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THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL Inside this issue
5 Editor’s Comment Women’s health matters
6 Cover Story:Choosing a high-performance cleaning chemistry
Richard Bancroft, BSc (Hons), senior director scientific, at STERIS, discusses the importance of high-performance cleaning chemistries for cleaning reusable medical devices.
9 News 15 Looking into the green surgical future
Kate Woodhead RGN DMS concludes her series of insights into sustainability in healthcare, focusing on plans to achieve ‘greener’ surgery in the future. She says that enthusiastic champions will be vital to driving improvement, going forward, and outlines some of the key strategies that could help contribute towards a Net Zero NHS.
19 Blame culture persists, warns new report
Action is needed to tackle the persistence of blame cultures and fear of speaking up in the NHS. This is according to the latest report by Patient Safety Learning. So, how can we strive to achieve ‘a culture of safety’, where staff feel able to speak up and organisations learn from mistakes without apportioning blame?
25 Advancing best practice in infection prevention
The Infection Prevention Society’s Annual Conference, Infection Prevention 2024 is taking place at the ICC, Birmingham from the 23 -25 September. This educational event features an innovative scientific programme led by international and national experts in infection prevention.
31 Addressing AI bias in FemTech
While digital advancements are exciting and hold much promise, they also pose significant issues, especially concerning bias in AI models. Tackling these challenges will require comprehensive strategies for detecting and mitigating bias, alongside robust regulatory frameworks, says Tim Bubb.
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www.clinicalservicesjournal.com Volume 23 I Issue 7 I August 2024 THE CLINICAL SERVICES JOURNAL 36 Overcoming inequalities on NHS waiting lists
The Institute for Government & Public Policy’s Operating Theatres Show is gaining a reputation as an inspirational and empowering event offering solutions to the critical problems currently facing operating theatres and NHS staff. CSJ provides an insight into the key issues that will be high on the agenda.
39 Driving clinician-led innovation
Driving clinician-led innovation
Addressing AI bias in FemTech Advancing best practice in infection prevention
Head of Project Management at InnoScot Health, Gillian Henderson, discusses the vital need for fresh NHS workforce-led ideas at a challenging time. She argues that we have never had a greater need to embed an innovation mindset as early as possible in future members of the NHS workforce and looks at how clinical innovation can be supported.
44 Stark differences between sexes in disease burden
A new study highlights the need for sex- and gender-informed strategies that recognise the unique health challenges faced by females and males
49 Harmonising availability, sterility, and sustainability
Jennifer Gregory argues that investment in single-use endoscopes could help tackle issues around meeting demand, in the wake of the backlog, as well as addressing concerns over infection transmission. She tackles potential concerns around sustainability and highlights some recycling pilot projects that are due to begin this year.
55 Safeguarding patients across the ICS environment
With the expansion of virtual wards, what steps are being put in place to mitigate the clinical safety risks of spreading assets across multiple teams and organisations, and into the community? Steven Bruce explores the role of a hybrid asset tracking model to support efficient and safe care.
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