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ThinkSAFE is developed by Newcastle University, in partnership with NHS staff and patients. Research has shown that by encouraging patients and their families to work together with hospital staff, safety can be improved during the patient’s stay in hospital. -
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Collecting feedback on the care provided to bereaved families and carers following the death of a child or young person is of critical importance to improving bereavement care. Whilst some local healthcare systems have well-established mechanisms and questionnaires for collecting such feedback, many have indicated that they do not and would value guidance in this area.- Posted
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Dr Michael Farquhar, Consultant in Sleep Medicine at Evelina London Children's Hospital, gives an ARIES talk on how fatigue affects the body and the potential impact on anaesthetists and patients.- Posted
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Helen Haskell, co-chair of the WHO Patients for Patient Safety Advisory Group, brings the patient leader perspective to her take on World Patient Safety Day in this essay published in the BMJ. -
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In Northern Ireland (NI), leg ulcer clinical guidelines were developed by CREST (Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Leg Ulceration) in 1998 and although never updated were superseded by NICE guidelines in 2006. Leg ulceration affects approximately 1% of the population of the UK, with a further 400,000 people experiencing recurrence. The aim of this audit was to assess the standard of care provided to patients with lower leg ulceration and to understand who provides care and where this care is provided.- Posted
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Patient Safety Learning speaks to sepsis survivor, Dave Carson, and his wife, Margaret Carson, who tell us how things have improved and what more still needs to be done for sepsis. -
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Listening to patients is hugely important as they are at the very the heart of what we do. We need to listen to them more, as they help us all move the conversation on safety forward. This short video from the Health Service Journal includes patients, relatives and patient advocates and staff who speak about their experiences from being in the healthcare system.- Posted
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No one should be harmed while receiving healthcare. And yet globally, at least five patients die every minute because of unsafe care. The World Health Organization (WHO) will focus global attention on patient safety and launch a campaign in solidarity with patients on the very first World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2019. Watch the WHO Director General’s statement calling for patients, healthcare workers, policy makers to “Speak up for Patient Safety!”.- Posted
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Improving patient experience is not simple. As well as effective leadership and a receptive culture, trusts need a wholesystems approach to collecting, analysing, using and learning from patient feedback for quality improvement. Without such an approach it is almost impossible to track, measure and drive quality improvement. NHS Improvements framework brings together the characteristics of trusts that consistently improve patient experience and enables them to carry out an organisational diagnostic to establish how far patient experience is embedded in its leadership, culture and its operational processes.- Posted
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Far Beyond the Pale
Claire Cox posted an article in By patients and public
The preventable death of Connor Sparrowhawk in July 2013 led to a number of investigations and enquiries into practice at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust in whose care he died.- Posted
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World Sepsis Day – Julia's Story
Claire Cox posted an article in By patients and public
Sepsis is the immune system’s overreaction to an infection. Normally, our immune system helps fight infections – but sometimes it attacks our body’s own organs and tissues. We do not yet know why the body reacts this way, which is what makes sepsis so dangerous; if Sepsis isn’t treated immediately, it can result in organ failure and death. Yet with early diagnosis, it can be treated with antibiotics. -
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NHS at 70: The Story Of Our Lives
Claire Cox posted an article in Stories from the front line
NHS at 70: The Story Of Our Lives is a national programme of work supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by The University of Manchester recording stories from people who worked and were cared for by the NHS since its creation in 1948. These stories will be available on the public Digital Archive and will provide a lasting resource for audiences to discover NHS history through the voices of the people who have worked and were cared for by the NHS since 1948. -
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Richard Smith, former BMJ Editor and Chair of the Point of Care Foundation, finds out more about Schwartz rounds in this opinion article published in the BMJ.- Posted
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10,000 feet - Patient Safety in the operating theatre
Claire Cox posted an article in Process improvement
This video by theatre staff from East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust explains how the 10,000 feet initiative promotes patient safety within the operating theatre.- Posted
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The Last Time We Spoke – A Carer’s Story
Claire Cox posted an article in Patient stories
Based on the testimony of eight families, this drama-documentary was commissioned in response to a series of investigations where poor carer experience was a particular feature. -
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Patient Stories: Paul's Story (10 March 2013)
Claire Cox posted an article in Patient stories
In 2007, when Paul Richards was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his family were stunned by the news. This powerful film from Patient Stories is based on the testimony of Lisa, Paul’s wife, who gives a moving account of the events that led to Paul’s death and explores the effects on their family. -
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Patient Stories: Julie’s story (22 August 2013)
Claire Cox posted an article in Patient stories
Julie Carman was involved in a road traffic accident whilst on a cycling holiday, suffering injuries to her face, jaw and legs. After making a good initial recovery and expecting to be back at work within three months – three years later she is still having treatment having experienced two further emergency admissions to hospital due to acute cellulitis and sepsis. -
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Patient Stories: Beth's story (27 December 2013)
Claire Cox posted an article in Patient stories
A moving and challenging short film about the Bowen family following the tragic death of five year old Bethany during ‘routine’ surgery and subsequent sudden death of father Richard aged 31, following the trauma of his daughter’s death and the ‘torture’ of the inquest.- Posted
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Patient reporting and action for a safe environment (PRASE) is system for collecting patient feedback about how safe they feel whilst in hospital. It is designed to help staff identify things that are working well, and areas needing improvement. Feedback is collected using a patient safety questionnaire and a reporting tool. With the help of PRASE hospital volunteers, patient feedback is collected. Once enough information has been collected, a ward report is produced and guidance is provided to help make action plans and monitor their successes.- Posted
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This extensive resource, by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute, based on evidence and leading practices, helps patients and families, patient partners, providers, and leaders work together more effectively to improve patient safety. The Institute states that collaboratively, we can more proactively identify risks, better support those involved in an incident, and help prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.- Posted
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Good communication between patients and their doctors can reduce harm and keep patients safe. Produced in the US and designed to prime patients to communicate well, this short film shows patients and clinicians talking about why it's important to talk to your doctor and ask questions during medical appointments.- Posted
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Medical errors can occur anywhere in the healthcare system: hospitals, clinics, surgery centres, doctors' offices, nursing homes, pharmacies and patients' homes. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment or lab reports. These tips tell what you can do to get safer care.- Posted
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This brochure from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) gives you tips to use before, during and after your medical appointment to make sure you get the best possible care. One way you can make sure you get good quality healthcare is to be an active member of your healthcare team. Patients who talk with their doctors tend to be happier with their care and have better medical results.- Posted
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Patient information for surgical safety: WHO leaflet (2015)
Claire Cox posted an article in Keeping patients safe
This leaflet produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) is aimed at patients who are undergoing a surgical procedure. It aims to enable communication between you and your surgical team, including you in safety checks.- Posted
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A guide supporting clinical, patient experience and quality teams to draw on patient experience data to improve quality in healthcare.- Posted
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