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Mashup Score: 94NHS culture change is difficult, not impossible—but essential, says health ombudsman - 5 month(s) ago
A toxic culture of defensiveness and hostility pervades the NHS, and despite many patient safety reviews nothing has fundamentally changed, Rob Behrens tells Abi Rimmer Early on in his career as a civil servant, Rob Behrens, now the parliamentary and health service ombudsman, was sent by the UK government to South Africa, to work on the transformation from apartheid to democracy. “People in Britain used to say what they had to do was hard. I would come back from South Africa and say, ‘You don’t know you’re born.’” It’s an anecdote he uses when talking about culture change in the NHS. Although change might be difficult, it is not impossible, and it is something that needs to happen, says Behrens, whose role is to adjudicate independently on complaints that have not been resolved by the NHS in England and UK government departments. “There is huge professionalism and commitment throughout the NHS. It’s been through the mill in a way that no other institution has—because of covid, strikes,
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Mashup Score: 94NHS culture change is difficult, not impossible—but essential, says health ombudsman - 5 month(s) ago
A toxic culture of defensiveness and hostility pervades the NHS, and despite many patient safety reviews nothing has fundamentally changed, Rob Behrens tells Abi Rimmer Early on in his career as a civil servant, Rob Behrens, now the parliamentary and health service ombudsman, was sent by the UK government to South Africa, to work on the transformation from apartheid to democracy. “People in Britain used to say what they had to do was hard. I would come back from South Africa and say, ‘You don’t know you’re born.’” It’s an anecdote he uses when talking about culture change in the NHS. Although change might be difficult, it is not impossible, and it is something that needs to happen, says Behrens, whose role is to adjudicate independently on complaints that have not been resolved by the NHS in England and UK government departments. “There is huge professionalism and commitment throughout the NHS. It’s been through the mill in a way that no other institution has—because of covid, strikes,
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Mashup Score: 10
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has launched a website that highlights health plans that are high performers in appropriate antibiotic use.
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Mashup Score: 17
A consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who claims that he was victimised for raising patient safety issues in midwifery and maternity care has lost his whistleblowing case at an employment tribunal. Martyn Pitman, who is being supported by the BMA, was sacked last March after 20 years as a consultant at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. But Judge Jonathan Gray at the tribunal in Southampton said that the “overarching reason” for his treatment was his “communication style” and “not the message he was trying to convey.” The judge concluded in a judgment on 27 October, “It is the …
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Mashup Score: 0University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality - 7 month(s) ago
The University of Georgia Health Center (UHC) used AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) to conduct a required assessment to evaluate the safety culture and quality of its facility. The university’s Student Health Center, located in Athens, Georgia, chose the AHRQ tool because it was designed specifically for staff of outpatient medical offices to share their opinions about the culture of patient safety and healthcare quality in their workplace.
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Mashup Score: 1University of Georgia Health Center Relies on AHRQ Survey to Assess Culture of Safety and Quality - 7 month(s) ago
The University of Georgia Health Center (UHC) used AHRQ’s Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) to conduct a required assessment to evaluate the safety culture and quality of its facility. The university’s Student Health Center, located in Athens, Georgia, chose the AHRQ tool because it was designed specifically for staff of outpatient medical offices to share their opinions about the culture of patient safety and healthcare quality in their workplace.
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Mashup Score: 0
Virtual Meeting for the AHRQ Software Developers Meeting – Common FormatsOctober 25, 2023, 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. EDT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this fully virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the Common Formats with members of the public, including software developers and other interested parties. Agenda topics will include discussion…
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Mashup Score: 1
Virtual Meeting for the AHRQ Software Developers Meeting – Common FormatsOctober 25, 2023, 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. EDT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this fully virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the Common Formats with members of the public, including software developers and other interested parties. Agenda topics will include discussion…
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Mashup Score: 1
Virtual Meeting for the AHRQ Software Developers Meeting – Common FormatsOctober 25, 2023, 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. EDT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will be hosting this fully virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the Common Formats with members of the public, including software developers and other interested parties. Agenda topics will include discussion…
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Mashup Score: 0Reducing Harms from Unsafe Use of Antibiotics and Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance - 7 month(s) ago
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A toxic culture of defensiveness and hostility pervades the NHS, and despite many #patientsafety reviews nothing has fundamentally changed, health ombudsman @RobBehrens1884 tells @Abi_Rimmer https://t.co/Wyi8Qkb54j