by admin | Mar 30, 2018 | Secondary Care, Tools & Methods
Confidential reporting systems play a key role in capturing information about adverse surgical events. However, the value of these systems is limited if the reports that are generated are not subjected to systematic analysis. The aim of this study, by the Royal...
by admin | Jan 17, 2018 | Policy & Investigation, Primary & Social Care, Secondary Care
The Never Events policy and framework sets out the NHS’s policy on Never Events. It explains what they are and how staff providing and commissioning NHS-funded services should identify, investigate and manage the response to them. It is relevant to all NHS-funded...
by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Human Factors & Ergonomics, Primary & Social Care, Secondary Care
The following podcasts feature CHFG Trustees and supporters including: Martin Bromiley, Dr Rhona Flin and Dr Peter Jaye with other patient safety experts discussing patient safety. Part 1: What is quality in the aftermath of healthcare A fictional case study...
by admin | Oct 4, 2017 | Primary & Social Care, Secondary Care, Tools & Methods
The Health Foundation’s Evidence into Practice Programme sponsored the production of a 3 minute animation led by Thomas Jun and Patrick Waterson at Human Factors and Complex Systems Research Group, Loughborough University. This highly engaging and insightful animation...
by admin | Sep 4, 2017 | Policy & Investigation, Primary & Social Care, Secondary Care
The NMC have currently gone out to consultation on the draft standards in proficiency for registered nurses, the deadline for the consultation is the 12th September 2017. We believe that nurses’s of the future require not only great insight into their patients needs,...
by admin | Jul 6, 2017 | Improvement, Secondary Care, Tools & Methods
Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) occurs when the foetal brain does not receive enough oxygen. This can lead to severe impairment or death of the baby and is of course devastating for both families and staff. Whilst there have been a number of similar cases at...
