TIME TO CARE

In the last few years, the way we talk about patient safety has started to shift. Thanks to our ability to observe, study, evolve, adapt and learn, we have gained enough information and knowledge to begin addressing the safety of patient care and the working conditions within healthcare. We have gained an understanding of what […]

third book

Just in case you have been wondering why I have not posted for a while. I am writing my third book. So I am a little distracted! I have also been doing lots of lovely presentations, workshops and masterclasses on safety I and safety II, just culture and psychological safety. Learning tons. So over the […]

Work as imagined and work as done

This is a blog which is part of a series of blogs linked to my second book which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Implementing-Patient-Safety-Addressing-Conditions/dp/0815376863 Work-as-done The things that happen frequently in the daily activities of every day clinical work is coined by those that study human factors as work-as-done.  In healthcare people adapt and adjust their actions […]

complex adaptive systems

This is a blog which is part of a series of blogs linked to my second book which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Implementing-Patient-Safety-Addressing-Conditions/dp/0815376863 Complexity science has evolved in part from systems theory and aims to help us understand what constitutes the complex system (and complex adaptive system) and to identify the common characteristics.  Complexity science can […]

Three models of safety

This is part of the series of blogs which provide a synopsis of my second book which can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Implementing-Patient-Safety-Addressing-Conditions/dp/0815376863 In part 1 we explore the latest concepts and theories starting with the three models of safety. There is a recognition that strategies for managing safety in highly standardised and controlled environments such […]