tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post2408855209213286828..comments2024-03-14T09:50:40.819+00:00Comments on Dr Grumble: Stafford extended matching quizDr Grumblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-65130578326310627942010-09-02T21:23:47.941+01:002010-09-02T21:23:47.941+01:00I have some scepticism also about incident forms, ...I have some scepticism also about incident forms, but they are a useful way of covering your back. I also table items at our clinical meetings about concerns. The managers do not act, but I have covered myself to a degree.<br /><br />Being a whistleblower is dangerous, nobody likes a snitch, best to sort out dirty linen in private. But when that fails the dilemma begins...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-75061086899198338182010-08-30T09:03:07.199+01:002010-08-30T09:03:07.199+01:00If you do the quiz using the link above you can ge...If you do the quiz using the link above you can get the answers at the end if you are wrong. And, if you are really keen, you may find help from Grumble's shared items.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-7987824806515803922010-08-30T08:55:46.800+01:002010-08-30T08:55:46.800+01:00The purpose of this quiz is to just set people thi...The purpose of this quiz is to just set people thinking about the issues. If you actually want to do it and measure your performance you may find <a href="http://www.doctors.net.uk/DocStore/DSView/Document.aspx?docid=639377" rel="nofollow">this link</a> helpful.<br /><br />Dr Grumble takes no credit for the quiz which was devised by somebody else who kindly agreed to have it given a more public airing here. He or she probably wants to remain anonymous. It's not good to stick your head above the parapet when it comes to issues like this. It is only after things have gone very wrong that it is OK to point out that all the authorities were informed but that clinicians were ignored.<br /><br />Dr Grumble no longer dares to post on local matters related to patient care but, since it was now so long ago and a relatively trivial matter, he will now say that there was an occasion when he repeatedly filled in incident reports on a recurring failing that could have affected patient safety. He was eventually gently asked not to bother. By then Grumble was ready to give up anyway so he stopped. As it turned out, each one of Grumble's incident reports was sent to the National Patient Safety Agency who did take action. Perhaps these things are not a waste of time. Certainly we should go on filling them in so that at least our concerns get logged. The problem is that it is very difficult when you become aware of endemic short staffing leading to patient safety issues to flag this up in an incident report as it tends to result in <a href="http://militantmedicalnurse.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nurse Anne</a> having to take the blame for whatever went wrong rather than the fact that Nurse Anne had too much work to do to be able to do things properly.Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417731064007601504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25200961.post-85813418971404074132010-08-29T13:45:30.687+01:002010-08-29T13:45:30.687+01:00it's a fix. Dr. Peter Daggett said them all.it's a fix. Dr. Peter Daggett said them all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com