Patient Safety Learning
@patientsafetylearning.org
Patient Safety Learning is a charity and independent voice for improving patient safety. 🔗Our website: https://www.patientsafetylearning.org/ 🔗the hub, our platform to share learning for patient safety: https://www.pslhub.org/
Can one less medicine make a difference? Patient stories wanted. www.pslhub.org/forums/topic...
Can one less medicine make a difference? Patient stories wanted.
Have you or a loved one: felt better after a medication was stopped? experienced side effects from medicines that continued after a hospital stay? struggled with taking lots of medicines? wondered…
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Upcoming event featured on the hub: ▶️ Transforming Patient Care with AI: Outcomes, Safety, and Quality at Scale (hosted by @roysocmed.bsky.social) 📅 Thursday 3rd September 2026 📍 Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, London More details below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/events/event...
Transforming Patient Care with AI: Outcomes, Safety, and Quality at Scale
Artificial intelligence is no longer confined to experimentation in healthcare, it is becoming embedded in real-world clinical practice. As healthcare systems face mounting pressure to improve…
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On #WorldPatientSafetyDay 2026, join us for Safe Care for Life, a SafetyNet webinar exploring how research can improve safety for people living with long-term conditions and help build safer healthcare systems. 🗓️17 Sept, 12:15-1pm 🔗Book your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/safetynet-...
SafetyNet World Patient Safety Day webinar | Safe care for life!
Join us for World Patient Safety Day 2026 as we explore safer care for non-communicable diseases and better patient outcomes.
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Looking for others who are passionate about patient safety? As a member of the hub you'll be connected to a global network of people interested in reducing avoidable harm in healthcare. Register here▶️ pslhub.org/register/
💬I think we need to listen carefully to patients and young people when they repeatedly say something feels wrong. Sometimes symptoms that appear subtle externally can reflect a much larger hidden struggle internally.💬 A new blog Madeline Bolton-Smith on the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
When epilepsy is mistaken for poor concentration: the patient safety risks of delayed recognition in young people
Madeline Bolton-Smith shares her experience of epilepsy as a child and suggests three patient safety lessons that could help reduce some of the unnecessary emotional harm that many young people with…
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Yvette Cooper: ‘Women should not feel pressured to have an ideal birth’ - an article via @the-independent.com added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/...
Yvette Cooper: ‘Women should not feel pressured to have an ideal birth’
National maternity standards are set to be reintroduced under plans to improve maternity care, Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. The standards will be measured by patient experience and will…
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This blog looks at how NICE's latest quality standard for perioperative care misses the opportunity to incorporate the most recent safety standards for invasive procedures, NatSSIPs 2, and explores the implications of this. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
A welcome new perioperative care standard—but why does the new standards rely on an outdated safety framework?
Dr Tim Jackson reflect on NICE's new perioperative care standard and highlights where it currently does not join up with the National Safety Standards for Invasive Procedures (NatSSIPs) 2
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In this episode in our 'Speaking up for patient safety' series Bethany Carter discusses her career from military nursing and infection control to becoming a Freedom to Speak Up Guardian and later a senior leader at the National Guardian’s Office. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Speaking up for patient safety: Bethany Carter in conversation with Peter Duffy and Helen Hughes
Speaking up interview with Bethany Carter exploring the importance of supporting Guardians, strengthening managers’ ability to listen and respond, protecting staff from detriment, and maintaining…
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From burnout to belief: reflections on reforming the NHS from within - article from @thekingsfund.bsky.social added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
From burnout to belief: reflections on reforming the NHS from within (31 July 2026)
In this article for the Kings Fund, Sharon Nash, Senior Consultant, talks about the wellbeing of the workforce... "not as a distant observer but as someone who walks alongside NHS leaders and teams…
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"These experiences are not isolated incidents. They are recurring patterns that expose women to preventable harm." Excellent contribution to World Patient Safety Day 2026 ⬇️ www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... @patientsafetylearning.org
Women’s heart health is a patient safety issue
In this blog for World Patient Safety Day, Risa Mallory and Karen Padilla discuss women’s heart health inequities from both an individual advocate’s and advocacy organisation’s perspective
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Sometimes medicines are no longer needed, cause side effects, or become difficult to manage. The CHARMER Study want to hear from older people, family members and carers about these experiences following a hospital stay. Find out more on the hub below ⬇️ www.pslhub.org/forums/topic...
Can one less medicine make a difference? Patient stories wanted.
