East London NHS Foundation Trust: World Patient Safety Day – Improving diagnosis for patient safety (16 September 2024)

Summary

Whilst ‘collaborative’ or 'partnership’ working have been buzzwords in healthcare for some time, the reality often falls short. Many patients still learn about things like their diagnosis and care plan from letters in the post, and are called 'difficult' for challenging diagnoses they disagree with.

In this blog, East London NHS Foundation Trust Patient Safety Partner, Irum Rela, explores the theme of ‘improving diagnosis for patient safety’ for this year’s World Patient Safety Day, along with People Participation members Aurora Todisco and Richard Flack.