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The use of personal devices in healthcare—commonly known as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)—is on the rise. While BYOD can boost clinician productivity and flexibility, it also introduces significant cybersecurity risks. A recent study published in JMIR Human Factors explored this challenge and developed a BYOD Security Maturity Model tailored for hospitals. The findings provide a roadmap for improving security without compromising usability. 

Listen to David Naughton, CEO of Enable WA – the largest disability service provider in regional Western Australia, explain how the organisation has deliberately embraced a deeper understanding and appreciation of clinical governance across all aspects of disability service delivery, including support work, allied health, and high intensity supports.

As AI systems increasingly permeate clinical environments, the importance of establishing a structured approach to identifying, predicting and mitigating patient care safety risks grows. Recognising and addressing these risks is fundamental if AI is to fulfil its potential as a care guidance tool, without sacrificing patient safety in the process. 

The London Protocol is a well-known framework designed to guide deep analysis of clinical incidents to improve safety. The 2025 revision of the Protocol introduces significant updates to strengthen the analysis of clinical incidents. A key enhancement is the increased emphasis on engaging patients and their families as active partners in the incident analysis process. 

Safer Care Victoria has developed a framework and toolkit to guide Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) meetings to provide health services with a systems-based and Just Culture approach to M&M case reviews and discussions.  

The Commission has released two new resources summarising the evidence on the effectiveness of interventions that aim to improve medication management at transitions of care.

Clinical Guidelines are developed to standardise practice and provide a solid evidence base for care. They are essential components of clinical governance to support safe and effective care and serve as valuable tools for training.  

As this study reveals, guidelines can also be a source of confusion and misapplication. Ambiguities in guidelines can result in varying interpretations among healthcare providers, contributing to inconsistent care and potential patient harm. 

Striking a balance between patient safety and professional autonomy is a complex issue that requires a multifaceted approach. Multiple challenges stand in the way of a balanced approach, such as...

Dignity in healthcare, and particularly in the care of the elderly, is seen as a basic human right, as is the right not to be harmed in the course of care. But are these rights counteracting each other?

This article explores the relationship between the management of clinical risk and the provision of dignified care to older people on acute hospital wards in the NHS. It shows that the care relationship between staff and their patients can be negatively affected by risk management practices that seek to eliminate the inherent uncertainties of clinical care. Ironically, it seems the management of clinical risk can pose a challenge to maintaining dignified care for older people.  

Over the past three decades, the predominant approach to improving safety in health care has involved studying adverse outcomes to identify system vulnerabilities and correct them. While this approach has been useful, it has limitations. A focus only on unfavourable outcomes can limit innovation and adaptability, not to mention undermine worker morale and engagement.