Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?

This commentary discusses the challenge of decluttering / de-implementation of low-value practices in healthcare. PS. Check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@safe_as_pod Extracts: ·        “de-implementation of ineffective patient safety practices presents different challenges than de-implementing low-value clinical care” ·        “Patient safety practices often arise from pressure to demonstrate or document safety rather than from direct clinical needs; this… Continue reading Decluttering for Safety: Can We Simply Apply Approaches Used in De-Implementing Low-Value Care?

Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction

This study from Lingard and colleagues studied the types, causes and perceived consequences of safety clutter. Sample was interviews with 18 construction industry participants. For background: ·         First they argue that “Contemporary safety management systems have been criticised for being impractical, duplicative, ill-fitting, excessive, wasteful, and ineffective”. ·         Others argue that SMSs are “characterised by… Continue reading Decluttering Safety: A Multistakeholder Approach to Enhancing Safety Management in Construction