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| Are you competent? |
| The National Audit Office report – A Safer Place to Work; improving the management of health and safety risks to staff in NHS Trusts – outlines system weaknesses in the NHS. Employers must appoint competent ‘health and safety assistance’ with sufficient training, experience and knowledge. To extend your own in-house training, or have one of our experienced consultants act as your safety supervisor, please contact us. |
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Medical_Error:_What_to_do_if_Things_go_Wrong:_a_Guide_for_Junior_Doctors |
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The National Patient Safety Agency has published Medical Error: What to do if Things go Wrong: a Guide for Junior Doctors. The guide is aimed at junior doctors, who are considered best to identify how things could work better on the ground. It outlines key steps to follow if something does go wrong, including communication, documentation, reporting, learning and how to handle complaints. It includes case studies based on real-life situations and senior doctors discuss mistakes they have made and describe how they learnt from them. A previous version of this guide was first published in 2005.
Related links: The report is online at: National Patient Safety Agency. The National Patient Safety Agency has also announced a new initiative, 10 for 2010 aimed at reducing harm to patients in ten high risk patient safety areas. These include reducing pressure ulcers, preventing falls from occurring and ensuring clinicians are aware of the correct dosage of insulin when administering the drug to a patient. Ten high risk areas identified will have a clinical lead to work with NHS organisations to raise awareness and implement working practices. NHS organisations will have to report compliance and progress to the NPSA. |
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