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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

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 and industry working together – stories from our projects

Sarah Whitehead, External Relations and Public Affairs Manager, Novo Nordisk and Sarah Louis, patient partnership, talk about The Patient Association's biosimilars project. A speaker from Nutricia, and Carolyn Wheatley, patient participant, will speak about the nutrition checklist. Dr Aman Gupta, Medical Affairs Manager at Pfizer and Fran Husson, patient participant, will speak about their wor

Introduction to the access to work mental health support service

The past couple of years have placed enormous pressures on the mental health and wellbeing of the population. The current cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on people’s state of mind with millions feeling stressed about rising food and energy prices as we head into winter. Delivered by Maximus, the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service, funded by the Department for Wo

• Webinar, United Kingdom

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 ins

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Aqua - PSIRF senior leadership webinar

This session hosted by the Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua) aims to help Senior Leaders in the NHS understand the what, why and how of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and what it means in terms of responsibilities, assurance, and review of investigation outcomes (moving from blame towards learning and improvement). This event is aimed at Executive and Non-Executive Di

IHI Forum

This year's Institute for Healthcare Improvement will take place in person on December 4–7 in Orlando, Florida, and online 13–15 December.

• Orlando, Florida, United States

Masterclass: Designated safeguarding officer training

This one-day masterclass, facilitated by Glenys Hurt-Robson, Associate Facilitator, The Athena Programme, will support you to develop your role and responsibility as a Designated Safeguarding Officer / Designated Safeguarding Lead / Named Professional for safeguarding in your organisation. It will enable you to understand one or both of the child and adult abuse investigation processes under Worki

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Aqua - PSIRF senior leadership webinar

This session hosted by the Advancing Quality Alliance (Aqua) aims to help Senior Leaders in the NHS understand the what, why and how of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and what it means in terms of responsibilities, assurance, and review of investigation outcomes (moving from blame towards learning and improvement). This event is aimed at Executive and Non-Executive Di

Investigation of deaths & serious incidents in mental health services - Implementing the New Patient Safety Investigation Framework (PSIRF)

This national conference looks at the practicalities of serious incident investigation and learning from deaths in mental health services. The event will look at the development and implementation of the New Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (previously known as the Serious Incident Framework) which was published on 16 August 2022.  The conference will also update delegates on best c

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Time for action on poverty: practical steps for the NHS and its partners

The case for addressing poverty, its root causes and associated health inequalities is urgent and overwhelming. The Covid-19 pandemic has laid bare the harm caused by deprivation, and the cost-of-living crisis is likely to hit the poorest the hardest – leading to poorer health and lower social mobility. At this event, leaders across the NHS, local government, the voluntary, community and soci

• Online event, United Kingdom

Patient safety: Behavioural insights and nudge theory in improving patient safety and safety culture

This one-day masterclass will focus on how to use behavioural insights and nudge theory to look at patient safety and safety culture. "Nudge Theory is based upon the idea that by shaping the environment, also known as the choice architecture, one can influence the likelihood that one option is chosen over another by individuals. A key factor of Nudge Theory is the ability for an individual to

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

SHOT: Transfusing wisely webinar

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Saudi Patient Safety Center: Patient Safety Training Workshop

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• Online event, Saudi Arabia

Improving patient safety using induction and mandatory training

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 induction and mandatory training can be improved for patient safety. It will look at the case for change and how we can develop a culture of learning. Key learning objectives: share learning culture

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Complaints resolution & mediation

RegisterThis course is suitable for anybody who deals with complaints as part of their job role, or anybody who may have to handle a complaint. This includes dedicated complaints teams & customer support teams and managers.  The programme includes a section on handling complaints regarding Covid-19 - understanding the standards of care by which the NHS should be judged in a pandemic.  A h

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

The future of healthcare investigations

This free webinar will explore what the future looks like for this critical area of human factors investigation. The presenters will each talk about a different aspect and there will be time for you to ask questions. The future of healthcare investigation: focus on learning and improvement Mark Sujan will talk about the new NHS England Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) whic

• Webinar, United Kingdom

Deteriorating Patient Summit: Recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient & ensuring best practice in the use of NEWS2 in all patients

