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TweetPatient Safety PhD studentship: Feedback and learning from incident reporting Department of Surgery and Cancer The Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London is offering one 3-year studentship funded by a grant from the NHS Commissioning Board. The PhD research will take place within the context of development of the UK National Reporting and Learning [...]
TweetAs massive growth in civil aviation continues, is the real threat to aviation safety the criminalisation of aircraft accidents? Published in the Royal Aeronautical Society‘s monthly journal, Aerospace International, Caroline Malty reports on whether a worldwide Just Culture is achievable – her report can be read in full HERE. For further information about this article [...]
TweetThe recent BBC Horizon programme, How to Avoid Mistakes in Surgery, will no longer be available on iPlayer (from 18/04/13). However, some kind person has uploaded it to YouTube and it can be viewed here: How to Avoid Mistakes in Surgery. BBC Active distributes licences and programmes to educational institutions, charities, businesses, museums and festivals for educational [...]
TweetAviate, navigate, communicate – where medicine is going wrong. Aviators have a mantra in the event of emergency – aviate, navigate, communicate. In short, fly the plane, everything else can wait. In an era of glass cockpits – flight decks in which computers dominate – and the role of the pilot have been oft times [...]
TweetImplementing the Recommendations from Francis Assessing and Transforming the Culture of an NHS Service Tuesday 9th July 2013, London This conference focuses on assessing and improving the culture of your NHS organisation or service. Interactive masterclass sessions, case studies and presentations will focus on how you understand culture, values and the relationship between culture and [...]
TweetThe University of Oxford are holding a short CPD course on Human Factors, Teamwork & Communications in May as part of the new MSc in Surgical Science and Practice but which can also be taken separately by non-surgical clinicians as a short course. The course will be 5 days long and will be led by [...]
TweetThe Centre for Patient Safety & Service Quality has just issued its Spring 2013 Newsletter, which can be downloaded HERE. This month’s newsletter includes articles about patient safety and service quality; publication of the month and other useful resources.
TweetA letter written by Rhona Flin, with Martin Bromiley, Peter Buckle and Jane Reid regarding the Mid Staffs Inquiry was recently published in the BMJ and can be downloaded as a pdf HERE or read online HERE
TweetAs part of the Irish Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, COHSEE in conjunction with the Irish Centre for Patient Safety at NUI Galway will be hosting a Special Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Patient Safety - May 9th 2013 NUI Galway The Call for Papers for the Irish Ergonomics Society Annual Conference, to be held [...]
TweetThis unique, annual international conference covers multiple sectors where ergonomics and human factors is studied and applied. Taking place over four days, it’s a great forum for discussion and exchange of ideas and information. Listen to the latest research and practitioner case studies, knowing that our peer review process ensures that presentations are both contemporary [...]
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