Competency information
Details
Continuously improve your practice through good practice in:
- identifying common sources of error
- identification of risk
- reporting critical incidents.
Considerations
- The desirability of monitoring performance, internal and external quality control, learning from mistakes and adopting a no-blame culture in order to ensure high standards of care and optimise patient safety.
- The importance of honesty and effective apology in responding to errors of practice.
- The principles and practice of risk management and the effective investigation of incidents, resulting in the identification of root causes.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 7 | Outcome Promote the importance of patient safety and general health, safety and security in the workplace, including infection control and information governance. |