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Patient Safety and Clinical Skills

Latest News - Updates

These regular updates contain information about the activities of the Patient Safety group, and the work it is contributing to.

March 2012: Overview report on sponsored activities for our stakeholders, including service, partners  and colleagues [PDF]
Including information on:
 - Patient Safety Leadership Development
 - NHSS as a learning organisation
 - Embedding patient safety and improvement methods in curricula
 - Patients involved in driving safety improvement
 - Safety culture and quality improvement

 

September 2011: Summary of activity for colleagues, partners and other stakeholders [PDF] 
Including information on:
 - Patient Safety Training Courses
 - the Scottish Patient Safety Fellowship Programme
 - Patient Safety e-learning module

 

April 2011:  Example NES (including partnership) developments and activities which are contributing to the multi-disciplinary portfolio of the group [PDF]
Including information on:
 - the continued development of the NES Patient Safety Strategy, and of a co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary approach
 - the NES contribution to the Patient Safety in Primary Care Programme
 - Significant Event Analysis (SEA) and Collective Learning in Primary Care
 - an example of embedding Patient Safety in the  Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme (SMMDP)

 

September 2010:  Example NES partnership developments and activities, NES Patient Safety Multi-disciplinary Steering Group (PSMSG) co-ordinated patient safety portfolio [PDF]
Including information on:
 - NES contributing to the Scottish Patient Safety Programe Fellowship
 - Embedding Patient Safety in the existing NES educational infrastructure
 - Patient Safety Short Course developments
 - the Patient Safety section of the Evidence into Practice portal

 

March 2010NES-led actions for evolving partnership Patient Safety Educational Framework, High-level progress summary [PDF]
Including information on:
 - Patient Safety 'Leadership' Short Courses
 - QIS (now Healthcare Improvement Scotland) Fellowship 'community of practice'
 - Generic e-learning patient safety module - testing

 

October 2009: NES Patient Safety Multi-disciplinary Steering Group Update [PDF]
Including information on:
 - NES-facilitated 'Educational Summit', June 2009
 - the NES response to the Scottish Patient Safety Programme, 2008-2009

 

June 2009: NES Patient Safety Partnership Working Update [PDF]
Including information on: 
 - the Partnership Pilot Patient Safety Leadership course, contributing to sustainability of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP)
 - the SPSP Fellowship
 - the development of  a Patient Safety Portal and Managed Knowledge Network