non-cancerous growths in their brains after having worked on the facility’s fifth-floor maternity unit at some point. An additional half-dozen staff members with experience working on the floor in question reported other health concerns that did not involve brain tumors, Newton-Wellesley officials have said. The hospital has repeatedly suggested there is no evidence to establish that the situation is anything more than a coincidence. Moloney alluded to how the hospital had worked internal and governmental occupational offices while also consulting with outside environmental experts. Testing since then has examined the hospital’s water, radiation levels, air quality and other factors. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 16 April 2025- Posted
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Best and worst trusts to work at, according to bank staff
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NHS bank staff are almost always more likely to recommend their employer as a good place to work than permanent staff. Results published this week found that 67% of responding bank staff would recommend their organisation as a place to work. This compares to 60% of substantive staff. The bank staff score increased slightly on last year, while that for salaried staff fell – again marginally. The survey, which is coordinated by Picker on behalf of NHS England, revealed a quarter (25.3% of bank staff reported experiencing at least one incident of physical violence from patients and the public in the last 12 months The proportion of bank workers experiencing discrimination from patients and the public has also risen, from 13.1 to 14.8%. Other results from the survey showed improvements in work-life balance and a reduction in burnout rates. Picker Group chief executive Chris Picker said: “These latest results paint a mixed picture of life as a bank-only worker in the NHS. “While many continue to benefit from the flexibility and improved work-life balance offered by bank roles, rising reports of incidents of violence and discrimination from patients and the public are a cause for concern, particularly for the many bank nursing and healthcare assistants reporting experiences of these unacceptable behaviours.” Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 17 April 2025- Posted
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The catastrophic wildfires that devastated Los Angeles County in January 2025 were caused by an unprecedented combination of extreme weather conditions and urban vulnerability. Within a span of hours, the Palisades and Eaton fires, propelled by record-breaking Santa Ana winds reaching 150 miles per hour, consumed more than 37,000 acres, destroyed more than 16,000 structures and claimed 29 lives. The increasing frequency and severity of wildfires present new challenges to healthcare systems, particularly in regions prone to these disasters. Staffing shortages, burnout and disaster fatigue are all major issues. This analysis in JAMA examines important aspects of health care system response during wildfire emergencies, offering evidence-based recommendations for institutional preparedness and adaptation.- Posted
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In healthcare environments, staff members can become exposed to substances hazardous to health as part of their day-to-day work that can lead to adverse outcomes to health. By sharing our claims data as a catalyst for learning, we aim to encourage improvements in reducing harm and improving staff safety. This resource outlines risks associated with these exposures, and illustrates learning from claims through illustrative case stories and an analysis of recurring themes in settled claims. NHS Resolution received 371 claims for harm caused by exposure to substances hazardous to health from incidents occurring between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2023. The total cost for closed claims was £5,989,451. Of these 371 claims, there were 165 that were settled with damages paid. The total cost of damages paid was £2,471,880, excluding defence and claimant costs. 58 of the 371 claims are still open, they have been excluded from this analysis. These claims could go on to settle with or without damages.- Posted
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The presentation was held following the inaugural William Rathbone X Lecture, given by Professor Alison Leary, who spoke on the highly topical subject, ‘Thinking differently about nursing workforce challenges.’ The presentation can be watched from The Queen's Nursing Institute website.- Posted
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untilThe past couple of years have placed enormous pressures on the mental health and wellbeing of the population. The current cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on people’s state of mind with millions feeling stressed about rising food and energy prices as we head into winter. Delivered by Maximus, the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service, funded by the Department for Work and Pensions, can help employees and employers during this difficult time with their mental health. Completely confidential, the service is available at no charge to anyone with depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health issues, affecting their work. Remploy already helped thousands of people across England, Scotland and Wales, to remain in, or return to work, so our expertise speaks for itself. Led by Bethany Kimberley and Kaylena Mushen, this webinar will introduce the service, covering facts and statistics around mental health. It also looks at the service’s aims, eligibility criteria and referral process, plus what support and workplace adjustments are available at home, in an office, or other place of work. The session will also introduce and additional service, offering virtual one-to-one support appointments for employees. Learn how to gain access to fully-funded expert advice and support for up to nine months, which includes – A well being plan to help employees stay in, or attend work. Ideas for suitable workplace adjustments. Tailored coping strategies. Facts and statistics around mental health. Aims of the service. Details of the eligibility criteria and referral process. The support and interventions available. Register- Posted
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untilThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic health and care staff have been working in different ways and designing new ways to meet the needs of patients and service users, all while under a huge amount of pressure. This event from the King's Fund will take a look at some examples of those changes and how people working in health and care have been working remotely, flexibly and in an agile way to meet the demands created by the pandemic and to develop new and improved ways of working for the future. Sign up now to hear about: the role of visible, collaborative and inclusive leadership to support staff and allow innovation how to keep staff health and wellbeing a priority while also delivering change how teams across health and care were able to be upskilled and remain flexible for these new ways of working. Register- Posted
