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Content ArticleIn this commentary published in the Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, Gurses et al. describe how human factors and ergonomics (HFE) can contribute to the COVID-19 pandemic response. Specifically, the authors provide an example of how HFE methodologies informed workflow redesigns implemented as part of COVID-19 pandemic preparations in an academic paediatric ambulatory clinic. They identify key mechanisms and areas where HFE can contribute to and improve the effectiveness of a pandemic response: Just-in-time (JIT) training development, adapting workflows and processes, restructuring teams and tasks, developing effective mechanisms and tools for communication, engaging patient and families to follow the recommended practices (e.g., social distancing, revised hospital visitation policies), identifying and mitigating barriers to implementation of plans, and learning from failures and successes to improve both the current and future pandemic responses.
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Content ArticleROSPA's one-day accident investigation training will give you a broad understanding of the accident investigation process, looking at the benefits of accident prevention and putting the emphasis on practical training exercises and real-life case studies. Training is suitable for line managers, supervisors, safety representatives – and anyone with the responsibility for investigating accidents. It will enable organisations to meet their moral and legal obligations to investigate accidents and incidents and learn from safety failure.
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Content ArticleNEBOSH and Great Britain’s Health and Safety Regulator, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), have jointly developed a new one day qualification that shows how non-complex incidents can be investigated effectively. By learning lessons and making improvements, organisations can avoid similar incidents occurring in the future.
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Content ArticleHelen is a Consultant Anaesthetist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUHFT) and a Senior Clinical Research Fellow in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. Here, Helen highlights the importance of support and training and gives an example of how the OxSTaR team are transforming staff teamworking skills and improving patient safety.
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Content ArticleA research paper published by researchers from the Johannes Kepler Universität and the University of Applied Sciences, both in Austria, examined the process of developing what is termed as a ‘constructive error culture’ in organisations. This Research Brief from Oxford Review summarises the findings.
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Content ArticleSafety and improvement efforts in healthcare education and practice are often limited by inadequate attention to human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles and methods. Integration of HFE theory and approaches within undergraduate curricula, postgraduate training and healthcare improvement programmes will enhance both the performance of care systems (productivity, safety, efficiency, quality) and the well-being (experiences, joy, satisfaction, health and safety) of all the people (patients, staff, visitors) interacting with these systems. Patient safety and quality improvement education/training are embedded to some extent in most curricula, providing a potential conduit to integrate HFE concepts. To support this, Bowie et al. in this article published in Medical Teacher offer professional guidance as “tips” for educators on fundamental HFE systems and design approaches. The goal is to further enhance the effectiveness of safety and improvement work in frontline healthcare practice.
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Content ArticleIn this book, you’ll learn the definitions behind the 4-point process of patient activation. It will also share how leading health care organisations and other clients have successfully used the model in a wide range of different initiatives. Along the way, you will gain specific techniques for applying patient activation in your own efforts. In this book, patient activation will refer to a fully integrated system to move from awareness to action.
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COVID-19: guidance for health professionals (Coronavirus)
Claire Cox posted an article in Guidance
Information on COVID-19, including guidance on the assessment and management of suspected UK cases. -
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Ten Thousand Feet: workshops and consultancy
Claire Cox posted an article in Suggest a useful website
Ten Thousand Feet UK is a Consultancy led by Rob Tomlinson in collaboration with the Association for Perioperative Practice. Rob is a clinical nurse in the NHS and is leading the way to improving patient safety through clinician-led culture change in the UK. Rob has already delivered workshops on a national scale with success for teams who have embraced the new procedure. 'Never Events' within the NHS are still on the rise with distraction and a loss of situational awareness still being cited as one of the main causes. Ten Thousand Feet aim to embed new patient safety culture into operating theatre teams nationwide, so at any time, anyone working in the theatre who needs to focus their attention at the task in hand can can use the language tool “Ten Thousand Feet” to improve team efficiency and most importantly patient safety. At the end of the workshop theatre staff will be educated and empowered to use this concept in a safe and effective manner. -
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AWARE – Well-being resources
Patient Safety Learning posted an article in Good practice
A suite of resources designed to promote well-being among US residents, fellows, faculty members, and others has been created by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. This initial set of AWARE resources focuses on individual strategies for cognitive skill building, and includes a video workshop, podcasts, and the ACGME AWARE app. -
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Coroners, post-mortems and inquests
Claire Cox posted an article in Coroner reports
Coroners are independent judicial officers who investigate deaths reported to them. They will make whatever inquiries are necessary to find out the cause of death, this includes ordering a post-mortem examination, obtaining witness statements and medical records, or holding an inquest. -
Content ArticlePresentation from WHO's 'A Decade of Patient Safety 2020-2030: Formulating Global Patient Safety Action Plan' patient safety meeting in Geneva.
