Research on the Role of Patient Information Leaflets in Meeting the Information Needs of Patients This independent research was commissioned by theMedicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. The research had five objectives: To map the different user journeys that exist to access…

THIS Space 2026 programme is now live! Join us virtually on 24 November. The event is free to attend, but booking is essential and space is limited. View the full programme and register here: ths.im/2026

Three in four UK GPs ‘too busy to talk to their patients in depth’ - an article via @theguardian.com added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/news/three-i...

Three in four UK GPs ‘too busy to talk to their patients in depth’

A friendly chat with your GP about your life, health and happiness was once a key part of the UK’s family doctor service.But most GPs no longer have time to have pastoral conversations, because they…

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Janet from our engagement team will be at the Stockton Wellbeing Hub this Wednesday (tomorrow) where you can drop-in and speak about your health and care queries in confidence. Date: Wednesday 30 Sept Time: 11.30am - 3pm Location: Stockton Wellbeing Hub, Wellington Square

You can sign up now for the North West Children’s and Teenage and Young Adult (CTYA) Cancer Conference 2027, taking place on Thursday 18 March 2027 at etc.venues Manchester. Sign up here: www.gmcanceracademy.org.uk/north-west-c...

The recent NAO report on NHSE's emergency care strategy uses some very gentle language to make some very damning claims. and it is 50 pages long: www.nao.org.uk/reports/mana... Here is my simple summary...

Managing the flow of patients through hospital from A&E  - NAO report

This report looks at how well patients flow through A&E into the wider hospital in England and at the support NHSE provides.

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Are you passionate about improving health and care services? @aspihuk.bsky.social are looking for new lived experience advisors. Find out more on the hub below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/forums/topic...

Help shape the future of healthcare simulation – Join ASPiH as a Lived Experience Advisor

Are you passionate about improving health and care services? We want you to join our friendly and inclusive team.About ASPiHThe Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) is a UK-wide…

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🆕Monday 21st to Sunday 27th September is Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK. In this new blog on the hub, Sandra Igwe MBE draws on her own personal and professional experiences to illustrate why Black maternal mental health is a patient safety issue. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

Black maternal mental health is a patient safety issue

Sandra Igwe draws on her own personal and professional experiences to illustrate why Black maternal mental health is a patient safety issue.

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📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/sArWUY7 #PatientSafety #HSSIB #NHS #Healthcare #MaternitySafety #PAS

HOW ARE YOU CENTERING LIVED EXPERIENCE? We offer practical support to help you make co-production happen. Visit our website to explore our services: buff.ly/Mcqdw3R Training / support / resources #coproduction #communities #citizeninvolvement #inclusion #services

Earlier this year, we analysed the mental health care experiences of children, young people and their families. We need better joined-up working across the NHS, schools, care and the voluntary sector to address key issues in this vital service. https://bit.ly/4vfhFWM

Making patient safety work for people living with dementia - a blog from Bella Smith, a Policy Officer at @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social, featured on the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #WorldAlzheimersDay #WorldAlzheimersMonth #PatientSafety

https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/conditions/dementia/making-patient-safety-work-for-people-living-with-dementia-r14733/

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Our next online support group is coming! Nutrition & Exercise for Living Well with Bladder Cancer Monday 7 December 2026 6pm With Sophie Schogger, Highly Specialist Oncology Dietitian Expert advice + informal small-group discussion. Sign-up coming soon! #BladderCancer #Urology

Healthwatch Oxfordshire is offering training to help you develop the skills to do your own community research. The workshops will be Tuesdays 13th and 20th October from 10am-3pm, at East Oxford Community Centre. For full details: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/latest-news/...

Turning the tables on industry narratives: a health communication playbook for promoting health David Stuckler, Florence Berteletti, @martinmckee.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Turning the tables on industry narratives: a health communication playbook for promoting health

Abstract. Industries producing harmful products such as tobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods, and fossil fuels use highly developed communication strate

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Living with MS? We’re recruiting adults in Great Britain to help us improve the Navigate MS app. Taking part is voluntary, you can stop at any time, and your identifiable information is only accessible to the research team. qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

"Research rarely asks patients and their families about harm but it is important to do so. If patients are not asked, a lot of harm may be unknown to the NHS." - Michele Peters shares findings from a research project that focused on patient harm in the NHS. www.pslhub.org/learn/corona...

We asked 10,000 people if the NHS had harmed them physically or emotionally in recent years. This is what we found...

In this blog, Michele Peters, Associate Professor from the University of Oxford, shares findings from a research project that focused on patient harm in the NHS.

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Back when Wes Streeting became SoS DHSC, he said the NHS was “broken”, and many NHS insiders took great offence at it with many excuses for why it was not. I spent yesterday talking to folk in significant health difficulties with waits for pretty basic but important surgery of around a year. 1/3

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Our 2026 PatientVoices@RCoA bronze winner was Guy's and St Thomas'🥉 This award-winning initiative shows how putting patient voices at the heart of service design can deliver measurable impact & strengthen your application 🙌 Is your project eligible? 👉 https://ow.ly/EGMz50ZA6CX #Ansky #Medway

Our SEND Politics page has been updated with more links about the proposals, more explanations, and lots of stuff to help you understand what's facing every child with SEND... www.specialneedsjungle.com/send-politics/

New data by @biteback2030.bsky.social shows 76% of schools don't comply with English School Food Standards, inc more processed meats &🍫🍪 than allowed. A new School Food Standard must be introduced so that healthier options become the easiest, appealing choice. www.biteback2030.com/stories/scho...

76% of School Menus Violate Food Standards | Bite Back

New Bite Back research found 76% of secondary school menus analysed had a confirmed School Food Standards violation, as 72% of parents back checks.

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Here's a snapshot of your recent feedback on GP Services in Oxfordshire What has been your experience? We use your comments to shape, influence and improve standards of local care. Find, rate and review your treatment or care using our Feedback Centre: healthwatchoxfordshire.co.uk/feedback-on-...

We've helped lift the lid on companies peddling products sugarier than Coke as ‘healthy options’ to the parents of infants. But we will keep continue to see unscrupulous approaches to labelling and marketing until Government acts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

We’d love to hear about your experiences. The best way for us to improve your care is by hearing from people who have recently used our services. Please look out for the #CommunityMentalHealthSurvey arriving in the post soon!

🆕In a new blog on the hub today, Risa Mallory explores the patient experience of discharge. She highlights how process-driven approaches don’t always provide patients with the reassurance and support needed for them to feel safe. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #PatientSafety

The discharge gap: when hospital care ends

In this blog, hub Topic leader Risa Mallory, explores the patient experience of discharge. Risa highlights how process-driven approaches don’t always provide patients with the reassurance and support ...

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NEW REPORT: For the first time, we bring together national data on GP funding in England, highlighting general practice’s share of the NHS budget has fallen in the decade to 2024/25 despite repeated policy commitments to increase it. Read the report ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3UqBYD3

Have you had a chance to read our latest report yet? Enter & Views are part of our statutory role and we revisited Synergise Pharmacy as a follow up to our visit in 2024. We also spent time at Elm Tree Medical Centre following positive feedback from patients.

The bereaved fight to remember our covid dead. Supporter Peter fought hard for this local memorial after visiting (and fundraising for) The National Covid Memorial Wall. ❤️ www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/news/covid-1...