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When you enter a hospital, be it as a patient or a member of staff, an interesting thing happens. The glass doors close behind you and you are irretrievably in a different existential space. Outside, beyond that threshold is the material world. But inside you are a new Jonah having been swallowed by a mammoth whale I’m interested in exploring that existential space in the interests of quantifying the healing environment.- Posted
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Hi all, I had a great meeting with @Neal Jones yesterday and in a wide ranging discussion we reflected on design and human factors. I recall some great work many years ago on the redesign of ambulances (that the NPSA contributed to) and wondered what happened to that initative and whether this had developed into designing new hospitals for patient safety. @Neal Jones recalled the DOME (designing out medical error) project http://www.domeproject.org.uk/index.html. This web site is dated 2010 and it seems to have been a three year funded project. Is this innovative approach still 'live?' Does anyone know of any work on human factors in hospital design to deliver safer care (processes, equipment, layout, technology etc)? In the UK or internationally? By googling I've found articles on specific departmental inititaives and people calling for more to be done but not much of the 'how' or any requirment to embed patient safety into new build hospital deisgn. Surely there must be soemthing?!!- Posted
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NHS workers are at breaking point after months of upheaval and high pressure during the coronavirus outbreak with hospital leaders warning the health service is facing a “perfect storm” of workforce shortages and a second wave of COVID-19. In a survey of 140 NHS trust leaders almost all of them said they were worried about their staff suffering burnout ahead of winter. They also sounded the alarm over concerns there had not been enough investment into social care before this winter. NHS Providers, which carried out the survey ahead of its annual conference of hospital leaders, warned the first wave of COVID-19 had made a lasting impact on the health service which had yet to fully recover. Chris Hopson, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said there had been “no let-up in the pressure” during the pandemic, which followed a difficult winter for staff. “And while the response to the spring surge in COVID-19 cases showed the NHS at its best, the pressures took their toll on staff who gave so much,” he said. “The worry is that the sustained physical, psychological and emotional pressure on health staff is threatening to push them beyond their limits of endurance.” Almost all those who responded to the survey, 99 per cent, said they were either extremely or moderately concerned about the current level of burnout across the workforce. Read full story Source: The Independent, 6 October 2020 -
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RIDDOR puts duties on employers, the self-employed and people in control of work premises (the Responsible Person) to report certain serious workplace accidents, occupational diseases and specified dangerous occurrences (near misses). There is no requirement under RIDDOR (The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013) to report incidents of disease or deaths of members of the public, patients, care home residents or service users from COVID-19. The reporting requirements relating to cases of, or deaths from, COVID-19 under RIDDOR apply only to occupational exposure, that is, as a result of a person’s work. -
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RCOG: Workplace Behaviour Toolkit
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A resource developed in collaboration with RCOG, Royal College of Midwives and Civility Saves Lives. The toolkit comprises of 8 modules and includes tools to: support the development of positive workplace culture support you when you encounter poor workplace behaviours strengthen your skills and confidence in 'speaking up' promote an understanding of what poor workplace behaviour looks like and its impact on individuals, teams, organisations and importantly the women and families we care for. -
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"The public has a right to the truth": NHS staff speak out on coronavirus fears
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The health service lacks the beds, staffing and resources to cope with a serious outbreak of the coronavirus, The Independent has been told by senior doctors and nurses. NHS staff from across the country warned hospitals are already unable to cope, with patients being looked after in spill-over wards and waiting hours for a bed, with one doctor saying it was already a “one in, one out mentality” for intensive care. Other staff reported delays in lab tests, rationing of protective masks and equipment, and a lack of isolation areas for suspected coronavirus patients. Suggestions from the Health Secretary Matt Hancock that the NHS would use “home ventilation kits”, and that an extra 5,000 intensive care beds could be created, were labelled “fanciful” by the chair of the British Association of Critical Care Nurses today. Nicki Credland said: “If you already have a system running at 100 per cent capacity, the idea you can get a significant amount of additional beds is just not realistic. There simply aren’t enough beds for them. We will need to make difficult decisions about which patients are going to be admitted to intensive care." Read full story Source: The Independent, 5 March 2020- Posted
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Nurse begs hospital bosses to ‘see for themselves how unsafe it is’
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An advanced nurse practitioner working in primary care services at Grimsby Hospital has called on the hospital senior leadership to ‘see for themselves how unsafe it is’. The nurse, who has penned a letter to bosses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust says they are having “worst experience to date” in their career and fears somebody will die unnecessarily unless something is urgently done. “I have never in my whole career seen patients hanging off trolleys, vomiting down corridors, having ECGs down corridors, patients desperate for the toilet, desperate for a drink. Basic human care is not being given safely or adequately," says the nurse. Hospital bosses say they are taking the letter seriously and are investigating. Earlier this month it was revealed that some hospitals were being forced to deploy ‘corridor nurses’ in a bid to maintain patient safety while dealing with unprecedented demand. Dr Peter Reading, Chief Executive, said: “I can confirm we have received this email and that the hospital and North East Lincolnshire CCG are taking these concerns seriously. The person who raised the concerns with us has been contacted and informed that we are jointly investigating what they have told us. Read full story Source: Nursing Notes, 22 January 2020- Posted
