ABHI Patient Safety System Foundations: A Call for Action (12 December 2025)

Summary

ABHI Patient Safety System Foundations: A Call for Action is a comprehensive report outlining how the HealthTech industry can work with partners across the system to reduce avoidable harm and strengthen safety for patients and healthcare workers. Developed with Patient Safety Learning, the report highlights the persistence of avoidable harm, the pressures facing the health system, and the far-reaching opportunities created by the NHS 10 Year Health Plan. It sets out ambitions for patients, healthcare providers, Integrated Care Boards, system leaders, regulators and industry.

Content

A central theme is the role of HealthTech as a trusted partner, with case studies demonstrating how technologies already in use are reducing infections, improving surgical pathways, supporting antimicrobial stewardship and lowering mortality in critical care. These examples show how well-implemented innovation can save lives, improve outcomes and release system capacity.

The report also outlines specific actions for industry, from strengthening post-market surveillance to advancing equity and sustainability in product design and implementation. These recommendations underscore the importance of partnership, transparency and shared learning.