Medical errors

Saving Lives In Slow Motion

Medical errors are common and need to be minimised. They are the 3rd commonest cause of death in the USA.

In this episode I look at why these errors happen and what we can do to prevent them.

Links:

Patient safety (WHO): https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/patient-safety

Surgical safety checklist (WHO): https://www.who.int/teams/integrated-health-services/patient-safety/research/safe-surgery/tool-and-resources

Martin Bromiley’s charity looking at human factors: https://chfg.org/chfg-history/

PIP implant update: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57179180

Consent: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/consent-to-treatment/

PALS (NHS): https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/what-is-pals-patient-advice-and-liaison-service/

HealthWatch: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/what-we-do

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