Author: patientsafe@icloud.com
Change
By Mokshadha Shibnairain A change can only be termed as one if it led to a novel cascade of events, decisions, situations or circumstances. Letʼs look at some of them: # 1. Personal growth You grow and learn new things every time something changes. You discover new insights about different […]
Vivid 0.5% Chlorhexidine antiseptic gets TGA Approval
Over the past few years Perrigo has been listening the voices of front line staff and have gone to great lengths to ensure their chlorhexidine antiseptic is vividly coloured to distinguish it from other solutions for injection. Within Australia their product has recently received TGA approval. They produce 2 colours […]
Crossing The Chasm
Perhaps ergonomics is about designing the environment, of which we are an inextricable part, in order to achieve desired outcomes. Improved patient care definitely to be desired. ‘If enough people in healthcare watched Dr Terry Fairbanks presentations ergonomics would be adopted and patient care would dramatically improve.’ I put this […]
International Standardisation of the Hospital Emergency Number
If you happen to be in a hospital please help find out what their internal Hospital Emergency Number is. It might be on one of the internal phones like this: or sometimes on a staff members identification badge. Simply click on this link and enter the number onto the map. […]
NSW Hospital Emergency Number standardisation
‘Cost to standardise only A$250 per hospital’ If you know the internal Hospital Emergency Number for any of the Private hospitals in NSW please could you let us know by adding to this map: When the website opens click on the yellow ‘+’ sign to geolocate the hospital. If the […]
The Messy Reality
A Journey To Safety
These 4 presentations explore the problems plaguing healthcare, how patient safety continues to deteriorate and how we might overcome the problem. Your comments and feedback are extremely welcome and appreciated. Together we’ll create the best environment for patient care. Join The PatientSafe Community, check out […]
PVC Recycling
