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NHS Scotland – National Clinical Governance conference, 2 March 2010, Glasgow
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) is holding their third national Clinical Governance Conference: ‘Tomorrow’s World’ on Tuesday 2 March 2010, at Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. The aim of the conferen… more →
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Patient Safety At Ten: Unmistakable Progress, Troubling Gaps - Health Affairs article - 2010
kinwahlin wrote 1 hour ago: Patient Safety At Ten: Unmistakable Progress, Troubling Gaps / Robert M. Wachter Health Affairs v.2 … more →
Health Affairs Paper Grades Nurse-Pt. Safety a B-; SON Faculty Leading the Way for Improvement
sonblue1 wrote 7 hours ago: On Dec. 1, 2009, the journal Health Affairs published a paper written by Robert M. Wachter, professo … more →
Grants for Translational Tools for Clinical Studies of CAM Interventions
thindes57 wrote 1 day ago: Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Funding Type: Discretionary, Grant Total Available: $6 … more →
Boards that don’t receive patient safety information are “irresponsible”
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healthcaregovernance wrote 4 days ago: A Health Service Journal (HSJ) article outlines survey findings by Dr Foster that indicate one in 10 … more →
Monitor questions board effectiveness following poor inspection report at Basildon and Thurrock NHS foundation trust
healthcaregovernance wrote 4 days ago: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently rated Basildon and Thurrock NHS foundation trust “Good” f … more →
Caring for the Delirious Patient
mosaic123 wrote 6 days ago: This article quotes the statistic that “at any given moment in a hospital, half of the older a … more →
Key Words at Key Times
southwestboneandjoint wrote 1 week ago: We’ve talked before about Quint Studer at Studer Group and his development of the rounding for … more →
Surgeons' Mistakes Can Cost an Arm or a Leg
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doctor2008 wrote 1 week ago: A recent issue of the Annals of Surgery which studied the burn-out rates and the levels of stress i … more →
Communicating patient safety incidents with patients, their families and carers
rdashknowledge wrote 1 week ago: The National Reporting and Learning Service (NRLS), part of the National Patient Safety Agency, has … more →
Barcode Scanning Mandate in South Australia is Cutting Dispensing Errors in Half
Christopher Little wrote 2 weeks ago: Starting last July, all pharmacies in South Australia were required to start using barcode scanners. … more →
NANDA-I Article on Patient Safety
Laura wrote 2 weeks ago: In comprising my article on Patient Safety, I tried my hand at another graph of visual information. … more →
India begins serious efforts to ensure patient safety- Rejoice if you are in US Obama is going to penalize hospitals with high one-month readmission rates for transitioned patients
Albin Paul wrote 2 weeks ago: MUMBAI: A mop left inside a patient’s stomach after a surgery, an expired drug administered to … more →
Saving SimBaby - Teaching Nurses to Speak Up
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jm wrote 2 weeks ago: The baby’s condition is going downhill fast. A medical team surrounds the infant, tersely exch … more →
AHRQ Video Helps Patients Use Blood Thinners Safely and Effectively
mosaic123 wrote 2 weeks ago: AHRQ has released a ten minute video to help “patients better understand blood thinners and h … more →
GS1 Canada's Basic Store Checkout Product Recall Safeguard Featured by the Country's Largest Daily Newspaper -- Will "High-Tech Healthcare" Ever Get This?
Christopher Little wrote 2 weeks ago: Dana Flavelle, writing for the Toronto Star has brought mainstream media attention to GS1 Canada … more →
House of Commons Health Committee ‘Special Report’ on Patient Safety
healthcaregovernance wrote 2 weeks ago: The Health Committee has published a ‘special report’ on patient safety relating to the Committee’s … more →
Campaign for a Legal Duty of Candour in Clinical Negligence claims
accidentcompensationatlawsonwest wrote 2 weeks ago: Action against Medical Accidents are campaigning to create a legal duty on NHS staff to inform patie … more →
Bedside Barcodes Help, But Nurses Mobilize to End Distractions, Too
Christopher Little wrote 3 weeks ago: According to Joanne Mette, chief nursing officer at Kaiser Permanente in Hayward and Fremont [Califo … more →
Primary Care Trust fined £10,000 after patient falls 4 metres from a window
healthcaregovernance wrote 3 weeks ago: North East Essex Primary Care Trust has been fined £10,000 and ordered to pay costs of £4,972 after … more →
