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Gethin Bateman

Gethin Bateman

Gethin works for Digital Health and Care Wales (formerly NHS Wales Informatics Service) as a Serious Clinical Incident Investigation Manager and has been employed by the Welsh Risk Pool (NHS Wales Shared Service Partnership) as a Bank Senior Safety & Learning Advisor since December 2018 and then as a Principal Safety & Learning Advisor in March 2020. He is a Registered Paramedic and has worked in the NHS since 18 May 2003.

Gethin has been part of the Clinical Informatics Assurance team at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) since July 2017. This team focuses on effective investigation risk management process and learning from incidents associated with DHCW products or services across the NHS in Wales. This work involves liaison with staff including specialist clinicians and technical experts from within Welsh NHS organisations, Welsh Government, external contractors/suppliers as well as UK government and various NHS organisations from across all the home nations. 

Prior to joining DHCW, Gethin was a Patient Safety & Clinical Risk Manager for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust, where he managed a team with a varied workload of adverse incidents, serious adverse incidents, complaints, claims and coroner’s inquests.

Gethin has held a variety of clinical and managerial positions during the course of his employment with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust as well as undertaking the role of Regional On-call Silver (Tactical) Commander. 

Over the course of his career Gethin has undertaken the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Root Cause Analysis and Lead Investigator Course, and holds a Level 7 Advanced Professional Award in Complaints Handling and Investigations.  He has also gained his NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health, completed Clinical Safety Officer training with NHS Digital, as well as Human Factors in Accident & Incident Investigation with the Health and Safety Executive.

Gethin is an Affiliate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) and is a member of the College of Paramedics. 

Gethin maintains his Paramedic clinical practice through a combination of an Honorary and Bank Contract with the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust.

In his spare time Gethin is a keen sportsman. He is a Level 2 Rugby coach and the Head Coach (Player Coach) of St David’s RFC 1st XV in Welsh Rugby Union Division 3A West and also helps coach and plays for the Pembrokeshire Vikings mixed ability rugby team. 

Gethin also plays cricket for Johnston Cricket Club and is the coach of Haverfordwest Cricket Club under 11s and Dynamos (7-11yrs girls) cricket.

Gethin is also a community councillor and the current Chairman of his local council (Rudbaxton Community Council). 

 

Contact Details 


Email: Gethin.Bateman2@wales.nhs.uk