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Six patient safety priorities for the new Health Secretary

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The team share their patient safety reflections from 2022

WebIn February 2022, we launched our Patient Safety Spotlight interview series to share stories and insight from people working on the frontline of patient safety—from …

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Reflections on the draft Global Patient Safety Action Plan

WebIn August last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) published the first draft Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030. It outlined the scale of the patient …

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How do we take global action for patient safety

WebIn May 2019, the World Health Assembly recognised patient safety as a key health priority, acknowledging the need to “take concerted action to reduce patient harm …

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The global impact of the pandemic on patient safety

WebThe pandemic has emphasized the high risk of avoidable harm to patients, health workers, and the general public, and has identified a range of safety gaps across …

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World Patient Safety Day 2023

Web17th September 2023. In this blog to mark World Patient Safety Day 2023, Patient Safety Learning sets out the scale of avoidable harm in health and social care, highlights the …

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World Patient Safety Day 2022

WebSaturday 17 September 2022 marks the fourth annual World Patient Safety Day. This event was established by World Health Organization (WHO) as a day to call for global …

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A Blueprint for Action

WebPatient Safety Learning’s report, A Blueprint for Action, is available to download. A Blueprint for Action sets out the action needed to progress towards the patient-safe future. …

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World Patient Safety Day 2021

Web17th September 2021. In this blog Patient Safety Learning marks World Patient Safety Day 2021. It sets out the scale of avoidable harm in healthcare, what needs to change to …

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2021: Health inequalities and patient safety

Web15th December 2021. This is the third of a short series of blogs in which we take a look back at our work in five areas of patient safety during 2021. In this blog we look at how we’ve …

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The risk to patient safety of sex and gender bias

WebThere is still a long road ahead to tackle sex and gender related bias in healthcare, and attitudes towards female patients. The ancient belief that the male body …

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Reflections on the CQC’s new strategy

WebReflections on the CQC’s new strategy. 15th March 2021. In this blog Patient Safety Learning outlines the key points included in its response to the Care Quality …

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Analysing the Cumberlege Review

WebA patient safe future: making change happen. The Cumberlege Review is stark in its criticism of the NHS’s current approach to patient safety and the failure to …

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NHS litigation reform: Inquiry Response

WebOn the 22 September 2021 the Health and Social Care Select Committee launched a new inquiry examining the case for reform of NHS litigation, identifying …

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Top ten patient safety priorities for the new Government

WebPatient Safety should be treated as a core purpose of health and social care, not simply one priority to be juggled alongside many others. There should be …

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Lucy Letby verdict, a future inquiry and patient safety

WebLucy Letby verdict, a future inquiry and patient safety. On 18 August 2023, Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and convicted of trying to kill six other infants at …

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Does the People Plan do enough to tackle the blame culture

WebOn Thursday 30 July 2020, NHS England and NHS Improvement published the NHS People Plan for 2020/21. [1] Building on the Interim NHS People Plan released in 2019, it …

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