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The King's Fund annual conference 2022: an inclusive approach to recovery and reform

The health and care sector is undergoing fundamental change and facing profound challenges. As it continues to deal with the impact of Covid-19, which has exacerbated the workforce crisis and health inequalities, the Health and Care Act introduces changes to how health and care services are organised and delivered with the aim of integrating care for people in England. The King’s Fund annual

• The King's Fund, London, W1G 0AN, United Kingdom

Red Teams to improve patient safety

The new NHS Patient Safety Syllabus has brought education and training to the fore to push patient safety in healthcare. Based on the syllabus this masterclass will focus on how Human Factors and Red Teams can be improve Patient Safety. Red Teams are defined as a team that is formed with the objective of subjecting an organisation’s plans, programmes, ideas and assumptions to rigorous analysis and

• Online event, United Kingdom

The NHS Patient Safety Conference

The NHS Patient Safety Conference, in partnership with Patient Safety Learning, is a long-standing virtual and in-person event series that has welcomed over 1500 NHS professionals through its doors.  In February 2021, further updates and changes were made to the NHS Patient Safety Strategy. The most significant strategy update is the new commitment to address patient safety inequalities, with

• Online and in person, United Kingdom

"Getting to the "root" of the problem: Conducting an RCA

The Patient Safety Authority (PSA) invites you to attend a programme on root cause analysis (RCA). This programme is open to hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities (ASFs). 'Getting to the "root” of the problem: Conducting an RCA' is for those who are new to the RCA process or would like a refresher. It will provide introductory-level content within the framework of the PSA RCA Investiga

• Online event, United States

Shared decision making workshop

This online workshop will be co-hosted by the General Osteopathic Council and the Collaborating Centre for Values Based Practice, St Catherine's College, Oxford.   It will explore the benefits and importance of shared decision making to both practitioners and patients as well as the challenges in making shared decision making a reality in consultations. It will also introduce a range of

National Orthopaedic Alliance - Human factors training and patient safety

“Getting the human factors right minimises error, and maximises performance. It makes it easier to do the right thing, and harder to do the wrong thing.” - Health Education England. Human Factors Training (HFT) has been endorsed by the NHS and embedded in Mandatory training in many hospitals throughout the UK. It aims to reduce errors and harm to patients by educating NHS staff on the factors

NHS Complaints Summit

This National Virtual Summit focuses on the New National NHS Complaint Standards. Through national updates, practical case studies and in depth expert sessions the conference aims to improve the effectiveness of complaints handling within your service, and ensure that complaints are welcomed and lead to change and improvements in patient care. The conference will also reflect on managing complaint

• Online event, United Kingdom

Positively equal: How NICE is working to help reduce health inequalities

Join us and discover first-hand how the equitable implementation of NICE recommendations ensures that care provided is effective, makes efficient use of resources and reduces inequalities and unwarranted variation. Discover how we are aligning what we do with Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and wider system priorities and how our evidence-based recommendations are aligned to recognised health i

Next steps for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care in England

This Westminster Health Forum policy conference will examine the key priorities for the future of cancer prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment as the Government develops a 10-year Cancer Plan for England. Delegates will discuss priorities for the next stage of the elective care backlog delivery plan, including meeting demand as waiting times for new referrals increase, and what can be lea

• Online event, United Kingdom

Integrated care in practice: realising the potential of integrated care systems

On 1 July, integrated care systems (ICSs) became statutory bodies following changes brought about by the Health and Care Act 2022. Through keynote speeches, panel debates and practical case study sessions, this King's Fund virtual conference will explore how to make the most of the opportunities created by the current reforms and deliver meaningful improvements in quality of care and population he

• Online event, United Kingdom

Root Cause Analysis: 1 day masterclass

This one-day course is designed to provide delegates with the key skills and knowledge that they will require to conduct Root Cause Analysis effectively. The course content walks learners through the seven-key stages to conducting a high-quality Root Cause Analysis investigation. We pay particular attention to planning and managing investigations, interviewing staff, mapping information, using app

