HSSIB have published a report examining the case of a patient who did not receive time critical Parkinson’s medication while attending an emergency department. The report charts the first in a series of investigations exploring patient safety events in NHS organisations to understand why patients may not receive medications as planned.
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IP&C: current trends and future directions
Dawn Stott highlights the findings from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, practitioner surveys, and focus groups, which provide an insight into current knowledge and awareness around the role of airway devices in infection risk. In this article, she discusses the potential for patient harm and how this can be mitigated.
Rethinking procurement in decontamination
As the NHS faces considerable financial issues, Alison Arnold, provides an insight into where valuable money could be saved at hospital sites across the UK, by rethinking procurement strategies.
Reducing rates of ventilator associated pneumonia
St George’s University Hospitals Trust evaluated an intervention designed to reduce the incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in mechanically ventilated patients. The analysis showed a 66% reduction in VAP, highlighting the potential for substantial cost savings and improved patient outcomes, through the implementation of preventative...
60 years of championing safe care in theatres
The Association for Perioperative Practice is committed to helping perioperative practitioners to develop their skills, as well as improving patient care and safety. As we approach the end of 2024, it is a time for reflection, and this year has been a particularly important year for the AfPP – as it has celebrated its 60th Anniversary.
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AfPP Manchester Regional Conference
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
1st March 2025
The Fifth Annual Operating Theatres Show 2025
Kia Oval, London
11th March 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm
AfPP Newcastle Regional Conference
Herschel Building, Newcastle University
26th April 2025
Infection Prevention and Control 2025 Conference and Exhibition
The National Conference Centre, Birmingham
29th – 30th April 2025
Decontamination and Sterilisation 2025 Conference and Exhibition
The National Conference Centre, Birmingham
29th April 2025
Scottish Intensive Care Society Conference 2025
Crieff Hydro Hotel
1st - 2nd May 2-25