The Deteriorating Patient Summit focuses on recognising and responding to the deteriorating patient through improving the reliability of patient observations and ensuring quality of care. The conference will include national developments, including the recent recommendations on NEWS2 and Covid-19, and implementing the recommendations from the HSIB Investigation into recognising and responding to c

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

NHS England & Picker National Insight Webinar on Under 16 cancer patient experience survey

NHS England (NHSE) and Picker are pleased to announce a National Insight Webinar designed to unpick the results of the 2021 Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey (U16 CPES). The webinar is dedicated to helping NHS teams, providers, charities, commissioners, and the wider public to better understand their results, identify areas for action, and place person centred care at the heart of ope

• Webinar, United Kingdom

Prehabilitation: Principles & practice for supporting patients to get fit for surgery/cancer treatment

This conference focuses on prehabilitation – Principles and practice, and will provide a practical guide to delivering an effective prehabilitation programme, ensuring patients are fit and optimised for surgery/treatment. This is even more important in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns which have had a negative effect on many individual’s health and fitness levels, and currently high wa

• Virtual event, 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

Implementing the Duty of Candour with empathy

This masterclass will cover the new guidance and provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of what needs to be done to comply with the duty of candour; clarify ‘grey areas’ and provide advice on dealing with difficult situations which may arise. It will provide participants with an understanding of good practice in implementing the duty and, in particular doing so in a meaningful way with em

• Online event, United Kingdom

Re-thinking patient safety - Suzette Woodward

Email rduh.qit@nhs,net to book a place.

• Online event, United Kingdom

Investigation and learning from deaths in NHS trusts

Note: this conference has been rescheduled from the 14 September 2022. By collecting the data and taking action in response to failings in care, trusts will be able to give an open and honest account of the circumstances leading to a death. This National Conference focuses on improving the investigation and learning from deaths in NHS Trusts and will reflect on learning from deaths. There wil

• Online event, United Kingdom

Health Data Research UK Scientific Conference 2022: Data for global health and society

This free event celebrates the global health data revolution, and aims to help build the knowledge, collaborations and public trust needed to enable data-driven discoveries which improve peoples’ lives. The last few years have demonstrated the enormous power of data to advance medical knowledge and deliver radical improvements to people’s lives. Treatments, vaccines and life-saving policies h

Nursing and Midwifery Sustainability Network

Interested in sustainability and a Greener NHS? Join the Nursing and Midwifery Sustainability Network and help improve health now and for future generations. Nurses, midwives and care staff have a unique role to play in supporting the NHS’ net zero goal. They are already making tangible changes to tackle climate change while improving care. And together, we can achieve even more. Th

• Online event, United Kingdom

Moving from serious incident investigation to implementing PSIRF

This national conference looks at the practicalities of serious incident investigation and learning. The event will look at the development and implementation of the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (previously known as the Serious Incident Framework) a version of which has now been published. Local systems and organisations outside of the early adopter areas are free to use the alre

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Masterclass: Developing your role as a Senior Information Risk Owner SIRO

This masterclass will focus on developing your role as a SIRO (Senior Information Risk Owner) in health and social care. Key learning objectives: Understanding the role of the Senior Information Risk Owner. Identifying information risks across the organisation. Working with others to mitigate the risk to patients, staff and organization. Confidence that all reason

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Supporting independent providers with preparation to implement PSIRF

The NHS England National Patient Safety Team are hosting this webinar on 15 December 2022 to support independent providers to prepare for the implementation of the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). The webinar will help independent provider organisations to work through the PSIRF preparation phases alongside their ICBs to enable transition to the new framework from the existi

• Virtual event, United Kingdom

Executive Roundtable: Lessons from the NHS-VMI Partnership Evaluation

Developing a culture of continuous improvement is an imperative as healthcare organisations face unprecedented challenges and strive for sustainability. Join an executive leadership panel for a virtual roundtable discussion and learn about crucial lessons from Warwick Business School's recently published independent study of the NHS-VMI partnership. The research reveals the effectiveness of applyi

• Webinar, United Kingdom