Saving Lives In Slow Motion Medical Errors - why they happen and how we prevent them
Medical errors are common and need to be minimised. They are the 3rd commonest cause of death in the USA.
In this episode I look at why these errors happen and what we can do to prevent them.
Links:
Patient safety (WHO): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/patient-safety
Surgical safety checklist (WHO): https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/patient-safety/research/safe-surgery/tool-and-resources
Martin Bromiley’s charity looking at human factors: https://chfg.org/chfg-history/
PIP implant update: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57179180
Consent: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/consent-to-treatment/
PALS (NHS): https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/what-is-pals-patient-advice-and-liaison-service/
HealthWatch: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/what-we-do
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