Our patient safety bulletins are designed to help members learn from issues and implications across organisations, facilitating effective knowledge-sharing to improve patient safety. These bulletins consolidate themes across a range of pathology specialties and services, offering opportunities to reflect on personal practices and learn from the experiences of other
By sharing knowledge and experiences through case studies, our members contribute to the collective understanding and improvement of patient safety practices in pathology. Members are encouraged to submit their own patient safety cases, which can be a valuable learning tool and a means to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits.
Cellular Pathology
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What is the prostate doing in the bladder?
April 2022
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Case mix up
May 2021
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DCIS How sinister it could be
April 2021
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Don’t ever assume…
January 2021
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HLA typing – a cautionary tale
April 2020
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Cellular pathology
April 2018
Chemical Pathology
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Hyperammonaemia
March 2022
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Multidisciplinary work reduces risk
December 2021
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Danger in delay
October 2021
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The downside of efficiency
September 2021
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Never do without the software glue
March 2021
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Clinical biochemistry
May 2018
Forensic Pathology
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A colleague casts an eye
June 2022
Haematology
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Uncertainty
August 2021
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High or low? When you're not sure, say you're not sure
September 2020
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Interruptions
October 2020
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Overtesting
November 2020
Histocompatibility and immunogenetics
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A problem of complexity
December 2024
Medical Microbiology
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The devil is in the details
February 2021
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Molecular matters
October 2019
Transfusion Medicine
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SHOT
May 2022
Other
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Missing in action
July 2019
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Trouble with transport
September 2018
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Disaster strikes
September 2018
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Assumptions and confirmation bias
May 2018
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IT systems
April 2018
Submit your case study
We invite members to share their own patient safety case studies to contribute to this collective learning resource. Submitting a case study is an excellent way to support the profession and earn CPD credits.
Case Study Template:
Download the Patient Safety Bulletin Case Study Template and refer to an example of a completed template for guidance.
Submission Details:
Submit your completed case study to the Professional Guidelines team via [email protected]. Once submitted, you can also record it in your online CPD portfolio.
Note: Please ensure your employing organisation is aware of the incident.