Consultancy
Understanding human performance
First let’s clear up the difference between human factors and human performance. Human performance is all about how and why people do what they do.
February 9, 2022
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Serious Incidents
Governance Issues
MHPS is no easy task
MHPS in healthcare Maintaining high performance standards (MHPS) in the healthcare sector is a challenging endeavour. If you’re responsible for managing doctors, how do you
November 4, 2021
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Governance Issues
Where did that come from? Our thoughts on the new Health and Care Bill
The government has published an impact assessment of the new Health and Care Bill which it is introducing to bring about the latest NHS re-organisation.
October 5, 2021
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Complaint handling
What does the National Covid Inquiry need to be effective?
In May 2021, the Prime Minister committed to a public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic, starting “in the spring of next year”.
August 15, 2021
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Education
How to commission an independent review
This year, independent reviews have featured regularly in the headlines. For example, the growing number of allegations about sexual abuse in schools and colleges recorded
May 13, 2021
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Healthcare
The importance of quality measures in healthcare
Quality measures allow a provider to assess performance and quantify organisational processes and structure. I’ve worked in health and social care for 35 years and
January 6, 2021
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Governance Issues
Do we need a patient safety commissioner?
Baroness Cumberlege’s report ‘First Do No Harm’ gives everyone involved in healthcare a lot to think about. The report examines the consequences of the use
August 11, 2020
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Digital health
The truth behind investigation backlogs
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
May 22, 2020
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Governance Issues
Safeguarding in sports medicine
Safeguarding in sport However hard one tries to simplify the issues, safeguarding in sport is a complex area. There are simple issues. All participants, especially
August 15, 2018
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Governance Issues
Private healthcare and its Uber-style safety
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
August 7, 2018
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Healthcare
Twitter poll detects greater support in investigation training is needed.
Serious incident At Verita, we understand that investigating serious incidents is crucial for organisational learning to take place. Investigators need to ensure that they get
March 23, 2018
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Healthcare
HSE apology as Verita report finds ‘catastrophic failure of healthcare’
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
February 22, 2018
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