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Full Face Protection: A simple solution
Abstract
In the last article1 some of the challenges related to the acquisition and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) against the Covid-19 virus were...
Personal Protection Equipment Provision; Challenges and Solutions
Introduction
January 20th 2020 was an auspicious day for two reasons; first, two Chinese nationals staying in York tested positive for Corona virus disease 19...
NHS Mismanagement
NHS in England is facing unprecedented challenges: a prolonged funding squeeze alongside a changing burden in society’s healthcare needs has put intense pressure on...
Fixing the NHS
As anyone with any experience in repairing things will tell you “you can’t fix it until you know which bit is broken”.
But is the...
‘It’s not you…’ Have successive governments fallen out of love with the NHS
It all started so well. In 1946, the National Health Service Act was published, and on the 5th July 1948, the NHS created. Welcomed,...
How to learn from the never event
“I’m in charge, don’t you trust me”! “Checklists? Bah, a waste of time”.
Attitudes like this can lead to ‘never events’ in the operating theatre,...
Face the fear of litigation
Are you afraid of being sued? Do you have sleepless nights worrying about the legal consequences of misdiagnosing a patient?
If you do, then you...
Perioperative emergency signage: Signs for safety
If you were to send me into the theatre corridor to find a fire extinguisher or a first aid kit, I will be able...
Seek & Secure: NHS Vanguards
Oxford dictionaries give two definitions of vanguard:
A group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas
The foremost part of an advancing...
Whistle-blowing – a career-limiting move?
Roll call
Dr Hayley Dare – sacked
Dr Raj Mattu - victimised
The Bupa 7 – bullied, threatened, lost industrial tribunal case
Sister Helene Donnelly – bullied and...
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