Patient Safety Learning

The theme of this year's World Patient Safety Day on the 17 September will be “Safe care for every newborn and every child”, focusing on the need for stronger measures to protect children from preventable harm: https://lnkd.in/epdKwpBz #WorldPatientSafetyDay #WPSD2025 #patientsafety

Today is World Parkinson's Day. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world. It can affect young or old, and in the UK, around 153,000 people are living with the condition. People with Parkinson’s face a number of specific patient safety issues when accessing healthcare including communication difficulties and risks associated with medication delays. This 'Top Picks' article pulls together 15 useful resources about Parkinson’s shared on the hub. They include guidance for patients and their families about hospital stays and medication, and awareness-raising resources for healthcare professionals about the patient safety issues people with Parkinson’s face. Link: https://lnkd.in/ewjAftJB #pslhub #patientsafety #parkinsons #worldparkinsonsday #medicationsafety #medicinessafety

Launched in the early 2000s, PSNet provided a rich repository of evidence, case studies and expert analysis, shaping safety initiatives across the US and beyond. Its sudden closure under the Trump administration is not only a devastating loss but also a shockingly rapid dismantling of a crucial resource. In this blog, our Chief Digital Officer Clive Flashman 💙 reflects on PSNet’s history, its impact and what its absence means for the patient safety community. Link: https://lnkd.in/ekd9kuya #pslhub #patientsafety #sharedlearning #patientsafetynet #AHRQ

In a new blog featured on the hub today, Justean Winter shares her experience of working as an agency nurse in the NHS. She describes how she was told not to report patient safety issues she witnessed. After raising concerns about patient care, Justean received several accusations and was eventually blocked from working in the NHS. In this blog she outlines why she continues to try and raise awareness of the patient safety and organisational issues she witnessed. Link: https://lnkd.in/eEJ3uC8Y #pslhub #patientsafety #speakingup #whistleblowing

Why do patient and public voices matter when it comes to patient safety? In this new Top picks, we've selected eight resources from the hub that help evidence the value of the patient voice in improving patient safety.   1️⃣ The role of simulation-based education, co-design and co-delivery in improving patient safety (by Kirsten Howson) 2️⃣ Working with bereaved parents for safer and more equitable care (by Julia Clark and Mehali Patel) 3️⃣ Integrating patient and public involvement into co-design of healthcare improvement: a case study in maternity care 4️⃣ Patient safety and lived experience (by Anthony O'Connor) 5️⃣ Patient safety and co-production (by Anthony O'Connor) 6️⃣ Providing patient-safe care begins with asking and listening... really listening! (by Daniel L. Cohen) 7️⃣ Catching cancer early: what more can we do as GPs? (by Amelia Randle) 8️⃣ “Listening to a patient’s history for longer can help doctors make the right diagnosis” (by Maria Dahm & Carmel Crock)   Do you have an experience or project to add? Have you worked with patients to improve patient safety in health or social care? Email our editorial team at content@pslhub.org. Link: https://lnkd.in/eJ498R5G #pslhub #patientsafety #patientexperience #patientvoice #patientinvolvement #patientengagement

Today we support World Health Day, which kicks off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health titled ‘Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures’. In this interview Sandra Igwe MBA, Founder and CEO of The Motherhood Group, reflects on this year’s theme and the continuation of disparities in Black maternal mental health. Sandra highlights key areas for action and explains how a greater focus on lived experience leads to better outcomes for women and babies. Link: https://lnkd.in/e-FfyZx8 World Health Organization #WorldHealthDay #patientsafety #maternity #maternitysafety #maternalhealth #healthinequalites #womenshealth #blackmaternalmentalhealth #mentalhealth #healthdisparities

Featured on the hub today, an upcoming event on Thursday 5 June 2025, hosted by the Royal Society of Medicine, that will explore successful strategies for enhancing patient safety and driving quality improvement in mental health services. Key themes covered at this will include: ▶️ Supporting staff through traumatic incidents ▶️ Amplifying patient and family voices ▶️ Service redesign for safer care ▶️ Innovative use of data for improved outcomes ▶️ Learning from significant events to prevent recurrence ▶️ Balancing human rights with public protection The event will also feature interactive workshops showcasing good practice from pioneering trusts and innovative approaches. You can find more details on the hub here: https://lnkd.in/eXNw7vXg #pslhub #patientsafety #mentalhealth #qualityimprovement #humanrights #serviceredesign #patientengagement

Featured on the hub today, 15 hub top picks for the 7th Global Ministerial Summit for Patient Safety: https://lnkd.in/d2rfYNmU To support the Global Ministerial Summit, in this Top Picks article we have pulled together some key resources from the hub, our platform to share learning for patient safety, around key themes being discussed at this year's event. This Summit, organised by the Department of Health of the Republic of the Philippines and co-sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO), takes place on 3-4 April 2025 in Manila. It seeks to support the implementation of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan, embracing the theme "𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘂𝗺". You can find out more details about this here: https://lnkd.in/g25Snw4K #pslhub #patientsafety #globalhealthcare #globalpatientsafetyactionplan #worldhealthorganization

In a new blog on the hub, Dr Stephanie Heys and Ann Moses from North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust Service talk about the role of UK ambulance services in supporting safe maternity and newborn care: https://lnkd.in/efXE3kRQ Safe care for every newborn and every child is the theme of this year's World Patient Safety Day, set to take place on Wednesday 17 September 2025. You can find out more about this here: https://lnkd.in/epdKwpBz #WPSD2025 #pslhub #patientsafety #maternitysafety #worldpatientsafetyday2025 #emergencymedicine #healthinequalities

New! Duty of Candour FAQs. These FAQs aim to address common challenges and provide clarity on key aspects of Duty of Candour - the legal requirement for healthcare organisations to be open and transparent with those receiving care and treatment. They have been produced by the Patient Safety Management Network in collaboration with experts from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and NHS Resolution. Link: https://lnkd.in/eCiaa8ZH #pslhub #patientsafety #dutyofcandour #transparency #openness