1/3 A paper recently published on physician lead prehospital critical care teams has recently lead to some heated discussions in various spheres. Further discussion has resulted in a white paper being authored by the prehospital and retrieval medicine society of New Zealand
We need coroners to involve the management and politicians that set up a system to fail patients. Rather than just putting frontline staff on the stand.
Great engagement this week with the Irish Dementia Working Group on @AmbulanceNAS proposals for developing an age friendly ambulance service. Really good insights and advice, thanks to all the group members @IrishDementiaWG@alzheimersocirl
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This is bad.
Eir’s customer complaint manual:
"Under no circumstances are the complaints number or complaints webpage address to be provided to any customer. An agent found to be doing this will be subject to a disciplinary under call avoidance."
Irish court fined it €7,500
"Dying, just like being born, is a process our bodies go through quite naturally. Knowing what to expect takes away a lot of the fear."
@drkathrynmannix goes through the process of dying with the idea of relieving anxiety around the subject of death: https://t.co/eAA4Sn7hYi
@keatingteam1@stemlyns No offence intended but you might want to review your slide in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions for use, I say this as someone like you with a very vested interest in improving oxygen cylinder safety.
Seen much about a child in possession of a ‘toy’ being detained at gunpoint by armed officers? Although @firearmsWMP won’t comment on this case, our job is increasingly difficult when we deal with ‘toy’ gun incidents. This ‘toy’ is in fact real & capable of killing! Enough said?
Our National Human Factors in Patient Safety Conference is currently underway. We have two very interesting speakers, Professor Steven Yule and Dr Chris Turner delivering their talks to our attendees in the Albert Theatre in RCSI as well as online 👏
And that’s a wrap for another year 👏 Another successful National Human Factors in Patient Safety conference has come to an end. Great speakers who delivered very interesting talks and provided great take-aways. Thank you to our speakers and attendees both in person and online.
The psychological impact of resuscitation affects everyone differently. Immediately afterwards, you might feel great – or sometimes you might not be affected at all.
But it's important to remember that at times, exposure to resuscitation can be shocking, upsetting or disturbing.
Read our new resource Responder Wellbeing for key advice and support on steps you can take to look after your wellbeing.
https://t.co/6CCkX8f90O
Essential listening for every single member of An Garda Siochana, including the Commissioner and indeed the Minister for Justice. Urgent action required.