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This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population with known health inequalities.
List of contents
1. Development of a patient safety culture
2. Clinical governance, risk and human factors
3. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in healthcare, does this happen; if not, why not?
4. A Patient safety, accountability: civil & criminal law liability
5. Treatment, medicine management and patient safety
6. Care of vulnerable people and safety
7. Leadership organizations’ culture & patient safety
8. Delivering Safe End-of-Life Care
About the author
Paul Buka, MSc, PGCE, LLB (Hons) Law, HNC, RGN, RNT, FHEA, MIHSCM, Member of the Institute of Medical Ethics, is a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex. He specialises in Healthcare Law and Ethics, with several publications (since 1999) and a 3rd edition book in 2020 to his name. He trained as a Registered General Nurse in Scotland, specialising in Trauma and Orthopaedics nursing, with many years of varied clinical experience. He read law, at HNC, degree and master’s levels, specialising in Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Clinical Negligence and Mental Health Law, and has working knowledge and experience of Health and Safety law as a (Union) health and safety representative in Clinical Practice and HE. He gained 24 years of experience in Further Education and Higher Education as a former Programme Lead (senior lecturer). He served as a lay member for the Department of Health Regional Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) for seven years.
Summary
This book introduces the core knowledge and skills for comprehensive risk assessment and management in healthcare settings. It emphasises that patient safety requires a holistic and inclusive approach to maximise patient wellbeing in a diverse population with known health inequalities.
