Professional capability 6: Safety and improvement

The capability

Recognise risk, learn from mistakes and improve how care is delivered.

St Emlyn’s summary, not the full official wording. Read the GMC domain and requirements.

These activities address procedural safety and communication after an incident. They cover selected parts of safety and improvement.

Learn

  • Chapter 9: Procedures

    Revision resource · FRCEM

    Rehearse patient, procedure and site checks, appropriate supervision and aftercare.

  • Chapter 4: Communication

    Revision resource · FRCEM

    Discuss reporting a concern and explaining the response to the patient.

Apply it in practice

Choose one thing to try on your next suitable shift, within your role and level of supervision. Discuss what happened and what you would change.

More mapped resources

These resources carry the existing St Emlyn’s tags. Mapping does not mean an older article has been clinically reviewed against current guidance.

4 tagged resources

Open the original DOM6 tag archive

Cite this article as: Iain Beardsell, "RCEM Emergency Medicine Curriculum," in St.Emlyn's, May 1, 2020, https://www.stemlynsblog.org/rcem-curriculum-2021/.

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