Patient Safety First Projects
Health Education Wessex run a one-day masterclass on patient safety several times a year. This course is open to all healthcare professionals and is compulsory for all ST1 trainees.
To book on the patient safety masterclass visit: www.wessexdeanery.nhs.uk/courses__conferences_centre.aspx
The masterclass includes:
After attending a class, you are encouraged to undertake your own patient safety project using improvement methodology (PDSA cycles). A paediatric patient safety ‘champion’ will be your mentor and all projects are presented orally or by poster at an annual conference in July. These projects provide a rich source of ideas for addressing common safety issues.
Projects can be searched and viewed at www.healtheducationwessexprojects.org.uk (Requires sign up and log in)
To book on the patient safety masterclass visit: www.wessexdeanery.nhs.uk/courses__conferences_centre.aspx
The masterclass includes:
- dealing with common themes of teamwork, communication, leadership and professionalism
- human factors in clinical error
- risk awareness in specific specialties.
After attending a class, you are encouraged to undertake your own patient safety project using improvement methodology (PDSA cycles). A paediatric patient safety ‘champion’ will be your mentor and all projects are presented orally or by poster at an annual conference in July. These projects provide a rich source of ideas for addressing common safety issues.
Projects can be searched and viewed at www.healtheducationwessexprojects.org.uk (Requires sign up and log in)
Recent Projects
- Improving performance of the newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) on the postnatal ward - Dr Katie Restall (Basingstoke)
- Improving medical staffing awareness and safety on the neonatal unit - Dr Kang Mi Sun (Portsmouth)
- Documentation of nasogastric tube - Michelle White (Chichester)
- Handover of wounds and skin damage in the neonatal unit - Aniko Fehervarine Poncsak & Joyce Richardson (UHS & HHFT)
- Improving the 'jobs box' system in general paediatrics - Dr Joely Clarke & Dr Ellen Crame (Poole)
- Improving safety with oral medication bottles - Naomi James (Portsmouth)
- Cooling documentation - Theresa Howell (Salisbury)
- Documentation of risk factors for sepsis in postnatal babies - Dr Shi-Mei Kam (Southampton)
- Enabling timely view of investigations sent on discharged patients - Dr Alyssia Broomfield (Portsmouth)
For further information contact our paediatric patient safety champions:
- Kim Edwards, neonatal nurse preceptor lead: kim.edwards@wessex.hee.nhs.uk
- Anna Wykes, paediatric nurse preceptorship lead: Anna.wykes@uhs.nhs.uk
- Lucy Everitt, trainee lead: lucyeveritt@doctors.org.uk
- David James, PEM post CCT fellow: David.james@uhs.nhs.uk
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