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The Health Foundation's REAL Challenge annual lecture: A radical new vision for social care

In the second of the REAL Centre's REAL Challenge annual lectures, Dr Hilary Cottam OBE – social entrepreneur and author of Radical Help: How We Can Remake the Relationships Between Us and Revolutionise the Welfare State – will bring fresh, innovative ideas to reinvigorate the way we think about care. In an agenda-setting lecture and panel debate, Hilary will explore whether this moment – as

Women’s health - tackling the gender health gap, recovering from COVID-19, promoting women’s only health concerns, and opportunities for research

This Westminister Health Forum Policy conference takes place with the Government drafting a Women’s Health Strategy, aiming to address the gender health gap, and it will be an opportunity to discuss the way forward with the consultation on the strategy having just closed, after seeking views on key themes including: putting women at the centre of their care education on women’s health

• Online event, United Kingdom

Long Covid: A community-focused response

We’re no longer in a national lockdown and life feels as though it is slowly getting back to normal, but for those who contracted COVID-19 and are still living with the debilitating consequences of the virus, the battle is far from won. With almost 400,000 UK adults experiencing the prevailing symptoms of COVID-19 over a year after first contracting the virus, Long Covid continues to remain on the

• Webinar, United Kingdom

HFESA Virtual Conference 2021: Human Factors in our changing world

We live in a world marked by massive global changes, moving us rapidly into rather unprecedented and unknown directions. It has never been so vital for us to understand the interactions among humans and other system elements. This necessitates the creation and adoption of theories, principles, data, and methods of design, as well as new capabilities, technologies, skills, procedures, policies, str

• Online event, Australia

Public Policy Projects presents the conference for health care and life sciences

On 8 November 2021, Public Policy Projects is hosting over 300 senior leaders in the heart of Westminster for a high-level day conference designed to turn policy into actionable insights in the healthcare and life science sectors. PPP will host a series of national and international keynote speakers including Ministers, governmental leaders and key providers for this strategic look at delivering i

• Queen Elizabeth II Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE, United Kingdom

Transforming care for people with long-term conditions: the role of partnership working

During the COVID-19 pandemic, partnership and collaboration between the NHS, patient and community organisations, and the life-sciences sector has been vital in enabling the system to adapt quickly and effectively to new challenges. This free online event will explore how this approach can be embedded to support system recovery and enable transformation, particularly where COVID-19 has led to

• Online event, United Kingdom

Managing Risk, Keeping People Safe – Working with Families in Mental Health

Making Families Count has developed a new Webinar, based on extensive experience of it's members, to explore how mental health professionals can work effectively with families when they raise safety concerns about their relatives. This webinar focusses on effective risk management in the community and how healthcare professionals can work better with families when they raise safety concerns a

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HSIB maternity investigations - who, what and why?

Have you been invited to participate in an HSIB maternity investigation? Are you unsure of what the programme is about? Do you have questions about HSIB maternity investigations? This webinar is primarily aimed at doctors in training but will be of interest to clinicians from any professional background and especially to those working within maternity and neonatal services. You

• Webinar, United Kingdom

Patient Safety Movement: A patchwork quilt of improvement

Without coordination of improvement efforts across the system, we will continue to compete for resources and compromise sustainment. Panelists will review the root causes of this problem and propose actionable solutions for healthcare professionals to adopt a holistic, continuous improvement framework. Register

• Webinar, United States

Root Cause Analysis Training for NHS and Healthcare Professionals.

This two day intensive masterclass will provide Root Cause Analysis Training in line with the July 2019 Patient Safety Strategy. The course will offer a practical guide to conducting RCA with a focus on systems-based patient safety investigation as proposed within the latest guidance released by NHS England and NHS Improvement.  Click here to book your place. 

• Online event, United Kingdom

Patient safety in spine surgery: Best practices for eliminating preventable SSIs

Surgical site infections after spine surgery increase the likelihood of patient mortality and drive up the cost of care. More than 156,000 postoperative spine infections could be averted with better screening and preventative measures, according to a study published in Global Spine Journal. During this webinar, experts will discuss the problem of spine surgery SSIs and effective preventative

Patient Safety Movement: Balancing life with your medical care needs

Panelists will provide a robust overview of the challenges that accompany medical care and propose actionable recommendations for patients, family members, and carers to balance life demands for patients with complex medical needs. Register

• Webinar, United States

The UK's maternity inequalities examined: exploring disparities the BAME community faces

The Independent is hosting an expert panel, as part of a virtual event series, to examine exactly why maternity inequalities exist within the UK. Health correspondent Shaun Lintern has reported regularly on the shocking realities often facing pregnant women in the UK who are either black or from an ethnic minority. To discuss the matter further he will be hosting a panel of experts, which inc

Patient Safety Movement: Performance improvement workshop

This interactive, virtual workshop breaks down the principles of performance improvement into ten simple steps. The Performance Improvement Workshops will introduce and detail concepts of performance improvement, which can then be adapted and applied to healthcare organizations around the world. Attendees can expect to gain a thorough understanding of: The basics of performance improv

• Online, United Kingdom

Shared decision making - is progress threatened by the move towards remote consultations?

