Safety

The safety and well-being of staff and patients is crucial, we aim to ensure a safe environment with a cultuire free from incivility, bullying and violence. Nurses and the multidisciplinary team should establish safety practices through a collaborative shared decision making approach taking into account fluctuations in patient acuity and transitions of care.

Work in this standard workstream is aimed at ensuring:

• Nurses are involved in reporting, reviewing and identifying trends in patient safety related events.
• Nurses are involved in reporting, reviewing and identifying trends in nurse safety related events
• The trust promotes a culture free from incivility, bullying and violence and has methods to track and address trends.
• The trust safeguards nurses from verbal and physical violence from patients and families
• The trust supports nurses to communicate concerns about long term staffing plans
• Front line nurses are involved in daily staffing decisions relating to fluctuating patient conditions, volume or availability of staff.
• There is multi-professional decision making regarding the transition of patients between levels of care.

Get involved  

If you want to know more about this important piece of work  or to create or join a council, please contact: 

• Sharon McDowell - sharon.mcdowell2@nhs.net