So I recently attended a patient safety conference as a random plan, mostly out of curiosity. The striking thing was actually how many trainees are able to rock the boat and make a significant positive change in their department/Trust.
The underlying message was "find someone you trust" and then take your idea forward. The downside for me in this conference is that everyone was doctors. There should be service managers, CFOs and CIOs etc present to defend their positions but also to facilitate ideas and discussion.
This, however, has inspired me, you can be the doctor who sits and carries on moaning about the system or you can stand up and be the change- engage managers and front line staff to talk and open a floor of discussions to improve quality of care for patients.
Be a leader- be the change!
..... Now to find out who my chief exec is....