This event will launch the results of MHP Health's first Patient Voice Panel, which has been brought together through a collaboration with the Patients Association. The Patient Voice Panel includes patients with long term conditions from all demographics across the UK. The Panel aims to understand lived patient experiences to help inform effective patient engagement strategies. The event

Stop the Pressure: Pressure ulcer prevention & management

This conference focuses on the prevention and management of pressure ulcers including monitoring, reporting and improvement and will focus on Learning from the Inaugural National Pressure Ulcer Prevalence and Quality of Care Audit and reflecting on the challenges of COVID-19. The conference will open with National Developments from the National Wound Care Strategy Programme, learning from the

• Hallam Conference Centre, London, United Kingdom

The NHS recovery: How digital technology is helping to battle the growing waiting list backlog

Part of the NHS Long Term Plan Webinar Series, this webinar discusses how digital technology is helping to battle the growing waiting list backlog. Register

• Webinar, United Kingdom

TUGS Patient Safety Course

TUGS has planned a free patient safety course for all surgeons.

• Online event, United Kingdom

Patient Safety: from Vision to Reality. UK G7 Meeting on Patient Safety

Patient safety is a critical global public health issue and is essential if health systems are to advance and achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Every year, an inadmissible number of patients are harmed or die because of unsafe and poor-quality healthcare, exerting a very high global burden especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Even before the pandemic, 1 in 10 patient

• Online event, United Kingdom

RCOG Annual Professional Development Conference

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Annual Professional Development Conference aims to provide an authoritative update on clinical issues and current affairs in women’s health.   The theme of this year’s course is providing practical hands-on solutions to clinical problems. Featuring case discussions, debates and a chance to ‘stump the experts’, our carefully designed

• Online event, United Kingdom

THIS Space 2021

THIS Space, is now open for registration. It will be held online on 24 and 25 November 2021. Aiming to promote interdisciplinary and intergenerational exchange to build the field of healthcare improvement studies, THIS Space is open to all and free to attend for those in the UK and internationally. The event will create space for interaction, networking, and sharing – you can find out more about t

• Online event, United Kingdom

Shared decision making: a reality for everyone?

This event will look at the Patients Association's recent report on shared decision making, and NICE guidelines on how we can all ensure that shared decision making is a reality. Hear from and ask questions of our panel members about their experiences and thoughts on shared decision making: Alexandra Freeman - Executive Director, Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication Ham

• Online event, United Kingdom

RCP webinar - Safe for patients, safe for staff: patient safety fundamentals for physicians

This webinar from the Royal College of Physicians aims to introduce participants to the key concepts of patient safety and what they can do in practice. Delegates will receive 2 CPD credits for attending this webinar. 6.30pm  Introduction Dr John Dean, clinical director for quality improvement and patient safety, RCP 6.35pm  Patient safety 101 - fundamental concepts and considerations

Measuring, Understanding and Acting on Patient Experience Insight: From Insight to Improvement

This conference will focus on measuring, understanding and acting on patient experience insight, and demonstrating responsiveness to that insight to ensure Patient Feedback is translated into quality improvement and assurance. Through national updates and case study presentations, the conference will support you to measure, monitor and improve patient experience in your service, and ensure that in

• Online, United Kingdom

The King's Fund Annual conference 2021

The King's Fund's flagship event brings together senior leaders working in health and social care to celebrate the latest best practice and explore the most pressing opportunities and challenges facing the system.  Hear about: the role of the NHS and the wider health and care system in tackling health inequalities what the new health and social care Bill means for the system in E

• Online event, United Kingdom

NHS Long Term Plan 2021: Transition, Integrate, Improve

The NHS Long Term Plan 2021 conference will set out the main commitments in the plan and provide a view of what they might mean, highlighting the opportunities and challenges for the health and care system as it moves to put the plan into practice post COVID-19. This conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to hear from key speakers on the NHS’s priorities for care quality and outcom

• Royal Society of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Patient Safety 2021: Driving Quality and Improvement in Care

An online event 4,356,277 reports of patient safety incidents were reported between November 2018 and October 2019. These incidents were linked to more than 4,600 deaths. The cost of harm for clinical negligence claims from incidents in 2019/20 expected to cost the NHS £8.3 billion. Improving patient safety could save almost 1,000 extra lives and £100 million in care costs each year from 2023