• Online event, United Kingdom

Storytelling to influence: Speaking and presenting

People invest time in hearing a story. Whether you want to influence key decision makers or develop a stronger rapport with your audience, telling a story helps you convey essential pieces of information in a relatable, memorable and humanistic way in a professional environment. By examining the stages and structure of storytelling, and how you can apply it to your organisation, the Storytell

• Marble Arch, London, United Kingdom

What makes us safe? How we can improve patient safety together

This participatory event, concerning research undertaken on patient safety, will consist of a 45 minute talk followed by a Q&A/interactive discussion about how hospital care can be improved and how the public can be empowered to be involved in their care. The talk will specifically draw upon Dr Elizabeth Sutton's recent research, which explored how patients understood patient safety, and

Journalen 10 years anniversary conference

2022 marks the 10th anniversary of “Journalen” in Sweden. It was in 2012 that Region Uppsala first give citizens online access to their electronic health records (EHR) for the first time. Since then, a lot has happened in Sweden, and today people all over Sweden have direct online access to their EHR through the e-health service “Journalen” on 1177.se. Online access to EHRs is also highly rel

Health is wealth? REAL Challenge annual lecture

The UK continues to feel the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, both through its impact on the nation’s health, as well as the prolonged impact on the UK economy. Yet despite this, there isn’t enough attention on boosting population health, the NHS and social care to build resilience to future shocks and support economic recovery. For the 2022 REAL challenge lecture, Andy Haldane, Ch

• Online event, United Kingdom

Professional Standards Authority’s ‘Safer care for all' conference’

The free, one-day, virtual conference will explore the themes and issues arising from the report recently published by the Authority, Safer care for all – solutions from professional regulation and beyond. It will be an opportunity to hear a range of views, debates and discussions about some of the issues in the report with the aim of moving towards solutions to support safer care for all. Sa

• Online event, United Kingdom

A practical guide to Human Factors in healthcare

Aimed at Clinicians and Managers, this national virtual conference will provide a practical guide to human factors in healthcare, and how a human factors approach can improve patient care, quality, process and safety. There will be an extended focus on the role of human factors in patient safety investigation in line with the new National Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).  F

• Online event, United Kingdom

Safety-II: A critical look at its promise and potential for health care

This webinar offers a chance to explore the challenges and opportunities of the Safety-II approach with Mark Sujan, co-author of the BMJ Quality and Safety article ‘The problem with making Safety-II work in healthcare.’ In 2020 Q’s ‘Organisational Resilience & Safety-II’ Special Interest Group (SIG) ran workshops to share adaptations being made to address the emerging COVID-19 crisis. Man

FDA/PQRI workshop on the regulatory framework for distributed and point of care pharmaceutical manufacturing

This FDA/PQRI Workshop will bring together leaders from regulatory agencies, industry, and academia to discuss critical topics in distributed manufacturing and point of care manufacturing. Further information

• Virtual event, United States

2nd national PSIRF webinar - From orientation to diagnostic and discovery

Following our Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) introduction webinar on 5 September 2022, this is the first in a series of more practical webinars to support organisations to transition to the new framework. This webinar coincides with the start of the 'discovery' phase, and will cover: Update from the national patient safety team (10 mins). Speakers: Tracey Herlihey,

*Postponed* Improving Patient Safety & Care 2022 Conference: Collaboration for better care

Govconnect are delighted to announce that the 3rd Annual Improving Patient Safety & Care Conference, will be held at the RSM in partnership with Patient Safety Learning. Supporting STPs/ICSs and healthcare providers to implement features of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy can only be achieved through the joint efforts of multiple organisations, and for the last 3 years, the Govconnect’s P

• Royal Society of Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Future surgery 2022

Future Surgery, brings together surgeons, anaesthetists and the whole perioperative team. Designed specifically to meet the training needs, promote networking and develop a stronger voice for all surgical professionals and their multidisciplinary teams in perioperative care.  Our CPD accredited speaker programme explores disruptive technology, connectivity, human factors, training and researc

