Medical Errors - why they happen and how we prevent them
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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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