Prof Wendy Reid, Executive Director of Education and Quality and National Medical Director at Health Education England (HEE), describes the plans for a universal patient safety syllabus and training programme for the whole NHS.
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The results of this systematic literature review suggest a relationship between patient safety and burnout. These results potentially have important implications for the medical training milieu because residents are still in training and at the same time are asked to teach students. The results also indicate a need for more evidence-based interventions that support continued research examining quality of care measures, especially as they relate to acceptability.
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Medical education has traditionally relied on on-the-job training. However, the often used ‘see one, do one, teach one’ approach may be detrimental to patient safety and health, as it exposes patients to inexperienced healthcare practitioners.5 In an effort to reduce human errors and improve operational safety, simulation-based training (SBT) has been recognised as an effective methodology. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
To identify patient safety competencies, and determine the clinical learning environments that facilitate the development of patient safety competencies in nursing students. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Background Patient safety curricula in undergraduate medical education (UME) are often didactic format with little focus on skills training. Despite recent focus on safety, practical training in residency education is also lacking. Assessments of safety skills in UME and graduate medical education (GME) are generally knowledge, and not application-focused. We aimed to develop and pilot a safety-focused simulation with medical students and interns to assess knowledge regarding hazards of hospitalisation. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens