Patient Safety in Clinical Practice

Paul Buka, MSc, PGCE, LLB (Hons) Law, HNC, RGN, RNT, FHEA, MIHSCM, Member of the Institute of Medical Ethics, is a visiting lecturer at the University of Essex. He specialises in Healthcare Law and Ethics, with several publications (since 1999) and a 3rd edition book in 2020 to his name. He trained as a Registered General Nurse in Scotland, specialising in Trauma and Orthopaedics nursing, with many years of varied clinical experience. He read law, at HNC, degree and master’s levels, specialising in Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Clinical Negligence and Mental Health Law, and has working knowledge and experience of Health and Safety law as a (Union) health and safety representative in Clinical Practice and HE. He gained 24 years of experience in Further Education and Higher Education as a former Programme Lead (senior lecturer). He served as a lay member for the Department of Health Regional Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA) for seven years.

“This is a well-written book, suitable for students and qualified healthcare professionals who wish to enhance their knowledge and understanding of patient safety. Complexities of law and ethics linked to patient safety are explored in a way that readers will easily understand, I strongly recommend it.”Ganapathy Ganesalingam, RGN, BSc, PG dip, MSc, Senior Lecturer, University of Greenwich“Safety is paramount in all aspects of a patient’s journey as they engage with services, in hospital or community settings. The book explores patient safety, risk management and applies relevant ethical, and legal principles. I strongly recommend it for students, professionals in all areas of healthcare practice and research.”Dr Stephen Joseph, BEd, MBA, RN, RMHN, MNSc, PgDMHN, PhD, Lecturer, University of Essex“Patient safety is the most fundamental aspect of healthcare and often it’s marginalised groups and individuals who experience poorer outcomes and are exposed to more risks in clinical practice. Therefore, I recommend this book to all students and healthcare professionals to reflect on the content in this book, so we can work towards minimising risk in all clinical environments.”Dr Andrew Clifton, PhD, MRes, PgDipLTHE, BA (Hons); RN (MH); FHEA, Associate Professor, University of Suffolk“With a focus on ethical and legal foundations of promoting a safety culture in health and social care, this text is invaluable for professionals, staff and students entrusted with protecting vulnerable people in service provision settings. Using legal, bioethical, and clinical case scenarios to illustrate discussions, and thinking points to encourage personal reflection, issues are raised and explored in an accessible and considered way throughout."Jim Sumpter, RN, MSc Nursing, Post-graduate Certificate in Inter-professional Education Former Lecturer, University of Essex

• 1. Development of a patient safety culture2. Clinical governance, risk and human factors 3. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in healthcare, does this happen; if not, why not? 4. A Patient safety, accountability: civil & criminal law liability 5. Treatment, medicine management and patient safety 6. Care of vulnerable people and safety7. Leadership organizations’ culture & patient safety 8. Delivering Safe End-of-Life Care