Medical Safety Briefing

Staffing:

-       Which consultant is allocated to each area & referrals?

-       Medical staff & nursing staff: skill mix adequate?

-       Admission capacity/beds available – any outliers?

EMERGENCIES, BLEEPS & PHONES

Assign roles:

-       On-call Consultant Bleep

-       Cardiac Arrest Bleep – ensure bag checked and stocked

-       Airway & SpR Bleep

-       Allocated prone team lead

Note Bleep Emergency ODP for COVID intubations/ward arrests

Remind trainees to hold zone phones

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS & PROCEDURES

Any patients for:

-       CT transfers? Remember to inform the ICU technicians

-       Percutaneous tracheostomy? Neurological death testing?

-       Ward discharge/repatriation? Inform flow coordinator

-       Prone/de-prone team?

EQUIPMENT

A3S, A3N, B3S, B3N, C3S, C3N & C3 LINK – assign member to check & stock: Lines trolleys, bronchoscope, video laryngoscopse, USS machine & gel. B3S ensure difficult airway trolley and CMAC available.

Any broken/missing/desired equipment?

REMINDER: please restock after each use

MORTALITY

Ensure role allocation (monday-friday)

Any deaths from previous 12-24 hours?

Discuss: Coroner required? Cause of death? Concerns?

Any outstanding paperwork due?

GUIDELINES, SOPS,  RESEARCH & MESSAGE OF THE WEEK/MONTH

Any new:

-       guidelines/SOPs introduced in the past week?

-       safety alerts to be aware of?

-       research studies commencing?

What are the key messages of the week & month?

WELFARE & WELLBEING CHECK

Night team members safe to get home? “Thank you night team!”

Anything needed to improve working life or patient safety?