Current patient safety issues, challenges and opportunities (25 February 2021)

Summary

At the recent Future of Hospitals event from Health Plus Care Online, Helen Hughes (CEO, Patient Safety Learning) Jenny Davidson (Director of Governance, King Edward VII’s Hospital) and Natasha Swinscoe (CEO, West of England AHSN) discuss some of the key current patient safety issues, challenges, and opportunities in the context the pandemic and beyond. They explore how the healthcare system has responded to COVID-19, reflecting on emerging innovations and new patient safety challenges. They consider the long-term impact of the pandemic on patient safety and on non-COVID-19 care and support.