Walk and Talk Improvement

What does perfectionism look like to you? At some point in our lives we all have experienced perfectionism in some way or another. In the extreme, perfectionist qualities can lead to significant stress and anxiety on the individual and on the team. In this episode, Professor Eva Doherty Eva speaks with us about perfectionism in the workplace and the impact it can have on ourselves, our relationships, and patient safety.Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager - Staff Engagement for Quality, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSECo- produced with: Sheema Lughmani, Digital Communications Officer, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE 

If you work in patient safety, you may have heard the name Margaret Murphy. She is one of the first patient partners in Ireland and has spent her life advocating for patients, their families and healthcare staff. Margaret is the External Lead Advisor for the WHO’s World Alliance for patient safety, a network of 400 patient safety champions from 52 countries. She is the founding member of Patients for Patient Safety Ireland.Margaret shares how she has coped with the loss of her son Kevin Murphy due to a medical error and how she used this experience for change across healthcare. In this powerful episode, Margaret speaks about what transparency and openness would have meant for her family, what it felt like to finally be heard and her thoughts on how patient partnership is improving care in Ireland.Hosted by: Dr Maureen Flynn, Director of Nursing, Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD), HSE.Co-produced with Sheema Lughmani, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE.

As a healthcare professional, you’ll likely have heard the public awareness campaign for sepsis. You may be wondering what are the latest resources and tools to help you identify or diagnose the symptoms of sepsis and what you can do to improve patient outcomes. Join our guest Denise McCarthy, Assistant Director of Nursing for Sepsis to hear more.Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager - Staff Engagement for Quality, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSECo- produced by: Sheema Lughmani, Digital Communications Officer, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE

What do you need to know about sepsis as a patient, carer or parent? How can you reduce your risk of getting sepsis? Join our guests Maeve Murphy, a busy working mother of three and a sepsis survivor and Denise McCarthy, an Assistant Director of Nursing for Sepsis, HSE to find out more.Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager - Staff Engagement for Quality, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSECo- produced by: Sheema Lughmani, Digital Communications Officer, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE

Engagement is the heart of building a culture of quality and patient safety. But how can we successfully engage with patients and staff to improve safety?In this episode, we speak with Professor Helen Bevan on inspiring creativity and innovation to help improve safety and quality of care. Helen is currently a professor of health and care improvement at the University of Warwick, and a strategic adviser to the NHS Horizons team. She has spent more than three decades leading and facilitating many improvement initiatives.We hope this episode encourages you in your own work and ignites your creativity.Hosted by: Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager - Staff Engagement for Quality, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE(thumbnail illustration of Helen Bevan: Duncan Smith; BMJ 2018;362:k2467)

This episode continues the conversation on the impact of patient partnership on the development of the HSE National Clinical Guidelines for Post Mortem Examination Services. In this episode, we speak with Mary Vasseghi and Christine Fenton, who share an insight into their lives, motivation and experience as patient partners.Through their stories, we explore what you can do to have meaningful and real engagement with patient partners.Featuring:Mary Vasseghi, Patient Partner, Patients for Patient Safety IrelandChristine Fenton, Patient Partner and Service UserHosted by: Juanita Guidera, Programme Manager - Staff Engagement for Quality, National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate, HSE