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Hospital in bullying claims did not monitor at-risk patients
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A hospital accused of bullying its staff is facing new claims that it failed to act on a leading doctor’s warning about a potentially fatal failure to monitor vulnerable patients, the Guardian newspaper can reveal. Dr Jonathan Boyle, the UK’s top vascular surgeon, had warned West Suffolk NHS trust that patients at risk of dying from burst aneurysms were not being safely monitored. An IT glitch meant that patients were not followed up to see how soon they would need potentially life-saving surgery. A doctor at the trust, however, says it initially repeatedly refused to take any action, raising further questions about its management. The trust initially suggested the problem was the result of senior doctors not keeping up with emails, but later accepted its IT systems were at fault. The hospital was forced to recognise that patients were potentially put at risk and took action only after a whistleblower alerted the NHS regulator. Read full story Source: The Guardian, 5 January 2020 -
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'Outdated' IT leaves NHS staff with 15 different computer logins
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IT systems in the NHS are so outdated that staff have to log in to up to 15 different systems to do their jobs. Doctors can find themselves using different logins for everything from ordering x-rays and getting lab results to accessing A&E records and rotas. The government in England said it was looking to streamline the systems as part of an IT upgrade. Around £40 million is being set aside to help hospitals and clinics introduce single-system logins in the next year. Alder Hey in Liverpool is one of a number of hospitals which have already done this, and found it reduced time spent logging in from one minute 45 seconds to just 10 seconds. With almost 5,000 logins per day, it saved over 130 hours of staff time a day, to focus on patient care. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was time to "get the basics right". "It is frankly ridiculous how much time our doctors and nurses waste logging on to multiple systems. Too often outdated technology slows down and frustrates staff." British Medical Association leader Dr Chaand Nagpaul said logging on to multiple systems did waste time. But he said on its own this move would not solve all the problems, pointing out that many of the IT systems themselves were "antiquated" and needed upgrading. Read full story Source: BBC News, 4 January 2020 -
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A new BMJ Open study from Grimmond et al. compared global warming potential of hospitals converting from single-use sharps containers to reusable sharps containers. The study reveals that, on average, the 40 NHS trusts studied when converting from single use to reusable sharps containers reduced their sharps waste stream carbon footprint by 84%. -
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This webinar from the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors is about boosting organisational and personal performance by recognising, measuring and promoting wellness. It describes the development and application of indices to measure wellness using a 'Whole Life - Whole Organisation' approach. Topics include: Ways for organisations to improve key performance indicators such as sales, productivity, customer service, reduction in accidents, quality, safety/liability, people retention, absence, presenteeism and levels of engagement/motivation Access to new software and management intelligence to support and implement a 3D next generation organisational improvement approach New certifications such as Certificate in Personal Performance - Wellness Management Global Wellness Indices for Healthcare, Hybrid Workers, Hazardous Industries and Universities (staff and students) New research and development and the growing international community of organisations and people active in Performance – Wellness – Health- Posted
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Organisations expect to see consistency in the decisions of their employees, but humans are unreliable. Judgments can vary a great deal from one individual to the next, even when people are in the same role and supposedly following the same guidelines. And irrelevant factors, such as mood and the weather, can change one person’s decisions from occasion to occasion. This chance variability of decisions is called noise, and it is surprisingly costly to companies, which are usually completely unaware of it.- Posted
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COVID-19: voices from the front line
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The COVID-19 pandemic has changed most lives internationally. Households have shifted, balancing financial concerns and anxieties about the health of family and friends with the trials and responsibilities of childcare. During this pandemic it became clear that while many were struggling with the same issues, a series of shared stories could help the wellbeing of frontline NHS staff who might feel isolated and alone. The following voices are not unique to Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, anaesthesia or healthcare in the UK, but they were selected from the department to represent some of many healthcare workers who have taken on new professional roles as well as radically different ways of working and living.- Posted
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In this talk, Steven Shorrock outlines seven fallacies of work-as-imagined, concerning outcomes happen, how people work, how we design and implement, and how we think. A number of examples provided by healthcare workers are given. The talk was given at the HSJ Patient Safety Congress 2019. Presentation slides Video of presentation (29:21)- Posted
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This is the US Military Health System
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Army, Navy and Air Force medical personnel care for Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen and all who come in harm's way – on and off the battlefield. This video, in less than 4.5 minutes, provides a glimpse of the unique mission and benefits of military medicine.- Posted
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