Blog - Patient Safety Never Events in the NHS (16 June 2022)

Summary

Never Events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if healthcare providers are following national guidance and safety recommendations. In this blog John Tingle, a lecturer at Birmingham Law School, raises concerns about the number of Never Events that continue to take place within health services, the lack of public awareness about Never Events and the need to develop a safety culture that allows learning from Never Events to actually take place.