Don’t send messages like; ‘my door is always open’. It takes a lot of courage for people to walk through that door. Open the door and walk through it yourself. Leaders are visible. There’ll be backs that need patting. Find one, every day. myemail-api.constantcontact.com/Understand-it.…

"Mattering" is the belief that we’re significant to the world around us. When people feel they matter, they feel seen, important & needed through how others treat them. Scholars have deemed mattering to be a core instinct that drives all human behaviour. That’s why, when someone

I, Mel Burden & others did question back in 2016 if the NHS was really safe & financially sound from an #SSI perspective at a round table discussion facilitated by the Nursing Times, with follow up publications by NT & the Health Services Journal. "Once we say: ... #SSIPrevention

I can’t believe I’ve had d longest social media break in hx by my standards - outstanding achievement! 😊😊. Thanks for your patience, our SSI PREVENTION Charity registration, governance documents etc. are being sorted in the background, we'll keep you posted on big milestones.

Many of the tools & methods we use for innovation are designed for "developmental" innovation; incremental improvement to existing products & services. The gap between where we are now & where we need to be is so big that we need much more "radical" innovation. This kind of

I've just finished reading this landmark #SSI #SSIPrevention report - worth revisiting or reading if you haven't: Time to act: A state of the nation report on surgical site infections in the UK (December 2020) - Surgical site infections - PSL - the hub (pslhub.org)

Senior leadership teams are force multipliers: effectiveness radiates from the top team throughout an organisation. Yet in a study by Center for Creative Leadership, two-thirds of the senior executives felt their top team was ineffective & only 20% felt that their team was high performing. Research

Wishing all our friends and colleagues travelling to #IP2024 #IP2024Conf safe travels and an enjoyable #InfectionPrevention #IPC Conference. #ImproveIPC #PatientSafety #IPCWithoutBorders #InThisTogether

Delighted to share our #SSIPrevention #SSI proposals during this webinar: Championing caesarean section SSI surveillance and prevention: Embracing Innovation and Patient Voices. DM for registration details. #SSIPreventionWithoutBorders #WoundCare #SafeSurgery #SSIBundle #StopSSI

👉Save the date!! #SISE2025 will take place in Dublin next 14-16 May 2025!💚☘️ Join our select group of🔝international experts👨‍🎓 on #surgicalinfections🦠 📝Abstract portal will open soon! 📢Stay tuned for more information in our Web sis-e.org

The ‘bionic’ former MP Craig Mackinlay speaks to Dr. Ron Daniels BEM about his miraculous recovery from sepsis and the impact this life-changing experience had on his family in the latest episode of our podcast. Listen now this #WorldMentalHealthDay: open.spotify.com/episode/6OYqhv…

Practice practice practice…The pursuit of perfection may be impossible, but if we chase perfection, we just might catch excellence.

Do we need more specialist or more generalist skills for the future? Some futurists predict that, in the age of AI, choosing to be a generalist will be a risky career move. Someone with broad, basic competence in multiple domains is likely to be overtaken by an AI language model.

Loneliness at work has become an epidemic, leading to workplace stress, people being absent & leaving their jobs. New research has highlighted multiple myths that lead to many leaders making the workplace loneliness situation worse. Myths: 1) Loneliness can be solved by coming

Exciting news An Oxford venue has been confirmed for a special Human Factors & Patient Safety Conference next year 6 October 2025 Planning high profile speakers & interesting topics relevant to colleagues across healthcare With sponsors, aiming for low registration cost too

I promised to give a shout out about the National Human Factors in Patient Safety conference hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland RCSI this coming Friday. I'm giving a talk titled “Rocking the boat while staying in it: How to make change happen and not get

"We have to keep reminding people of sepsis.” After our petition reached 50,000+ signatures, sepsis was debated in Parliament on 9 Oct. Huge thanks to all who signed & MPs who backed our three asks. Read the full debate here: hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2024-1…

Looking to become an SSI champion? Join Lilian on the 26th November for a free session looking at SSI champions and how to become one in your work place 🤩

Happy New Year to all our followers. Thank you for all your support in 2024, we wouldn't be here without you all. We love and appreciate you. May 2025 get us to greater heights! #Prevent1SSIPreventCollateralDamage #SSIPreventionWithoutBorders #IPCWithoutBorders #SSIPrevention

📢Abstract deadline for #SISE2025 EXTENDED‼️ 👉2 more weeks to prepare your abstract on any topic (basic & clinical science) related to #surgicalinfections 👉submit your educational case report for our #SISEOlympics contest 👉opportunity to win Prizes🏅 including BJS Academy