The Blame Game
Recently, more than ever, veterinary teams have had to work under additional and uncharted pressures, and working under these increased or extended periods of stress can have a negative impact on the culture and environment you work in – if you let it. Culture naturally evolves and changes and so it is something which needs to be monitored and fine-tuned on a regular basis. Many factors contribute towards culture, and achieving one of proactivity, positivity and teamwork, and one which nurtures a no-blame culture, can be crucial to an efficient, effective practice.
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Turning the wrongs into rights
This article is part of our Balance series, in conjunction with VetRecord, aimed at improving the efficiency and wellbeing of vets. Mistakes in practice can really have a negative impact on wellbeing. An error can prey on the mind, turning supposed relaxation time into rumination time. Here, Catherine Oxtoby offers a method of dealing with errors in a more productive and healthier way.
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Getting it Right on Mistakes
This article is part of our Balance series, in conjunction with VetRecord, aimed at improving the efficiency and wellbeing of vets. VDS Veterinary Risk Manager, Catherine Oxtoby, shares advice on what to do when things go wrong.
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Are you a black-box thinker?
Following Matthew Syed's keynote address about growth and fixed mindset and a “just culture” at the recent BSAVA Congress, we look at how the veterinary profession can grow and learn from our mistakes.
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