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Four icons of patient safety
John Tansley • 30 Sep 2020 • 1 comment
Q member, John Tansley discusses his philosophy of patient safety through four key icons, and reflects on how this can inform and shape the evolving role of Patient Safety Specialists.
COVID-19: Safety-II in action (Zoom outcomes)
Simon Gill PhD BEng CEng MRAeS • 1 May 2020 • 0 comment
Follow a virtual meeting discussing Safety-II in action during COVID-19, hosts Simon Gill, Suzette Woodward and Paul Stretton share a summary of insights from the session.
A discussion about what we’re learning during the COVID-19 pandemic – join in (1)
Matthew Mezey • 20 Apr 2020 • 0 comment
Q's Community Engagement Manager, Matthew Mezey, discusses how Q members and other improvers are finding more effective ways to learn together during the COVID-19 crisis.
A closer look; staff wellbeing and safety in the complex world of healthcare
Jane Pightling • 7 Feb 2020 • 0 comment
Q member Jane Pightling explores the importance of Safety-II in tackling challenges in a complex world.
Evidence and pragmatism – bedfellows in successful implementation
Maxine Power • 19 Nov 2019 • 0 comment
After her lightning talk at the UK-wide Q community event, Maxine Power reflects on how we can improve when the evidence is challenged and resistance is high.
Flow Coaching – empowering front line staff to make improvements
Vincent Baxter • 13 Sep 2019 • 0 comment
Following a recent Q visit to Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, Q member Vincent Baxter discusses how flow coaching can be a powerful tool for engaging frontline staff in the quality improvement process.
Preventing catastrophes with good team working
Juliette Kumar • 12 Sep 2019 • 0 comment
The presence of fear greatly reduces the ability to learn; teams who feel psychologically safe are more able to prevent errors or even catastrophes from occurring. Find out what Juliette Kumar learned from Chernobyl, Prof Amy Edmonson and Deming in this blog about Psychological Safety.
Patient safety in partnership: Our plan for a safer future
Cheryl Crocker • 4 Sep 2019 • 0 comment
Patient Safety Director Cheryl Crocker writes about the launch of the AHSN Network's plan to support the NHS Patient Safety Strategy and how essential Q members are to making the plan a success.
Join the hub and help improve shared learning for patient safety
Claire Cox • 9 Aug 2019 • 5 comments
'To err is human, to cover up is unforgivable and to fail to learn is inexcusable.' How are you contributing to making care safer for your patients? Join the conversation.
National Patient Safety Strategy: Q’s influence
Jonathan Broad • 9 Aug 2019 • 1 comment
Many Q members were actively involved in shaping NHS Improvement's national patient safety strategy; here Jonathan Broad urges the community to get involved in shaping the new Patient Safety roles.