Patient Safety Commissioner for England: ‘My plans for this year will benefit patients’ (PSC Business Plan 2024-25)

Summary

In this blog Dr Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner for England, outlines the activities included in the Patient Safety Commissioner Business Plan 2024-25.

Content

The current Patient Safety Commissioner strategy sets out three main aims:

• for patients to be seen as partners in a safety management system
• for patient voices to be included in their own care, and
• for patients to be included in the design and delivery of healthcare.

In this blog, Henreitta Hughes sets out how, in drawing on these aims, the Patient Safety Commissioner’s Business Plan includes four strategic projects her office will undertake in 2024/25:

1.    Consultation on the Principles of Better Patient Safety

2.    The Patient Safety Atlas of Powers – this will set out the powers and remits of key patient safety organisations working in England.

3.    A collaborative project with groups of patients with additional needs on medicine and medical device patient safety

4.    A report on closed loop medicines administration and the barriers to implementation.

You can find the full Business Plan here. Read the blog via the link below.