Have you or a loved one: felt better after a medication was stopped? experienced side effects from medicines that continued after a hospital stay? struggled with taking lots of medicines? wondered…
pslhub.org
How often are young people with epilepsy mistaken for being distracted or unable to concentrate? Delayed recognition can have serious patient safety consequences. What more can be done to improve awareness? Read more: www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
When epilepsy is mistaken for poor concentration: the patient safety risks of delayed recognition in young people
Madeline Bolton-Smith shares her experience of epilepsy as a child and suggests three patient safety lessons that could help reduce some of the unnecessary emotional harm that many young people with…
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Available on the hub, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) roundup of latest safety advice for medicines and medical device users for July 2026. www.pslhub.org/learn/organi... #patientsafety #medicationsafety
MHRA Safety Roundup: July 2026
MHRA summary of their latest safety advice for medicines and medical device users
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Supporting staff doing emotionally challenging patient safety work - a video featuring Julie Plumridge, a Senior Safety Partner at Great Ormond Street Hospital. 🔗 www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
#newpaper: Our new study has found that digital technologies used in GP practices can significantly improve patient safety by reducing medication errors, supporting earlier diagnosis and helping prevent patient harm. Read more: www.nihr.ac.uk/news/digital... #patientsafety #nhs #nihr
What the Amos and Ockenden reviews mean for maternity and newborn safety - a blog from the Maternity & Newborn Safety Investigations programme added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
What the Amos and Ockenden reviews mean for maternity and newborn safety (By Louise Page, 28 July 2026)
Donna Ockenden’s Independent Review of Maternity Services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Baroness Amos's Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation have both landed…
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💬... better understanding within education, healthcare and wider society could help reduce some of the unnecessary emotional harm that many young people with epilepsy continue to experience.💬 A new blog Madeline Bolton-Smith featured on the hub today. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
When epilepsy is mistaken for poor concentration: the patient safety risks of delayed recognition in young people
Madeline Bolton-Smith shares her experience of epilepsy as a child and suggests three patient safety lessons that could help reduce some of the unnecessary emotional harm that many young people with…
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In this new blog I talk about some of the themes, challenges and opportunities that emerged across the our Patient Safety Forum earlier this year, hosted by Public Policy Projects in partnership with @patientsafetylearning.org. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
Continuing the conversation: Insights from the Patient Safety Forum 2026
Helen Hughes, Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning, reflects on this year’s Patient Safety Forum that shed light on some of the key challenges in patient safety today.
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Do patient safety incident investigations align with systems thinking? An Australian study added to the hub this week. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
Do patient safety incident investigations align with systems thinking? An analysis of contributing factors and recommendations (12 September 2025)
This study aimed to assess current use of systems thinking-based strategies by examining a set of Australian patient safety incident investigations.
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World Patient Safety Day 2026 takes place on Thursday 17th September, focused on the theme “Safe care for noncommunicable diseases”. In this blog we explain what noncommunicable diseases are, and why they are a patient safety priority. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety
What is a noncommunicable disease? Understanding this year’s World Patient Safety Day theme…
On Thursday 17 September 2026 the seventh annual World Patient Safety Day takes place, focused on the theme of “Safe care for noncommunicable diseases”. In this blog we explain what noncommunicable…
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Long waits for a hospital bed in an emergency: will urgent care policies make a difference for patients? An article from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
Long waits for a hospital bed in an emergency: will urgent care policies make a difference for patients?
Stories and images of large numbers of people waiting in overcrowded A&E departments are sadly not new. There has been growing concern in recent years, however, about the number of patients who are be...
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🆕When epilepsy is mistaken for poor concentration, the consequences can be serious. This blog explores the safety risks of delayed recognition in young people, and why earlier diagnosis matters. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
When epilepsy is mistaken for poor concentration: the patient safety risks of delayed recognition in young people
Madeline Bolton-Smith shares her experience of epilepsy as a child and suggests three patient safety lessons that could help reduce some of the unnecessary emotional harm that many young people with e...
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Julie Plumridge is a Senior Safety Partner at Great Ormond Street Hospital. In this video she talks about the importance of supporting staff doing emotionally challenging patient safety work. www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Supporting staff doing emotionally challenging patient safety work
Julie Plumridge is a Senior Safety Partner at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This video is part of a series on paediatric patient safety investigations. The first video focused on involving families…
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NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services - an article via @theguardian.com added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/blogs/entry/...
NHS mental health trust plans £25m in cuts to jobs and services
An NHS mental health trust plans to cut a wide range of its services and axe hundreds of jobs to close a £25m hole in its finances. The move by the East London foundation trust (ELFT) and the scale…
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The human behind the digit - a poem written and read by Elaine Freeman featured on the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
The human behind the digit (a poem by Elaine Freeman)
The human Behind the Digit I am the person behind the number, The face behind the case, The story in the spreadsheet, A name you can’t erase. I’m more than just a metric, A target or a trend, I’m a…
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Heart disease in women is too often missed, misdiagnosed or dismissed. It is not just a women's health issue, it is a patient safety issue. Read this blog on why change is urgently needed. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety
Women’s heart health is a patient safety issue
In this blog for World Patient Safety Day, Risa Mallory and Karen Padilla discuss women’s heart health inequities from both an individual advocate’s and advocacy organisation’s perspective
pslhub.org
🆕Supporting staff doing emotionally challenging patient safety work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8_O... #patientsafety
Supporting staff doing emotionally challenging patient safety work
Julie Plumridge is a Senior Safety Partner at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This video is part of a series on paediatric patient safety investigations. The first video focused on involving families…
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(1/4) Added to the hub today, findings of the 2025 national survey on the implementation of patient safety partners (PSPs), in line with the Framework for involving patients in patient safety. It also draws learning from the PSPs 2023 survey. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
Patient safety partners: 2025 survey review and recommendations (published 3 August 2026)
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In this blog our Chief Exec Helen Hughes explores key themes, challenges and opportunities that emerged across the Patient Safety Forum earlier this year, hosted by Public Policy Projects in partnership with Patient Safety Learning. www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...
Continuing the conversation: Insights from the Patient Safety Forum 2026
Helen Hughes reflects on a recent series of blogs and the Patient Safety Forum 2026.
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Missed the #PatientSafety: Using Data and Audit to Reduce Harm webinar, as part of Clinical Audit Awareness Week 2026❓ In collaboration with @patientsafetylearning.org, you can catch up through the recording, Q&As and presentation slides🎥: www.hqip.org.uk/news-and-art... #CAAW26