• ExCEL, London, United Kingdom

Human Factors and effective patient safety investigations

This two day masterclass will start by providing learners with a full understanding of the various approaches that can now be used to conduct patient safety incident investigation (PSIIs) followed by how to use Human Factors in your workplace. All medical and non-medical staff should attend. For further information and to book your place visit www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-

• Online event, United Kingdom

Using feedback to break the “black hole” of event reporting

Frontline staff often perceive event reporting as a black hole where no information exits once it enters. Join Andy Moyer, BSN, RN-BC, patient safety informatics specialist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where he will help you tackle this perception by providing reporters better feedback. Moyer will also demonstrate ways to increase the quantity and quality of reported even

• Online event, United States

Meeting demand: the changing picture of diagnostics

Sir Mike Richards’ review of diagnostics, Diagnostics: recovery and renewal, which was commissioned in response to recommendations in  the NHS Long-Term Plan, outlined a new diagnostic model for services. The review identified key enablers to drive and deliver much needed to change to optimise diagnostic capacity and improve efficiency, along with the need for a major expansion of the workfor

• The King's Fund, London, W1G 0AN, United Kingdom

Human Factors in your work and your team

This virtual masterclass will guide you in how to use Human Factors in your workplace. All medical and non-medical staff should attend. Leadership in the NHS is the responsibility of all staff. Understanding human factors will allow healthcare to enhance performance, culture and organisation. It can be used to assess why things go wrong and how to implement change to prevent it from happening

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group Patient Safety Conference

The Safe Anaesthesia Liaison Group Patient Safety Conference will be held in collaboration with RA-UK. The first session will include engaging lectures around the current work of SALG, and the second session will focus on topical issues in relation to regional anaesthesia safety. There will be a prize session for accepted abstracts, with a poster section and oral presentations.  This online c

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

The Trauma of Trauma

Treating trauma can be traumatic. The UK now has over 30 major trauma centres which treat more than 40,000 patients with traumatic injuries each year. For people under the age of 40, trauma remains a leading cause of death, and trauma survivors often experience life-changing injury and long-term disability. This study day examines the impact of various traumatic injuries on patients and the t

• Webinar, United Kingdom

The Faculty of Perioperative Care 8th Annual Confernece

The conference theme, ‘The Surgical Multidisciplinary Team: delivering safe, skilled, and effective care’ will focus on career progression for various practitioner groups whilst exploring the benefits of working collectively in a modern surgical team.   Delegates will hear personal experiences of the challenges faced from the perspective of a Surgical First Assistant (SFA) and a consultant an

• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Next steps for addressing clinical negligence claims in England

This Westminster conference will discuss the next steps for addressing rising clinical negligence costs in the NHS. It will be an opportunity to examine the future direction for reform, following the government consultation on lower value clinical negligence claims. Sessions focus on the way forward for learning from mistakes and litigation, improving patient safety, and supporting healt

• Online event, United Kingdom

The importance of reporting system in Zero Harm journey

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• Saudi Arabia

The Integrated Care Summit: Challenges and best practice

The Convenzis Integrated Care Summit provides a secure and high-value platform for NHS Managers and leaders to meet, share practical insights, and listen to some of the sector's most reputable and thought-provoking experts. In support of the NHS, registration is complimentary and CPD accredited. NHS England explains that ICSs are partnerships of health and care organisations that come togethe

• Online event, United Kingdom

Defining virtual wards: How virtual wards can ease NHS backlog pressures and improve patient flow

NHS England & Improvement has asked all Integrated Care Systems to extend, or introduce for the first time, the Virtual Ward model. The guidance starts a two-year funded transformation programme to support the development of Virtual Wards, including Hospital at Home. In this free webinar an expert panel will discuss how Virtual Wards can support elective recovery and improve patient flow 

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Just Culture and incident investigation

