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Niall Downey
@nialldowney.bsky.social
Airline pilot, doctor, author.
www.frameworksafety.com
Sharing our aviation safety framework with healthcare and beyond.
Former and hopefully future cyclist.
Delighted to be giving the Keynote address at the Clinical Audit Forum in Sligo University Hospital on Thursday.

In a week where the Irish healthcare news cycle has been dominated by audit findings in CHI, this topic is more important than ever.
May 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A very long taxi out to Runway 31L, the departure runway in JFK last night allowed us a super view of one of the Queens of the Sky, an increasingly rare beast nowadays touching down on Runway 31R & then a great shot of the airport with New York in the background on our way home.
April 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Delighted to be in Whitworth Hall, Manchester on Saturday to see my daughter, Aoife conduct the University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra and the Ad Solem Choir.

The finish line of her Music degree is rapidly approaching then hopefully on to a long and fulfilling career. 🎼🙏
March 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Congratulations to the 4th year Medical Students in Queens University Belfast on a fabulous event on Saturday night at the SWOT Fashion Show.

Framework Safety Group was delighted to be one of the sponsors once again and to throw in a few copies of ‘Oops! Why Things Go Wrong’ for the raffle too.
March 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Thanks to Aisling O’Rourke for having me on the show. 🙏

Delighted to share how our aviation safety framework is transferable to other industries and indeed society generally.

Hope people find it useful. 🤞

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The latest episode of Cut Through The Noise is now live! In this week’s episode, I chat with Captain Niall Downey, who swapped a career as a cardiothoracic…
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February 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Thank you to all the team at St Colman’s, Newry for all the opportunities you gave Daire during his seven years with you and especially for honouring him with the Principal’s Award yesterday.
He’s carrying the lessons learnt into his new life in the Engineering Dept in Queens University, Belfast.
December 20, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Thanks Carolyn. And to you and yours too. 🎄🥳
A beautiful place to call home. Warm Christmas wishes to you and your family of sublime musicians.
December 9, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Leaving New York behind then six hours later from 38,000 feet looking out at Dundalk (in 3 o’clock position), Newry just beyond it with Warrenpoint and Rostrevor to it’s right and Belfast in the distance.
@sorchaeastwood.bsky.social @clairehanna.bsky.social @little-pengelly.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Well here’s mine Rasu..!! 👏

@nialldowney.bsky.social

The QR code will give you even more info.

Hope you had a good week. Safe trip home. ✈️👍
December 5, 2024 at 10:05 PM
In Chicago today sharing the same message with my friends at the @rsnasky.bsky.social

Thanks to @katehanneman.bsky.social for inviting me back.

Acknowledging our fallibility and designing our systems to allow for that will transform healthcare as it did aviation.
@drgrainne.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Currently enroute from Ireland to speak tomorrow at @rsnasky.bsky.social 2024.

Following on from my talk in 2022, Human Factors is a steadily growing presence in healthcare worldwide. Applying an aviation safety framework could transform the industry, benefitting staff, patients & management alike.
December 4, 2024 at 2:10 PM
From sunrise in Manchester to sunset in New York. Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends.
November 29, 2024 at 11:23 PM
Something to keep us entertained while Tadej and Remco are on their holidays Orla..!! 😂👍
I wrote a few thoughts on the Autumn Nations Series and where we are right now in the world of rugby. I’d love if you would click and feed the demand for coverage of ‘other’ sports. Many thanks! metro.co.uk/2024/11/27/d...
Don't let England's struggles overshadow entertaining autumn of rugby
It’s been an amazing month
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November 29, 2024 at 6:40 AM
@fryrsquared.bsky.social Congrats on the new post Hannah. Love your podcasts. 👏

I’m combining my two careers as a surgeon & an airline captain by applying aviation safety techniques to reduce adverse events in healthcare using Error Management.
May be a field one of your students might enjoy..?? 🤔
November 25, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Some shameless self promotion for my new friends (and many old friends from X) here.

‘Oops! Why Things Go Wrong’ is available in paperback from all usual outlets including Amazon, @barnesandnoble.bsky.social and in ebook format through most platforms including BookBaby, Kindle & Nook.

Enjoy! 💙📚
November 22, 2024 at 7:54 PM
@katehanneman.bsky.social Hi Kate, I see you’ve jumped ship to BlueSky too..!!
Just checking presentation details for our @rsnasky.bsky.social Human Factors session in Chicago. I presume it’s 12 mins each with a Q&A at the end like last time?
Looking forward to it.
November 22, 2024 at 7:42 PM