Karl Heidel

Associate Director of Communications: #PatientSafety; #stigma; Health; #Communications; PR; science; environment; & things which make me smile.

[Karl Heidel @HeidelKarl]

@0ivankaTrump1 0 - it’s not a shirt

[Karl Heidel @HeidelKarl]

Latitude festival has been brilliant. Great line up, topped off rather nicely by an @England win. Well done @Lionesses

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Having effective facilitation can make a massive difference to outcomes. By enabling clear communication, structured problem-solving, and inclusive decision-making, facilitation drives performance & innovation. Bringing in highly skilled external facilitators who help us to see the big picture can be a powerful intervention but it isn't enough. Every leader should be a facilitator. Leaders who prioritize & cultivate facilitation skills often see immediate improvements in team dynamics & productivity. Facilitative leadership can create a strong foundation for sustained success.
https://t.co/OO3W4fwcqs. By Voltage Control.
Graphic by Adrian Robke.

[Karl Heidel @HeidelKarl]

@Ben_Aaronovitch My Aunty’s name was Hanni. A beautiful lady, and a possibly not an obvious name Ben?

[NHS Employers @NHSEmployers]

For World Suicide Prevention Day today, we've updated our suicide prevention and postvention web page with more strategies and guidance on supporting staff, including guidance from SOM on responding to a colleague's death by suicide https://t.co/8moTDrALo4

[Amanda Pritchard @AmandaPritchard]

Earlier today, the Infected Blood Inquiry published its final report. The Prime Minister has subsequently issued an apology on behalf of successive Governments and the entire British state.

I want to do the same on behalf of the NHS in England now, and over previous decades.

[We Are NHS People 💙 @people_nhs]

We have published the NHS Leadership Competency Framework for board members of NHS providers, ICBs and NHS England’s Board. It provides a framework for recruitment and appraisal and informs future board leadership and management training and development: https://t.co/0Go4G026h4

[Michael Buchanan @BBCMBuchanan]

In all the years of covering rough sleeping, I’ve never seen anything like I saw last week. #homeless ⁦@BBCNews⁩

[Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @theHSSIB]

Our Annual Review 2022/23 is out today. Over the year we published 16 investigation reports and issued 36 safety recommendations to 13 different organisations. Read it now https://t.co/JRRRprMpia #PatientSafety

[Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @theHSSIB]

Registration is now open for our annual conference. It’s free to attend and CPD accredited. Register now https://t.co/MrleM83act #HSIBCon23

[Independent Healthcare Providers Network @IndHealthPN]

A really good session from @r_benneyworth at #PatientSafetyConf23 talking about the role and changing position of @hsib_org

Emphasises the importance of shared learning, not blame, and the need for collaboration and effective partnerships.

[Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @theHSSIB]

It’s just been announced that our maternity investigations programme will be hosted from October this year by @CareQualityComm. Read more on our website https://t.co/KDFCRKOlPw #NHS #PatientSafety

[Karl Heidel @HeidelKarl]

There’s still opportunity to join our #fatigue event. Some great speakers talking about the power of sleep, and the dangers of not getting enough. Truly fascinating https://t.co/33qAbtGLBa #NHSStaffFatigue #WorldSleepDay

[Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @theHSSIB]

'Why we (still) need to talk about fatigue' - @DrMikeFarquhar gave insight on why we need to keep the focus on the risk fatigue brings to the care of patients and wellbeing of staff, the work being done and the change needed at a system level #NHSStaffFatigue #WorldSleepDay

[Karl Heidel @HeidelKarl]

There comes a time in life when you only get invited to events because the organisers want to meet your daughter @imogen_ph rather than you😊 Very proud that @GaryLineker was one such invite. Gary was so gracious to her & all the other children in the audience for his book launch

[Dr Jilly Poots, PhD @jpootsy]

Excellent talk by Laura and Clare @hsib_org this morning on driving system level change through National Investigations - it was like a whistle-stop tour of incident investigation methods and I've learned so much in under an hour! 👏🏻 #HSIBCon22

[Natalie Davies @nhsdavies]

Attending the #HSIBcon22 today. Interested in the HSIB training to support @StockportNHS journey to PSIRF. Early days yet but valuable opportunity to find out more..

[BBC Newsnight @BBCNewsnight]

"Up to a third of the beds in the hospitals we visited were occupied by people who were medically fit for discharge"

Chief health investigator Rosie Bunnyworth says ambulances waiting outside hospitals are a symptom of wider NHS issues

#Newsnight

[Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @theHSSIB]

We are delighted that Dr Ted Baker, former chief inspector of Hospitals @CQC, is the preferred candidate as Chair for the HSSIB, the organisation we will become in April 2023 #patientsafety
https://t.co/QBJwKW5DRQ