Welcome to the latest issue of Clinical Risk Insights, brought to you by the Clinical Risk Unit of the State Claims Agency. In this issue you will find articles on Addison's disease in children, learning from dermatology-related claims and incidents, learning from incidents that occur in emergency departments, advice for managing the risks associated with choking on food and answers to some common State indemnity queries.
In this issue
Addison’s disease in children: Keep it in mind
In this guest article, Dr JF Murphy, Clinical Lead for the National Programme in Paediatrics and Neonatology, Dr N McGrath, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, University Hospital Galway and Dr A Nicholson, Professor of Paediatrics, RCSI Medical University of Bahrain, discuss the diagnosis and management of Addison’s disease in children and the diagnostic pitfalls clinicians should seek to avoid.
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Learning from dermatology-related claims and incidents
In this article Irene O'Byrne-Maguire, Clinical Risk Advisor, presents learnings from claims and incidents related to the speciality of dermatology and shares key advice to improve safety.
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Learning from incidents in the service of emergency medicine
In this article, Sheila King, Clinical Risk Advisor, outlines learning from incidents occurring in emergency departments and presents advice to assist staff working in emergency medicine services to mitigate the risk of patient safety incidents.
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Managing the risk of choking
In this article, Yvonne Fallon, Clinical Risk Advisor, and Dr Natasha Coen, Senior Clinical Risk Manager, present the risk factors associated with choking on food and provide advice for safe practice.
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Indemnity Corner
In this edition of Indemnity Corner, Marie Hutton, Solicitor/Clinical Risk Legal Advisor, provides advice on some common indemnity queries received by our Clinical Risk Unit.
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Clinical Risk Insights
Clinical Risk Insights is the regular newsletter issued by the Clinical Risk Unit of the State Claims Agency for health and social care workers in Ireland. View past editions of Clinical Risk Insights.
