World Patient Safety Day 2024

For the most up-to-date information on health conditions and medicines visit the HSE Health A-Z

Blood clots

Blood blots are treatable if diagnosed on time. There can be serious complications if the signs and symptoms are missed. Working in partnership with Thrombosis Ireland and the National VTE programme. We have made resources to raise awareness on the signs, symptoms and risk factors of blood clots. These are available via a series of video clips (YouTube)

Healthcare scans and radiation

Some medical procedures involve the use of radiation, find out about Radiation doses received during medical procedures.

Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of an infection.

Most cases lead to a full recovery if it's identified and treated quickly. But without quick treatment, sepsis can lead to multiple organ failure and death. Find out about the Signs and symptoms of sepsis.

• Could it be sepsis? (podcast)
• HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast - Sepsis (podcast)
• Know the symptoms - Paediatric sepsis flyer (PDF, 1 Page, 147 KB)
• QPS TalkTime on sepsis in infants and children (YouTube)

My medicines list

Keeping a medicines list can help you know your medicines, check the details and ask questions, or discuss your medicines with those involved in your healthcare.

My Medicine list resources

Tips on using trusted information

Using trusted information is important in healthcare. Get tips on using trusted sources of information - bemediasmart.

Could it be sepsis? - shows.acast.com

HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing podcast - Sepsis - podbean.com

Video resources

Download World Patient Safety Day video resources to show on screens in your services on HSE ShareFile.ie.

Listen to Dr. Colm Henry Video speak about the theme for World Patient Safety Day (Coming soon)

• Watch Joe Ryan, HSE National Director for Public Involvement, Culture and Risk Management share how you can get involved for WPSD (YouTube)
• Watch Ashling O'Leary from Patients for Patient Safety Ireland introduce World Patient Safety Day 2024 (YouTube)
• Quality Talks 2022: Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH, on Putting Health IT to Work to Reduce Misdiagnosis (ncqa.org)

Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast

We have launched 4 Walk and Talk Improvement podcasts related to the theme of 'Diagnostic Safety'

• Episode 18: My Health, My Voice: Matthew's story on Acast
• Episode 19: The psychology of diagnosis with Professor Eva Doherty on Acast
• Episode 20: Striving for diagnostic excellence with Dr Hardeep Singh on Acast
• Episode 21: Making a diagnosis: the role of GPs with Dr John Brennan on Acast

• Reducing and managing sepsis - what do you need to know as a healthcare professional? - shows.acast.com
• Diagnostic excellence with Hardeep Singh, Denise Connor, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal on apple podcasts

Date:

Tuesday 17 September from 12.30pm to 1.15pm

What is the session about?

Join us for QPS TalkTime live from the NPSO Conference to mark World Patient Safety Day.

• explore the key themes from the National Patient Safety Office Conference ‘Thing Global, Act Local’
• learn about available resources for World Patient Safety Day 2024 “Listen, diagnose, understand: working together for patient safety’
• get an introduction to diagnostic excellence
• hear how services are marking World Patient Safety Day

Speakers

• Joe Ryan - National Director HSE Public Involvement, Culture and Risk Management
• Kate O'Flaherty - Director of the National Patient Safety Office, Department of Health
• Bernie O'Reilly - Member of Patients for Patient Safety Ireland
• Anne Marie O'Neill - CEO, Thrombosis Ireland

Register for QPS TalkTime

National Healthcare Communication Programme (NHCP)

The National Healthcare Communication Programme is designed to support healthcare staff to learn, develop and maintain their communication skills with patients, their families and with colleagues.

The NHCP have resources such as:

• modules on communication skills for sharing information
• a summary skills card
• NHCP information app

Learn more about the The National Healthcare Communication Programme.

Radiology

HSE Radiation Protection

Radiation doses received during medical procedures

The National Radiation Protection Committee risk table (PDF, 1 Page, 235 KB)

National Specialty Quality Improvement Programmes - rcpi.ie

Ionising Radiation National Dose Report - hiqa.ie

QPS TalkTime

How do we provide safe care in today’s context? with Dr. Suzette Woodward (YouTube)

Civility Saves Lives with Dr. Chris Turner and Prof Eva Doherty (YouTube)

Psychological safety for leaders with Dr. Anna Burhouse (YouTube)

• The global burden of diagnostic errors in primary care - bmj.com
• The prevalence and consequences of diagnostic errors in healthcare - ahrq.gov
• Diagnostic error in mental health - bmj.com
• Improving Diagnosis in Health Care - nationalacademies.org
• Diagnostic Failure: A Cognitive and Affective Approach - ahrq.gov