Exploring new avenues to assess the sharp end of patient safety: an analysis of nationally aggregated peer review data – BMJ Quality & Safety
Many healthcare organisations (HCOs) use peer review to evaluate clinical performance, but it is unclear whether these data provide useful insights for assessing the sharp end of patient safetyeer review may be a useful tool for HCOs to assess their sharp end clinical performance, particularly safety events related to diagnostic and treatment errors.
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Read-back improves information transfer in simulated clinical crises – BMJ Quality & Safety
This article suggests that training healthcare teams to use read-back techniques could increase information transfer between team members with the potential for improved patient safety.
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Building the best team – CIPD Podcast
A podcast which discusses the role of evolving technology, the importance of communication patterns and shared values, and how all of these aspects contribute to building the best team.
Working in a virtual team – Mind Tools
Identifies the challenges and methods that can be used for effective working in a virtual team. Includes advice on relationship building, coping with isolation and raising issues.
Synthesis How to Keep Learning and Still Have a Life – Harvard Business Review article
The article discusses how the practice of continuing education among adult professionals may be viewed in the business community as a strategy for business growth and organizational survival. Topics include the growth mindset in the workplace, the computer program Brain Gym used to promote learning readiness, and the role of learning in business change. It also includes details on books that address creating learning environments within institutions, including “Learn or Die” by Edward D. Hess and “Rookie Smarts” by Liz Wiseman.
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