Navigating patient safety: Learning disability and sepsis

This is the second of three webinars with the postgraduate medical education team at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. Our expert panel explore learning disability (LD) and sepsis, highlighting common themes from patient safety incidents nationally to raise awareness among junior doctors.

Dr Andrew Rochford

RCP improvement clinical director

Apichaya Amrapala

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital post graduate medical education (PGME) fellow

Amrita D'Souza

Chelsea & Westminster Hospital post graduate medical education (PGME) fellow

Dr Christian Subbe

Consultant in acute medicine, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Anne Hunt 

Nurse, deputy director of nursing and partnerships, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Charlotte Annesley

Consultant learning disability physician, North Middlesex Hospital

 

Published

14 March 2024

Theme

Patient Safety

About

This webinar is part of our navigating patient safety series. It's aimed at doctors in training and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.

Further resources

Video

Check me for Sepsis

This film features the Purple All Stars performing Check me for Sepsis and aims to educate people with learning disabilities and the people who support them.

Video

SPACE: An autistic framework

Dr Mala Ubhi introduces the autistic SPACE framework with Dr Mary Doherty, one of the authors.

Reading

Access to critical patient information at the bedside

This investigation aims to improve patient safety by supporting staff to access critical information about patients, at their bedsides, in emergency situations.