NICE Patient Safety Update (November 2020)

Summary

This report provides an update on patient safety matters at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for the period of September 2019 to September 2020.

The board paper proposes NICE develops a unified approach to patient safety, integrating the work already occurring in different parts of the organisation. It will build on existing structures and draw on the expertise of the Science, Evidence and Analytics Directorate to consider how new technology such as artificial intelligence could help detect patient safety signals more quickly in the future. The work will also explore how patient safety at NICE can evolve and integrate with NICE Connect, their multiyear project which will transform the way they produce and present their guidance and the lives of people receiving care.