VetSafe Mastery | VDS Training

Who is running the course?

Dr Elly Russell
Training Consultant, VDS Training

Emma Cathcart
Veterinary Risk Analyst, VDS

Catherine Oxtoby
Head of Underwriting and Pricing, VDS

Emma Callaghan
Membership Liaison Adviser, VDS

What does the course cost?

£250.00 + VAT Non-member
£175.00 + VAT Member

How do I book?

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VetSafe Mastery follows on from our VetSafe Essentials course, so we recommend you complete the Essentials course first. It’s available via the VetSafe website here, and is included in VetSafe access for VDS members.

VetSafe Mastery is for those who want to lead Quality Improvement (QI) and champion learning in their practice. Designed for VetSafe Champions, clinical governance leads or those interested in leading QI, this course helps you translate your VetSafe reports into meaningful, sustainable change.

You’ll develop practical skills for reviewing events, facilitating learning reviews and supporting colleagues after difficult incidents. VetSafe Mastery goes deeper into team dynamics and culture, covering Root Cause Analysis, the concept of the second victim, barriers to reporting, Safety Culture, Just Culture, and how to create a psychological safe workplace so that colleagues can learn and improve.

Is this course for me?

This course is suitable for VetSafe Champions, clinical governance leads or anyone responsible for leading learning and improvement in practice.

If you’re looking to move beyond reporting towards leading change and supporting your team through incidents, this course is for you.

What will I learn?

How to use Root Cause Analysis technique to review a VetSafe report
Confidence in preparing for, facilitating and leading a learning review
Understand the term 'second victim' and how the VetSafe report/review process can help support clinicians
Support in debriefing after adverse events and signposting relevant resources
Understand barriers to event reporting, what Safety Culture is and principles of creating a 'Just Culture'
Understand the concept of Psychological Safety, how it relates to learning from adverse events and feel confident in steps you can take to build it within your team.

What can I expect?

Online modular course – easy to access and work through at your own pace
Tools to help you and your practice understand why mistakes happen and what can be done to prevent them in the future
12 hours CPD (2 per module)

How much does it cost?

£175 + VAT (VDS member) / £250 + VAT (Non-member)*

*Price per person

VetSafe is an online incident reporting tool provided by VDS Supoprt Limited (trading as VDS Support) to the veterinary profession. VDS Support Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Veterinary Defence Society Limited (VDS).

You should be aware if booking these courses as a non VDS member that they focus on the VetSafe incident reporting system, a VDS member benefit.