Knowledge Natter: Paragon Veterinary Referrals HUSH huddles

About this episode

Lou Northway discusses with Helen Garbett how Paragon Veterinary Referrals implemented HUSH huddles to reduce errors in practice.

In this Knowledge Natter, Lou Northway talks to Helen Garbett from Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Linnaeus about how her team reduced errors in practice with ‘Huddle Up for Safer Care (HUSH) huddles'. The team were named Quality Improvement Champions in the 2025 Knowledge Awards. Read the case example Read the transcript

People in this episode

Host: Lou Northway

Guest: Helen Garbett

Topics covered

• veterinary medicine
• quality improvement
• patient safety
• team communication
• error reduction

Keywords

• HUSH huddles
• veterinary referrals
• quality improvement
• patient safety
• error reduction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Paragon Veterinary Referrals, Linnaeus

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