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 […]
Author: Suzette Woodward
I am Suzette Woodward - I am a PICU nurse and have studied safety at a national level for over 20 years and have loved every second of it. I have a doctorate in Patient Safety. Thank you for reading my blog.
Implementation
This is another blog in the series linked to my second book which can be found here: Part two focuses on the theories and concepts described in part one and explores how we can turn these into practice i.e. how we can practically use them to improve the safety of patient care. It explores the methods […]
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 […]
Maternity safety
The Independent reports today on the issues of safety in maternity units citing the CQC’s chief inspector of hospitals, Professor Ted Baker, who told MPs on the Commons Health and Social Care Committee that he was concerned about the safety of mothers and babies in some maternity units which had persistent problems. “Those problems are […]
Bringing safety II to life
Now is the time to turn theory into reality. Over the last five years I have been studying and writing about new approaches to safety. I have set that out in both my books and in particular my second book below. It has also been reiterated and explored by a growing number of patient safety […]
Waiting by David Naylor
The following is a guest blog by Dr David Naylor* Over the past few nights, I have had a recurring dream. I am the captain of a huge new aircraft carrier. My officers, two women, are on the deck. All I feel is that I have no idea what I am doing. I am wandering […]
Compassion and connecting.
There is a lot of talk about compassionate leadership. What does it actually mean? Start with listening. Be empathetic, kind, humble and human. Ask people what they need. Be curious and don’t assume you need to have all the answers. Seek diversity of people and opinions to help find the solutions. Help people be the […]
Understanding the middle
Imagine a range which has at one end the status quo i.e. the way in which we continue to do the same thing time and time and time again (I’m talking safety wise, incident reporting, incident investigations, focus on error, harm and failure etc) and at the other end is ‘change’ or ‘innovation’ or ‘improvement’ […]
New ways for new times
The tools and methods for safety I seem clumsy and out of sync with the world we find ourselves in. Incident reporting and root cause analysis have long been both the methods of choice and the wrong way to learn. Over the next few months let’s explore better methods for learning. Let’s use this time […]
