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This poster was created by the Royal Free Nursing team on the intensive care unit. It demonstrated how they reduced turnover of staff on the unit by implementing 'Joy in Work'. -
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Prevention of and response to surgical fires (1 August 2019)
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Surgery
Key points Communication between members of the surgical team is an integral component of the prevention of surgical fires. Open delivery of 100% oxygen should be avoided if at all possible for surgery above the xiphoid process. Surgeons usually control the ignition sources, such as electrosurgical units and lasers. Operating theatre nurses or practitioners usually control the fuel sources, such as alcohol-based preparations and surgical drapes. The use of an ignition source in close proximity of an oxidiser-enriched environment creates a high risk for surgical fires.- Posted
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Surgical fires, a clear and present danger (April 2010)
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Surgery
The authors found that fire occurs when the three elements of the fire triad, fuel, oxidiser and ignition, coincide. Surgical fires are unusual in the absence of an oxygen-enriched atmosphere. The ignition source is most commonly diathermy but lasers carry a relatively greater risk. The majority of fires occur during head and neck surgery. This is due to the presence of oxygen and the extensive use of lasers. The risk of fire can be reduced with an awareness of the risk and good communication. Surgery will always carry a risk of fire. Reducing this risk requires a concerted effort from all team members.- 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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COVID-19: voices from the front line
Claire Cox posted an article in Stories from the front line
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Presentation slides Video of presentation (29:21)- Posted
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This is the US Military Health System
Claire Cox posted an article in Stories from the front line
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Dirty Dozen and COVID-19 (webinar, May 2020)
Claire Cox posted an article in Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Professor Peter Brennan's top ten tips for making life work better
Claire Cox posted an article in Motivating staff
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Healthcare for offenders (last updated October 2019)
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Prison setting
Guidelines and information on: healthcare in prisons in England healthcare for offenders in the community in England healthcare for offenders in Wales Community Sentence Treatment Requirements National Partnership Agreement for Prison Healthcare in England 2018-2021.- Posted
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Association for Anaesthetists: Tips for night shifts
Claire Cox posted an article in Motivating staff
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It's free, it's quick and it's easy. Connect on Zoom, Skype or FaceTime with a qualified psychologist, psychotherapist or counsellor at a time that suits you: confidential supportive non-judgemental accepting calming.- Posted
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What can I learn? Chief Nursing Officer safer staffing fellowship programme. Supporting NHS providers: right skills, right staff, right place, right time. Developing workforce safeguards. Safe, sustainable and productive staff in urgent and emergency care. Safe, sustainable and productive staffing for neonatal care and children and young people's services. Safe staffing in learning disability services. Safe, sustainable and productive staffing in maternity services. Safe staffing for adult inpatients in acute care. Safe sustainable and productive staffing: case studies. Update on safe staffing improvement resources for specific care settings.- Posted
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