Improving patient safety
New blogs from across the hub
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Is the “expectations” question, the most important one? (Judy Walker Associates, June 2025)
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The Patient Safety Management Network 4 years on: "Not just a network but a movement"
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I was an inpatient on a mental health ward – here’s what needs to change (HSJ, 17 June 2025)
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The Green Maternity Challenge: delivering safe, low carbon care
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AI in healthcare: Shifting the frame from ‘what’ to ‘how’ (28 May 2025)
Patient engagement
Blogs on engaging patients for patient safety
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What your patient is thinking: The value of a little extra time (20 February 2025)
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PHIN: How can you influence your safety as a patient? (10 March 2025)
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Sara Riggare: Hear my concerns and I will take your recommendations seriously (5 March 2025)
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Providing patient-safe care begins with asking and listening... really listening!
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Why patient engagement is actually grief work (28 October 2024)
Stories from the frontline
Blogs written by doctors and nurses on the frontline
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My experience of the 'Wait 45' policy
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NHS, a boiling frog in a saucepan: has suffering in care become mundane?
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A nurse's response to the NHSE guidance on their principles for providing safe and good quality care in temporary escalation spaces
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Reflections on a clinical shift: "After 20 years of nursing, this is one of the worst shifts I have ever completed"
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A silent safety scandal: A nurse’s first-hand account of a corridor nursing shift
Safety stories
Blogs and vlogs from patients and health and care staff
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Time-critical Parkinson’s medication: the human cost of delays and mistakes
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Navigating the healthcare system as a university student: My personal experience
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The challenges of navigating the healthcare system: Margaret's story
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The challenges of navigating the healthcare system: Sue's story
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The challenges of navigating the healthcare system: David's story