New Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland should be given more power to ensure lessons are learned from health scandals – Alan Clamp (The Scotsman, 4 October 2023)

Summary

The protests outside the Scottish Parliament took an alarming turn recently with people wearing hospital gowns spattered with blood. The demonstrators were former patients of neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, many allegedly harmed by him and still suffering and searching for answers years later. A public inquiry has been announced by the First Minister.

As the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill makes its way into law, Alan Clamp, chief executive officer of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, asks what this means for Scotland and the safety of its patients?

See also: Working together to achieve safer care for all: a blog by Alan Clamp