Obstacles To Patient Safety
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
Fixing Healthcare Safety
The Vortex Approach
Theatre Caps on the Map
[huge_it_maps id=”9″] It’s great to see so many hospitals supporting the #TheatreCapChallenge. Please keep putting your photos on social media with the hashtag #TheatreCapChallenge – we’ll keep adding to the map and the gallery below. Together we’ll create the best environment for patient care. For more information on the […]
Looking Back To Look Forward
Please read this fantastic post from Steven Shorrock which looks back at the origins of ergonomics/human factors in aviation: Human Factors and Ergonomics: Looking Back to Look Forward If we want Patient Safety to improve it’s vital we adopt the science of ergonomics into healthcare. While medical error was reported […]
Our Stories are Windmills
Disappointing?
Senior Nurse – ‘Your favourite person’s here today’ Me – ‘Who’s that’ Senior Nurse – ‘Infection Control’ Me – ‘Okay’ Senior Nurse – ‘Well would you mind wearing a disposable cap over the one you’re wearing because we’re being audited’ Me – ‘Yes I would mind. The evidence indicates no […]
