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Hannah Godfrey
Jan 284 min read
Keynote speaker announced for the Veterinary Human Factors Conference 2025!
Introducing the keynote speaker for the Veterinary Human Factors Conference 2025 - Amanda Joy Oates
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Vasiliki Bitou DVM MRCVS
Jan 25 min read
In Search of Lost Time (How perception of time affects the way we work and how Human Factors can help)
Find out more about the perception of time in our profession and how it impacts the way we work and care for ourselves.
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Hannah Godfrey
Oct 18, 20248 min read
Championing Patient Safety – Experiencing the Veterinary Patient Safety Summit 2024
In this post, our Community Lead, Hannah, reflects on her experience at the Veterinary Patient Safety Summit 2024.
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Daniel Tipney
Aug 5, 20243 min read
What makes a good leader?
This blog about skills required by veterinary leaders was written by Vasiliki Bitou DVM, MRCVS and the VetLed team
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Daniel Tipney
Jan 5, 20243 min read
PRESS RELEASE - VETLED DRIVE IMPROVED WORKPLACE CULTURE, TEAM PERFORMANCE, AND STAFF WELLBEING WITH THE VETERINARY HUMAN FACTORS CONFERENCE 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VetLed's ever-popular Veterinary Human Factors Conference is now in its fourth consecutive year. This year’s theme...
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 13, 20203 min read
I'm a veterinary professional... Why do I need to know about Human Factors?
You may be starting to hear the term “Human Factors” more and more within the veterinary profession (which is great!), but what exactly...
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Daniel Tipney
Feb 14, 20207 min read
What is a psychologically safe workplace?
When asked what makes a high-performing team, what would you say? I’m sure many people would say that having the best skills or most...
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Daniel Tipney
Dec 12, 20197 min read
'Are my clinical skills enough?' - new grad vet
As a new or soon-to-graduate vet, it is easy to focus heavily on your clinical skills. And yes, of course, none of us would disagree that th
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20193 min read
QI for the First Opinion Vet
We are all scientists at heart and love to see tangible results, so why would we not apply this same desire to our veterinary workplace?
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20194 min read
Clinical Governance for the First Opinion Vet
Clinical Governance - it's not a set of words that get your toes tingling with excitement...
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20194 min read
Success or failure?
How do you manage having both success and failure as part of the varied tapestry of your career?
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20194 min read
Errors, Near Misses and Good Outcomes
Near misses – enough to put your heart in your mouth. But should we be taking more notice of them?
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20194 min read
The Blame Game
Isn’t it easy to point the finger? How does it feel to be on the receiving end of the
finger of blame? Can we do any better?
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Daniel Tipney
Nov 29, 20193 min read
How to Fail Safely: why it isn't all bad when things go wrong
"Have I fallen off my bike as an adult? Have I been in a car accident? Even though I have many years of experience...accidents still happen"
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Daniel Tipney
Oct 16, 20195 min read
Human factors in patient safety: Comparative lessons from human and animal healthcare
On 7th May, I was proud to be involved in the very first comparative medicine conference of its kind; Human factors in patient safety:...
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Daniel Tipney
Oct 16, 20195 min read
Challenging the perception of failure
In this guest blog, Stacey Blease provides an insightful ad thoughtful view of a recent event - 'Failure Friday'. Perhaps the title of...
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Daniel Tipney
Oct 16, 20193 min read
What separates outstanding achievers from everybody else?
Dan Tipney, our Head of Evidence and Insights, reviews 'Outliers' by Malcolm Gladwell and gets to grips with what makes someone highly...
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Daniel Tipney
Oct 16, 20195 min read
Celebrate success for quality improvement
Dan Tipney, our Head of Evidence and Insights, gives the low-down on quality improvement following a day at the RCVS Knowledge Skills...
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