How to learn from serious incidents The current NHS England national serious incident framework outlines the need to carry out investigations to make sure that
What is safeguarding in sport? The aim of safeguarding in sport is to protect children and adults from harm and to promote the welfare of
What is an independent review? An independent review is the process whereby a service being provided by an organisation is evaluated by an external party
An interview with Chris Brougham During the Coronavirus pandemic frontline care and services have rightly taken priority. Organisations have focused on patient care and less
What are practising privileges? A practising privilege is the ‘licence’ agreed between individual medical professionals and a private healthcare provider. In effect, they set out
A false paradigm I have great sympathy for the firemen who have given evidence to the Grenfell Inquiry in recent weeks. For one thing, they
Health service executive The Health Service Executive of Ireland (HSE) have apologised after a man died almost immediately after being transferred from hospital to a
What is an RCA investigation? Root cause analysis (RCA) was developed for the health services to promote a systematic approach to the investigation of serious
