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Poor communication is a significant cause of medical error In 2022-3 it was commonest cause of never events such as wrong site surgery, implants or protheses, and retained instruments/swabs Our latest case of the month highlights poor communication coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

Happy New Year from us all at CORESS This month's case of the month is wrong side surgery Please check out the link below to see how this can happen... Lots of learning points Here's to a safer 2025 for our patients! coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

Congratulations to the winners! Dr Sunil Kumar donated 100 copies of the book he co-authored with Dr Toni Brunning: “The Power of Preparation for surgery”. @CPOC_news advertised & sent 10 lucky winners 10 books each for their staff/patient benefit. Sorry to 41 unlucky applicants.

Our Case of the Month highlights how error can often be multifactorial Here an elderly patient did not get an urgent CT scan as surgical team were awaiting blood results Tragically, as a result of delays, the patient died Read our findings & report 👇 coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

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Our March case of the month is really interesting. As with so many errors, this was one multi-factorial, starting with an upset child Despite completing a check list, an incision was placed in the wrong place due to a distracting site marking See below coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

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Speaking later at a UK Advanced Colorectal Course about human factors & improving team performance Miscommunication is a leading cause of serious medical error A few simple things like asking staff to confirm they have heard & understood can make a big difference to safety.

Here's a recent podcast about how understanding human factors can help change culture, improve patient safety & team work I would never compare healthcare to other high risk organisations, but our HF work translates & applies many lessons from them 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/6g7IjS…

Retained swabs after surgery should never occur. If throat packs are left behind, they can be fatal as block the airway Here's a recent audit of improvements in practice after national guidelines published in 2018 Great to see work having an impact 😀 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our case of the month for April is unusual During a long procedure a second segment of bowel was removed, but this was left inside the abdomen Surgeon only realised while driving home. A long case, limited breaks & other factors discussed Read here 👇 coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

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Human factors is a huge subject ranging from systems design, how we interact with technology & factors affecting performance Here’s a paper we’ve published for cancer surgeons with areas we think are important. Also applicable to healthcare teams 👇 kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2…

⭐️ Project launch!! ⭐️ CROSS-CHECK: A multi-centre CROSS-sectional study and audit of surgical safety CHECKlist Modification Sign-up now to be a local collaborator in the first national human factors trainee collaborative project. Deadline 1st June 2025 humanfactorsinsurgery.net/cross-check-pr…

Our case of the month is about removing a PEG tube Highlights lots of learning points including communication, delegating without checking experience & other factors No harm came to the patient as the trainee recognised his limitations & called for help coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

Our case of the month is an incompletely removed appendix which caused issues 18 months later and led to litigation. Good record keeping is so important as are operative images If the appendix had been removed at the time, this would have been proved. coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…

Our latest human factors paper! 😀 While written for radiologists, hope it may of interest to others in healthcare Lots of info about cognitive biases, workload, system 1 & 2 thinking, fatigue, burnout, decision making & more Please have a look 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lIYa,GNpk13…

Our case of the month is a rare event occurring after laryngectomy & hemithyroidectomy for a tumour The patient had a hypoglossal nerve palsy causing swallowing issues post op Good operation notes were key to successfully defending this unexplained case coress.org.uk/case-of-the-mo…