Psykiatriplanen – fra ambitioner til reelle forbedringer
A method for transforming ambitious goals to change mental health care provision into reality
There is no Christmas without compassion*
At the end of this year, we would like to invite you to take a few moments to pause and imagine the future and what role compassion has in healthcare, and importantly, how you can make an impact, because as we know, compassion is more than empathy; it includes the…
Without a psychologically safe and healthy workforce, excellent health care is not possible
The following blog is based around a conversation between Pernille Cedergreen (Chief Physician, Dept. for Anesthesia, Surgery and Intensive Care, Herlev & Gentofte Hospital, Copenhagen) and members of the MeSu (Mental sundhed for sundhedsprofessionelle*) project team comprising clinical, research and improvement experts. As head of the clinical leadership team, Dr…
Vaccine implementation might benefit from a nudge or two…
When the historians summarise 2020 as a chapter in a book, it is likely that it will end with a cliff-hanger; on the horizon are various COVID-19 vaccines which will likely help return our lives back to normality. But how will this next phase of our COVID-19 experience go?
Great impact of The Pressure Ulcer Bundle in Danish Healthcare
Pressure ulcers are very painful to patients and expensive for health care. In Denmark, nursing homes for the most fragile elderly have effectively eliminated pressure ulcers, some care homes have not had a patient with a pressure ulcer for over two years! Acute hospitals report similar results.
Telemedicine, a powerful tool to support clinical care in Denmark during the COVID-19 pandemic
…but let’s not forget to put a black box in the plane before we launch it.
Improving Diagnosis in Danish Healthcare
Internationally, there is a growing awareness on diagnostic errors as a major – and so far, overlooked patient safety problem. The Danish Society for Patient Safety and Danish Patient Compensation Association have analyzed the area more closely in Danish context.
Anders Vege: How WMTY-day started. From heart to hands
In 2014 we started two learning networks in Norway. We wanted to create better and more health promoting pathways for elderly and people with long term conditions. We had two interventions: The first reaction on the interventions was inspiring. The pathway appealed to the heads and asking “What matters to…
Anders Vege: When “What matters to you?” becomes really personal
Two years ago my dear friend Shaun Maher from Scotland invited me to share my personal «What matters to me-message». I thought for a little while and found in my heart the true answer to the big question. The question can find its way to the very deep of our…
Maureen Bisognano: What Matters to You Matters to Me
Every year on June 6th I celebrate “What Matters to You?” day with people from around the world. It’s not that we don’t ask, listen and act every day, but the coming together of our commitment to flip from caring for to caring with really matters to me. And on this day, we celebrate the…