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A Novel Facial Cellulitis Pathway: Improving the Time to Surgery for Facial Necrotising Fasciitis

A collaborative approach between the regional Maxillofacial Unit, QEUH. Glasgow and the Emergency Medicine teams, Glasgow.  In the management of any surgical emergency, patient safety is of critical importance. The k...
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RCSEd World Patient Safety Day 2024

Commencing Monday 16 September, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh will launch a series of activity and contributions from valued experts in recognition of World Patient Safety Day (WPSD) 2024. This year, the...
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Improving Diagnosis for Safety in Dentistry

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Using Audit to Improve Outcomes for Patients with Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Diagnostic Safety in Surgery

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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WHO World Patient Safety Day 2024: Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety

In this blog I will provide a brief background to the WHO WPSD, discuss the theme for this year of Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety, highlight what the RCSEd is doing to mark this important day and run through s...
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The Importance of Teamwork for Surgical Diagnostic Safety in Outpatients

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Challenges in the Diagnosis of Twin Silent Killers: Aortic Aneurysm and Acute Aortic Dissection

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Improving Diagnostic Safety in Orthopaedics

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Diagnostic Safety in Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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NCEPOD: Prioritising Diagnostic Safety for Better Health Outcomes

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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Protecting our Precious Gift of Life

The Patient Safety Group (PSG) of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) are delighted to lend our enthusiastic support to the sixth World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). This event, established by the World He...
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