Risk Management Facilitator | MSc in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors | BA (Hons) Leadership | Supporting NHS Lanarkshire to Learn from Adverse Events
MSc Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors dissertation finally submitted. The past 3 years have been full of challenges balancing my career and univeristy. It’s all lead to today, now comes the long wait for results. 📚🤓🎉
An important role for Scotland, looking forward to seeing how this role develops systematic improvement across the country. An amazing step forward with a focus on embedding the views of patients and the public in relation to the safety of health care. Congratulations Karen 🎉
The Scottish Parliament has formally agreed to nominate Karen Titchener to His Majesty The King for appointment as the new Patient Safety Commissioner.
You can find out more about the nomination, and the role at ow.ly/556s50VTnr5
A huge thanks to everyone who supported our recruitment event. From our trade union reps, Recruitment team, Chief Nurse, Leanne, SCNs and CNs, Acute Nurse director and to our site director who stayed till the end with us ❤️
@AngelaDixon2017@sharonm01497341@TrudiMarshall1
🎉Joy at work 🎉
Celebrating Leanne’s big birthday. She turns 40 on Monday and had a welcome break from her duty manager shift to enjoy some cake and presents @leannefowler195
Hope you have the best time celebrating 🥳
@WishawGen 🎉❤️🎉
#teamWishaw#birthdaygirl
Quality week 2025. Thanks to everyone who presented at UHW QI showcase event. All the QI was inspiring, every presenter was outstanding. As a site, we will be sharing your work to ensure its spread across all clinical areas. Thanks again for making QI week at UHW special 👏😊
We've published a new national framework for reviewing and learning from adverse events. The framework places a key focus on ensuring patients and families are at the heart of the review process.
Follow the link in the comments to access the framework.
ALT A national framework for reviewing and learning from adverse events in NHS Scotland - February 2025
The lovely tree in The Sanctuary @WishawGen to remember all our angel babies who were too precious for this earth 🩷🩵👼🏼, if anyone would like to come and remember their babies in heaven over Christmas please feel welcome by the hospital chaplain.
Stewarton Street in Wishaw is closed between East Academy Street and Graham Street due to a fire which was reported around 2.30pm.
Nearby buildings have been evacuated as a precaution.
Driver are urged to use alternative routes.
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Another recruitment post 🙂 A very rare opportunity to join @NHSLanarkshire Maternity and Neonatal services as Lead Midwife for Clinical Governance. We are expecting high interest in this exciting post! Application through job train via reference 201188
By knowing how to get the right care in the right place we can keep well and get the care we need quickly, safely and as close to home as possible. Check out this graphic from @NHS24#RightCareRightPlace#MyHealthMyRights
Well that's that, then .. 12 years of working together across acute medicine @WishawGen, but today we say a fond farewell to Dr Calum McGregor as he moves to join the guys @NHSForthValley. Cheers big guy .. you'll be missed 😘🥳👍💙 xx @juliecoyle77
Great to chat with staff about the Cardiac Arrest Review as part of Care Assurance Week. I will also be at the next Senior Charge Nurse Forum. If you didn’t manage to come along today and want to know more please let me know. @WishawGen
🌟 NHSL staff @NHSLanarkshire 🌟 Heard of ACTIVE WARDS, but not sure what it is or how to get involved? Take a look at today’s staff briefing! We can all improve the health and wellbeing of our patients by encouraging meaningful activities whilst in hospital.
Many organisations in health and care are shifting from the language of "quality improvement" to "continuous improvement". Here's a couple of graphics that highlight the power of continuous improvement. The first is adapted from QuotedVisually. The second is by @melodie_ltd (Instagram), via @RobinD100.