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Content ArticlePatient Safety Learning has submitted the attached response to the consultation for the national patient safety syllabus. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy, published in June 2019, sets out three strategic aims around Insight, Involvement and Improvement which will enable it to achieve its safety vision. It defines the Involvement aim as ‘equipping patients, staff and partners with the skills and opportunities to improve patient safety throughout the whole system’. A key action associated with this aim is the creation of a system-wide patient safety syllabus which is capable of ‘producing the best informed and safety-focused workforce in the world’. The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC) has been commissioned by Health Education England (HEE) to develop a new National patient safety syllabus. The Academy has now published its first version of this for review and feedback. At Patient Safety Learning, we’ve been working with the AOMRC and HEE in the initial stage of development to share our thoughts on the initial proposals in this syllabus. Now that this has been formally published for consultation, we want to share our submission as part of the consultation process which closed on Friday 28 February 2020. We welcome the development of a National patient safety syllabus and believe that it’s very important that this acts as a key driver for achieving a step change in patient safety across the NHS. In our response to the consultation we identify several areas where there are significant gaps in the initial draft that need to be addressed and comment on the development process of the syllabus, inviting a more inclusive and transparent process that enables a wide range of stakeholders to engage and contribute.
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Content ArticleSteve Turner's blog look at a workshop session delivered jointly by a facilitator and a user of mental health services. The aims of the session were to discuss adherence to medicines and treatments, relate this to practice through group work and discuss this with a user of mental health services
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Content ArticleIn his blog, Danny Tucker, Associate Professor in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Director of Clinical Training, describes how clinicians experience two types of learning: firstly, incremental learning – they study new facts, medical knowledge and technical skills. Through incremental learning, individuals align habits with established norms, conform to ideals laid out by experts and reinforce existing power structures. Incremental learning involves the process of deliberate practice. Mezirow introduced the concept of transformative learning. This is a deeper, developmental shift, where situations and dilemmas challenge underlying assumptions and beliefs about the world. Clinicians grow through reflective engagement with their experiences, the people they meet - particularly patients - and by testing new mental models of how the world works. Transformative learning changes perspectives and relationships, laying the foundation for personal growth and innovation. It requires curiosity, attention, and courage. Danny offers practical steps that can be taken to encourage and inspire transformative learning for doctors in training.
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Content ArticleThis inquiry looked at the current and future scale of the shortfall of nursing staff and whether the Government and responsible bodies have effective plans to recruit, train and retain this vital workforce. It assessed the impact of new routes into nursing (including student funding reforms, the Apprenticeship Levy, Nurse First and nursing associates). In particular, the inquiry examined the effect of changes to funding arrangements for nurse training, including the withdrawal of bursaries, and consider alternative funding models and incentives.
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Content ArticlePresentation from Joanna Lloyd, Bevan Brittan, on incident investigations.
