In our World Patient Safety Day blog we call for action to address the persistence of avoidable harm and share resources specific to this year’s theme “Safe care for every newborn and child”. Please review and share widely.

In our World Patienr Safety Day blog we call for action to address the persistence of avoidable harm and share resources specific to this year’s theme “Safe care for every newborn and child”. Please review and share widely.

‘By involving frontline staff in the design, testing and implementation phases of introducing a new electronic system—or any new procedure, policy or tool—you may uncover these workarounds much sooner and be able to design them out.’

Great to be able to collaborate and support this important #patientsafety issue

A Trust in Cornwall said to their board that cyber security of health systems underwrites #patientsafety. Absolutely and an avoidable death sadly proves that 😥

In this she talks about collaborating with the Patient Safety Partners Network, hosted on our patient safety platform the hub, in the past year. Read more about this in the blog below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/learn/leader...

Is there a playbook of tactics used by Trusts to ‘manage’ whistleblowers? Yes, say the interviewees from our speaking up series.

Impressive networking and sharing on all things #patientsafety. If you’re UK based, do join!

News article on the hub today - Pennsylvania’s patient safety database tops 300,000 reports, a first in 2024. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... (via Betsy Lehman Center)

(1/4) Corridor care is increasingly being used in the NHS as demand for emergency care grows and hospital departments struggle with patient numbers. On the hub you can find a series of blogs highlighting key #patientsafety concerns relating to corridor care. www.pslhub.org/learn/improv...

Excellent interview with a leading ergonomics, culture and healthcare leader

We’re thrilled to launch our new podcast series; Stories of Safety! Join us for exclusive conversations with leading figures on what #patientsafety means, how it’s been shaped, & what the future holds. 🎙️Listen now to Episode 1 with @shaunlintern.bsky.social : psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...

🆕In this report we analyse a sample of 13 Patient Safety Incident Response Plans, reflecting on what these tell us about the implementation of new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) in the NHS. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

Powerful and often shocking ‘must view/read’ whistleblowing testimony in the NHS. This led to Bernie’s career change and the most fulfilling work of her life—supporting others to speak up and be heard. For this she has received an MBE and a Churchill Fellowship award.

Powerful and often shocking ‘must view/read’ whistleblowing testimony in the NHS. This led to Bernie’s career change and the most fulfilling work of her life—supporting others to speak up and be heard. For this she has received an MBE and a Churchill Fellowship award.

Just announced. Please share widely

It is difficult to imagine that this type of results in other safety-critical industries—where the consequences of incidents may also be serious injury or loss of life—would be considered acceptable.

There still remains a significant gap between what NHS organisations say to employees about speaking up and creating the actual conditions where they feel safe to follow this advice. No significant improvement this year. As previous years. This matters

It was a fantastic event. Planning 2026 already!

Valuable local-level learning prompts for acute hospitals. A complex set of factors that could apply broadly. Could they affect your organisation, your patients?

This blog highlights the challenges that patients have in raising concerns about what makes them safe

Why policies, procedures and training in isolation will not change culture or employment relations. Much of HR needs a rethink bmjleader.bmj.com/content/7/4/...

Are you a patient, relative or carer frustrated with navigating the healthcare system? Or is your GP practice or Trust doing something innovative to make it easier for patients? Share your experience with us on the hub. www.pslhub.org/forums/topic... #patientsafety

Upcoming Safety For All webinar featured on the hub: ▶️The Invisible Hazard: Tackling Surgical Smoke for Healthcare Worker and Patient Safety 🗓️Wednesday 2 April 2025 ⏰12:00 - 13:00 BST More details below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/events/event...

The conversation also explores how target-led approaches and financial incentives have led to cultural changes in healthcare organisations over the past few decades.

‘The needs of patients should be central to improving health and care services, actively listening and acting on their experiences and insights when things go wrong for safety improvement.’

We hope this blog has shone a spotlight on some of the challenges people with ME and Long Covid face when accessing care. If you have ME or Long Covid, or care for someone who does, we’re keen to hear about your experiences

‘When safety culture is strong, staff feel empowered to speak up about concerns and systems are in place to mitigate risks. However, practices like corridor care can undermine these principles by creating environments where safety is compromised, staff morale declines and patient outcomes suffer.’

Cyber attacks and patient safety, please read our quote

System leaders need to be honest and transparent about the scale of problem and commit to working collaboratively to share practices to minimise the avoidable harm of corridor care

An incredibly insightful interview and a valuable start of our interview series on whistleblowing and speaking up. Is anyone listening?

Excellent resources on #psychologicalsafety

News article featured on the hub today - Ambulance handover delays hit record high (via @hsj.co.uk) www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/... #patientsafety

Featured on the hub this afternoon, new interim guidance from the Royal College of Physicians (@rcphysicians.bsky.social) on the scope, supervision and employment of physician associates working in medical specialties www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety

Deny deny deny

An inspiring interview with Dr Anthony Fauci, a man of humility & expertise. ‘If it doesn’t kill you, things gets better’ - describing his personal resilience as a physician

‘The project was a positive enquiry, identifying strengths without only focussing on mistakes, accidents or incidents, and exploring what contributes to a good safety culture.’

Please review and share these reflections and opportunities for collaboration for #patientsafety

In the discussion MPs highlighted individual cases from their constituents relating to pelvic mesh, and also raised broader issues. A valuable debate and promoting these important #patientsafety issues with Government

Please don’t miss out on these popular articles from the hub at @ptsafetylearn

@HSSIB have a strong and wide international network. Here’s a blog from their Swedish counterparts www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...

An amazing free resource for #patientsafety

‘NHSE admits that corridor care is not acceptable; however, they have issued guidance on principles to provide safe and good quality care—this seems contradictory.’

‘One in four (23.6%) of all hospital-treated sepsis cases are health care-associated and this increases to almost one half (48.7%) of all cases of sepsis with organ dysfunction treated in adult intensive care units.’

Having lived through this recently, I agree with Rachel, every single word of it. ‘Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it.’

In this article we speak to @anniehunn.bsky.social and Claire Morgan about the revised National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs 2), how it is being implemented and what more needs to be done to promote and engage leadership for action www.pslhub.org/learn/profes... #patientsafety

The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is the new NHS approach to patient safety incidents. This guide provides introductory information about this, outlining what you can expect from an investigation if you are involved in a patient safety incident www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...

Fascinating reflections and insights on #patientsafety

News article featured on the hub today - Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has ‘stark consequences for children’s life chances’ (via @theguardian.com) www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/...

Featured on the hub today, a new report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (@hssib.bsky.social) which looks at improving #patientsafety in relation to continuity of care for patients detained in prison www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...