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View this message as a web page BEYOND THE PATIENT: TREATMENT’S IMPACTS ON FAMILY AND COMMUNITY Time to consolidate the lessons of row 5 of the Alcohol Treatment Matrix. This final row defocused from the patient to ask what treatment can do...
Lessons from Safeguarding Adult Reviews
The webinar will be presented by Professor Michael Preston-Shoot.
Over the last few months, Michael, has been undertaking a review of more than 200 Safeguarding Adult Reviews published over the last few years.
This review will provide many insights into the care of vulnerable people and the adequacy of the response to their needs. One of the emerging issues will be the role of alcohol misuse and alcohol dependency.
World Patient Safety Day
In May 2019, the 72nd World Health Assembly endorsed the establishment of World Patient Safety Day to be observed annually on the 17th of September.
The main objective of World Patient Safety Day is to raise global awareness about patient safety and encourage global solidarity and action.
‘Doing More With Less’: An Appropriate Response to Alcohol-Related Death?
Deaths in England directly caused by alcohol rose by 11% between 2006 and 2017. During the same period, hospital admissions in which alcohol misuse was a primary factor increased by 17%. In 2017 alone almost 1 million hospital admissions...