by Linda Jamieson | Jan 5, 2023 | Learning Lessons, NHS, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
I’ve recently read “Unnatural Causes” by Dr Richard Shepherd in which he shares a large repertoire of first-hand accounts of his work as a forensic pathologist. It’s a thoroughly absorbing book containing many standout stories, but one of the most striking things I...
by Linda Jamieson | Jun 27, 2022 | NHS, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
Reducing stress is an organisational imperative since workplace pressures continue to be one of the main causes of short and long-term absence. According to research undertaken by CIPD based on responses from 804 organisations, 79% of respondents report some...
by Linda Jamieson | Feb 9, 2022 | Learning Lessons, NHS, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
NHS England’s Patient Safety Team will be launching the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) this spring, heralding a significant opportunity to improve patient safety, in part because it will recommend the use of After Action Review (AAR). This...
by Linda Jamieson | Feb 14, 2020 | Culture change, Leadership, NHS, Patient Safety, Uncategorized
News reports in whatever country you live in will periodically be dominated by a story whose horror is compounded by the fact that there were bystanders who could have prevented it. We have had one of these this recently in the UK and it shines a light on something...
by Linda Jamieson | Dec 6, 2019 | Culture change, Patient Safety, Staff engagement, Uncategorized
Have you noticed how some people start to get ready to go home well before their official clock-off time? Every day of the week, the cup washing, desk cleaning, pencil-pot tidying begins and is followed by a long visit to the bathroom and then the coat is put on so...
