Parental involvement in paediatric patient safety incidents in general practice: a cross-sectional study | British Journal of General Practice
Parents both contribute to and prevent paediatric patient safety incidents in #GeneralPractice, mostly averting harms through mitigatory actions and advocacy efforts doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social @joymcfadzean.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social @dpmcardiffuni.bsky.social
15.08.2025 06:30 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Our study explores how parents play a crucial role in both contributing to and preventing safety incidents in children's healthcare. We found that in nearly 77% of cases, parents took actions that helped mitigate harm, especially around medication, diagnosis, and admin processes.
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We are looking for parents to join an advisory panel to help guide our research. How can parents and primary care teams work together to support parents to speak up for their unwell child?
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Looking forward to a day hearing about all the great work being carried out with Health and Care Research Wales #ResearchWalesFaculty
27.03.2025 10:07 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
📢 Want to hear more from parents? We have just launched a Consultation Toolkit to help!
✅ Step-by-step guidance for gathering parent feedback
🎨 Creative ways to involve parents
📝 Printable resources & feedback tools
Make it easier to connect with parents & value their voices. bit.ly/4indodb
04.03.2025 10:18 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
SAPC Quality and Safety Improvement in Primary Care SIG, has arranged an online talk with Prof Paul Bowie University of Staffordshire, for Tuesday the 11th of March at 13:00-14:00, which might interest the wider SAPC community.
SAPC members can request the meeting link by emailing office@sapc.ac.uk
28.02.2025 10:40 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
This is a lot better than the bag of olives my colleague was given after helping with a medical incident!
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CIW Winter Magazine: Mental Health Matters 2024/25
Mental health matters. In this issue, we explore the importance of play, digital connections and community support in promoting babies, children and young people’s well-being. Featuring insights from ...
👨👩👧👦 Supporting Parents to Advocate for Children’s Wellbeing
Dr. Tom Purchase explores how we can empower parents to champion their children's health in primary care settings. A must-read in our latest Winter Magazine!
📚 Read the full article here: bit.ly/3EqHHRz
#ParentAdvocacy #ChildWellbeing
11.02.2025 11:05 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Thank you @childreninwales.org.uk for including an article on my doctoral fellowship (The ADVOCACY study). Page 12, if you'd like to have a read.
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