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Chapter 21 - Patient safety

from Section 2 - Refreshing your knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2016

Edited by
Emma Plunkett ,
Emily Johnson  and
Anna Pierson
Emma Plunkett
Affiliation:
West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
Emily Johnson
Affiliation:
West Midlands Deanery, Birmingham
Anna Pierson
Affiliation:
Birmingham School of Anaesthesia
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Returning to Work in Anaesthesia
Back on the Circuit
 , pp. 211 - 219
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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Further reading

Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. Guidelines: Infection control in anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 2008; 63: 1027–36. Available at http://www.aagbi.org/sites/default/files/infection_control_08.pdf (accessed 29 April 2015).Google Scholar
Woodhead, K., Taylor, E. W., Bannister, G. et al. Behaviours and rituals in the operating theatre. A report from the Hospital Infection Society Working Group on Infection Control in Operating Theatres. J Hosp Infect 2002; 51(4): 241–55.Google Scholar

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General Medical Council. Consultation on new child protection guidance. Available at www.gmc-uk.org/guidance/news_consultation/8411.asp (accessed 28 November 2011).Google Scholar
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. When to Suspect Child Maltreatment. NICE Clinical Guideline 89. 2009. Available at http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG89 (accessed 20 January 2015).Google Scholar
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Looked after children: knowledge, skills and competences of Health Care Staff. 2015. Available at rcpch.adlibhosting.com/Details/resources/700000184 (accessed 9 January 2016).Google Scholar
The Victoria Climbié Inquiry: Report of an Inquiry by Lord Laming. 2003. Available online at www.dh.gov.uk/dr_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_110711.pdf (accessed 20 January 2015).Google Scholar

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Safeguarding Adults. e-LfH open access sessions. Part A and Part B. http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/safeguarding-adults/open-access-sessions/ (accessed 1 April 2015).Google Scholar
Safeguarding Adults. Patient.co.uk leaflet. http://www.patient.co.uk/health/safeguarding-adults-leaflet (accessed 1 April 2015).Google Scholar

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http://www.shotuk.org (accessed 4 January 2016).Google Scholar
www.transfusionguidelines.org.uk (accessed 4 January 2016).Google Scholar
British Committee for Standards in Hematology. Guidelines on the administration of blood components. 2009. Available at www.bcshguidelines.com (accessed 4 January 2016).Google Scholar

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Barker, R. C., Marval, P Venous thromboembolism: risks and prevention. Contin Educ Anaesth Crit Care Pain 2011; 11(1): 18–23.Google Scholar
Horlocker, T. T. Regional anaesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic and antiplatelet therapy. Br J Anaesth 2011; 107(Suppl 1): i96–106.Google Scholar
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk for patients in hospital. 2010. Available at http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG92 (accessed 4 January 2016).Google Scholar

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