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Helen Hughes

@helenh49

Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning. Passionate about patient safety (obvs) & social justice. Feminist. Love Wales & Penge. Views my own etc

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linkhttps://www.patientsafetylearning.org/ calendar_today02-10-2009 07:33:49

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New Video: George Monbiot describes the treatment of #MECFS as "The Greatest Medical Scandal of the 21st century". Watch the introduction to a new 27 minute explainer video about the scandal from reframing a recognised neurological illness to the withdrawal of harmful treatments.

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In the discussion MPs highlighted individual cases from their constituents relating to pelvic mesh, and also raised broader issues. A valuable debate promoting these important #patientsafety issues with Government. Well done Sling the Mesh and Kath Sansom

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🗨️Reducing avoidable harm in health and social care cannot be done in isolation; collaboration is key🗨️ Patient safety and the power of collaboration - a new blog featured on the hub today pslhub.org/learn/patient-… #patientsafety

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I learnt of grooming gangs from The Times and The Sunday Times in Jan 2011 I became chief prosecutor May 2011 I authorised charging Rochdale gang June 2011 After convictions (May 2012) Keir put me in charge of national response Far Right thugs attacked my home 1000s of rapists were brought to justice

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🆕In this ‘Top picks’ article on the hub we have pulled together resources, blogs and tools to support staff and organisations in developing a culture where everyone feels psychologically safe pslhub.org/learn/culture/… #patientsafety #psychologicalsafety

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News article added to the hub today - 'Patients are collapsing in the waiting room': A&E nurses speak out pslhub.org/blogs/entry/78… (via BBC News (UK)) #patientsafety

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Upcoming Patients Association event featured on the hub today: ▶️The importance of listening in medical care - a fireside chat with Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan (Dr Rageshri Dhairyawan)🗓️Thursday 23rd January 2025 ⏰Begins at 7pm More details below⬇️ pslhub.org/events/event/1…

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An incredibly insightful interview and a valuable start of our interview series on whistleblowing and speaking up. Is anyone listening?

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System leaders need to be honest and transparent about the scale of problem and commit to working collaboratively to share practices to minimise the avoidable harm of corridor care

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How corridor care in the NHS is affecting safety culture: A new blog by our Associate Director Claire Cox on the hub this week pslhub.org/learn/patient-…

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🆕In this interview Helen Hughes & Peter Duffy speak to former consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist Martyn Pitman. He shares his whistleblowing story, the impact this had on his mental health and career and why the NHS needs to regulate managers. Link: pslhub.org/learn/culture/…

🆕In this interview <a href="/helenh49/">Helen Hughes</a> &amp; <a href="/peter__duffy/">Peter Duffy</a> speak to former consultant obstetrician &amp; gynaecologist <a href="/MartynPitman/">Martyn Pitman</a>. He shares his whistleblowing story, the impact this had on his mental health and career and why the NHS needs to regulate managers.

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In a new interview on the hub, Martyn Pitman speaks to Helen Hughes and Peter Duffy about his whistleblowing experience. He shares his story, the impact his whistleblowing had on his mental health and career and why the NHS needs to regulate managers pslhub.org/learn/culture/…

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We hope this blog has shone a spotlight on some of the challenges people with ME and Long Covid face when accessing care. If you have ME or Long Covid, or care for someone who does, we’re keen to hear about your experiences

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The government really needs to respond soon to these recommendations. Women and their families continue to suffer pslhub.org/learn/patient-…

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🆕The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the theme of World Patient Safety Day 2025 will be “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, emphasising the need for stronger measures to protect children from preventable harm. Read more below⬇️ pslhub.org/learn/organisa… #patientsafety

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A must read short blog, highlighting the patient safety risk from a well intended change in policy not being designed, implemented or evaluated as a system change