CSO Network Jane Doris, Clinical Safety Officer, HSCIC

Jane DorisClinical Safety Officer

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Clinical Safety Officers Networks

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Presented byJane Doris HSCIC Clinical Safety Officer

What is a Clinical Safety Officer?

• MUST be a suitably qualified and experienced clinician.• MUST hold a current registration with an appropriate

professional body relevant to their training and experience.

• MUST be knowledgeable in risk management and its application to clinical domains.

• MUST make sure that the processes defined by the clinical management process are followed

2013 - Key changes to Safety Standards

• Widen the scope to cover the health IT system rather than just health software

• Affirm the scope of the standard applies in a social care setting in circumstances where this impacts on the provision of  healthcare

• Affirm the role of the Clinical Safety Officer • Introduce the Hazard Log as an appropriate mechanism

to capture the results of the clinical risk management analysis, estimation and evaluation activities

• Introduce the need for a defined safety incident management process

• Sponsored, owned and mandated by NHS England.

Information Standards Board

Link to the standards on the Information Standards Board Website:

http://www.isb.nhs.uk/documents/isb-0129/amd-39-2012/index_html

http://www.isb.nhs.uk/documents/isb-0160/amd-38-2012/index_html

Clinical Safety Networks in UK

• NHS– Four Countries Virtual Group

o England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

– National Clinical Safety Officers Group– Clinicians Page on SharePoint– Regional Clinical Safety Officers Groups

o North Easto Yorkshire and the Humber

Clinical Safety SharePoint Site

Purpose of Regional CSO Networks

• To share information about implementation of the safety standards

• To identify and share areas of best practice in patient safety and IT

• To share information about patient safety issues and IT

• To support CSO colleagues

Next Steps

• Attend the North East CSO Meeting this afternoon• Set up and test a discussion page on SharePoint • Set up local CSO networks across England• Share information with the National CSO Group• Forge links with supplier CSOs

Clinical Safety

More information or suggestions contact:

clinical.safety@hscic.gov.uk

jane.doris@hscic.gov.uk