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Content ArticleResilient Health Care (RHC) is predicated on the idea that health care systems constantly adjust to changing circumstances. RHC has become increasingly popular as a new way to improve patient safety, but to date there is no agreed way of using RHC as the basis for teaching patient safety. A key resource for patient safety educators is the World Health Organisation (WHO) patient safety curriculum, released ten years ago. However, it is well established that patient safety thinking in healthcare has been driven largely by Safety-I principles, and this is reflected in the WHO curriculum. The aim of this paper is by Sujan et al., published in Safety Science, was to review and to provide a critique of the WHO patient safety curriculum from a Safety-II perspective, in order to assess to what extent RHC principles are already incorporated, and to identify areas where RHC might make contributions to the WHO curriculum. Based on this analysis, we argue that RHC thinking could be added in modular fashion to the WHO curriculum, but that in the future a broader curriculum should be developed that integrates RHC thinking throughout.
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Content ArticleThrombosis UK is a charity and a leader in: Identifying, Informing & Partnering the NHS, healthcare providers and individuals to work to improve prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the management and care of unavoidable VTE events. This short video explains how a blood clot might form, what the risks are and how they might be treated.
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Post mortem of a career (March 2019)
Claire Cox posted an article in By health and care staff
Dr Joanna Poole is an Anaesthetic trainee and a Doctors Association UK (DAUK) member. After sharing a blog on Twitter about wanting to quit medicine which went viral, Joanna has been inundated with messages from fellow doctors who have found themselves in a similar situation. Now, Joanna has been invited to share her experiences with multiple Royal Colleges and Joanna is collating the responses she has received anonymously in the hope this will inspire a kinder NHS for our doctors. Joanna is a force for change and is a real example for what grassroots doctors can achieve when they speak up. -
Content ArticleThis programme has been created by Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) in response to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) global pandemic. The programme is freely available to colleagues working in the NHS, independent sector and social care. It includes key materials to help the health and care workforce respond to Coronavirus.
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Content ArticleA comprehensive understanding of infection prevention and control is essential for nurses when seeking to protect themselves, patients, colleagues and the general public from the transmission of infection. Personal protective equipment (PPE) – such as gloves, aprons and/or gowns, and eye protection – is an important aspect of infection prevention and control for all healthcare staff, including nurses. Its use requires effective assessment, an understanding of the suitability of various types of PPE in various clinical scenarios, and appropriate application. Understanding the role of PPE will enable nurses to use it appropriately and reduce unnecessary cost, while ensuring that the nurse-patient relationship remains central to care. This article, written by nurses from New Zealand and published in Nursing Standard, defines PPE and its components, outlines when it should be used and details its optimal application.
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Content ArticleDuring the coronavirus crisis, nurses may be called upon to assist with a tracheostomy. This article was written before the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore please ensure that all staff involved in this procedure are wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE). Why you should read this article: to ensure your knowledge and skills in assisting in emergency tracheal intubation are up to date to promote a team approach to emergency tracheal intubation within your organisation, which ensures risks to patients are minimised, the trachea and lungs are protected from aspiration, and the airway is secured to understand the evidence base that supports the practice of emergency tracheal intubation.
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Content ArticleThis report, published by the Association of Anaesthetists, gives recommendations based on clinical experiences of managing patients throughout Italy. In particular, the authors describe key elements of clinical management, including: safe oxygen therapy; airway management; personal protective equipment; and non‐technical aspects of caring for patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019.
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Content ArticleThis lecture, presented to staff at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust on 26 March 2020, gives an overview of the coronavirus, transmission, symptoms and treatment of the virus. Martin Kiernan qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1984, and obtained a Master in Public Health in 1997. He currently works as a Nurse Consultant where he is responsible for the infection prevention and control programme for an integrated healthcare provider NHS Trust covering acute and primary care. He manages a team of two specialist nurses, a surveillance nurse, a healthcare assistant and an information officer. A significant part of his clinical duties includes assessment and application of policies and guidelines to ensure optimal clinical practice.