This virtual seminar from the Clinical Human Factors Group will be looking at Just Culture and incident investigation and will feature two of the authors, Jan Davies and Carmella Steinke, of the new book 'Fatal Solution' , a book which describes "how a healthcare system used tragedy to transform itself and redefine Just Culture". In this provocative true story of tragedy, the authors recount

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

THIS Space 2022

Organised by The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, THIS Space aims to share learning on what works in healthcare improvement, what doesn’t, and why.  This year there are over 30 speakers and more opportunities for networking and interaction with colleagues, sessions on imaginative ways of understanding problems and evaluating solutions, and updates on the latest evidence.  THIS S

• United Kingdom

How to heal the NHS

The concerns about the state and stability of the NHS were deeply entrenched before 2020 and then of course the pandemic hit. The additional pressures and longer waiting times for appointments and treatment have only grown following a time when the NHS staff have experienced stresses like they never have before. The situation has led to increased fears of privatisation and increasing sta

• Online event, United Kingdom

Population health: joining the dots and recognising the opportunities

Population health is an increasingly clear and important priority for the health and care system and is key in addressing health inequalities. This is clear in the NHS Long Term Plan, in the 2022 Health and Care Act, and in the current and likely future policy landscape. A population health-led approach to health and care aims to improve physical and mental health outcomes, promote wellbeing

• The King's Fund, London, W1G 0AN, United Kingdom

Patients Association patient partnership week

This winter the Patients Association is bringing patients, carers and healthcare professionals together to talk about patient partnership. It will look at some great examples of shared decision making, take a look at how the new Integrated Care Systems in England are working with patients and local communities, and we’ll showcase some of the great work we’ve done with our partners that has gi

• Online event, United Kingdom

Shared decision making – examples of great practice

This winter The Patients Association is bringing patients, carers and healthcare professionals together to talk about patient partnership. Join the following speakers to hear some great examples of shared decision making: Aimee Robson, Deputy Director, Personalised Care, NHS England, & Duvie Dafinone, Patient and Public Voice Partner, on decision support tools launched this summer

Unlocking healthcare culture to improve patient safety and staff psychological safety

This one day masterclass will focus on culture with healthcare organisations. It will look at effective ways to encourage healthcare organisations to unlock culture to improve both patient safety and staff safety. The Ockendon report (2022) reports a ‘Toxic culture’ of “undermining and bullying” left staff struggling to finish shifts and crying at work. Two thirds of staff said they had witne

• Online event, United Kingdom

Working in partnership to advance infection management

Chaired by Patient Safety Learning's Helen Hughes, and sponsored by BD, an expert panel will discuss what measures are needed to achieve transformational change in the way infection is detected, monitored, prevented, and managed across the NHS, healthcare systems and broader society. The session will touch on how industry, professional bodies and healthcare experts can work collaboratively to

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Medication safety: Polypharmacy

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• Webinar, Saudi Arabia

Dr Henrietta Hughes in conversation with Rachel Power

This winter The Patients Association is bringing patients, carers and healthcare professionals together to talk about patient partnership. As part of the week, Dr Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner for England, will be in conversation with our Chief Executive, Rachel Power. Register for this event

Partnering with patients and communities – what’s happening in ICSs

This winter The Patients Association is bringing patients, carers and healthcare professionals together to talk about patient partnership. Join the following speakers to hear some great examples of regional working: Helen Hassell to talk about work the Patients Association is doing with Notts ICS on the MSK pathway Dr Debbie Freake, GP and member of the National Centre for Rura

SMASH GM Dashboard – Launch event webinar

The new and re-developed SMASH Dashboard is now ready for rollout across Greater Manchester. The Safety Medication Dashboard (SMASH) has been developed and tested by GM PSTRC researchers. It builds on the same prescribing indicators as PINCER and is a pharmacist-led intervention using audit and feedback. In this 1-hour webinar, we will showcase the new dashboard which utilises the GMCR B

• Webinar, United Kingdom