Handover harms? A survey of patient handover safety and an innovative tool for better practice
Healthcare professionals are bound by an oath to do no harm to their patients. In 21st century medicine this goes beyond mere harm prevention to
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Evidence Based actions from a quick history of head injury
My concern as a senior Emergency Doctor is making sure that decisions taken by doctors are supported by evidence. There is lots of very clear
Is your healthcare record too complex? ‘The Tyranny of Structured Data’
A friend of mine visited his specialist the other day for a follow-up visit: “What pills are you taking?” said the doctor “You should know!”,
Is poor customer service dangerous to your health?
Recently, my family and I had a spot of bother with ESPA – an outfit that sells high-priced unctions to those who, like me, want
Bring Your Own Device in Health?
Of course, you would assume that Careful supports Bring Your Own Device for health workers and you would be right. But, we built a web
Hey! Ward nurses and student nurses – do you still use paper handover lists? Answers on a postcard please
by Dr DJ Hamblin-Brown Senior physical leader and Emergency Doctor, Digital Health Entrepreneur The other day, I saw this twitter conversation. “Ward nurses and student
Developing An Android App
by Simon Shearston, CTO of Careful We were fairly close to completing our iOS version when we decided to shift to Android as we were
Who’s trying to die? The Top-10 questions that junior doctors need to know (but their EPR won’t tell them)
You are just starting on duty as the junior doctor of a busy medical department. It’s 8pm. The outgoing doctor – who has been on
Why I Choose to Work For Careful
by Simon Shearston Chief Technology Officer of Careful Systems I have an anecdotal story to tell, but I have seen it before in my time
UK doctor ‘burnout’ rises to 40% and made worse by bureaucracy, increasing risks to patients
Among the recent hype surrounding the US presidential election and its aftermath, it would have been easy to miss a piece of bad news buried