Parliament to nominate Scotland’s first Patient Safety Commissioner

Next week (Thursday 15 May) the Scottish Parliament will be invited to nominate Karen Titchener to His Majesty for appointment as Scotland’s inaugural Patient Safety Commissioner.

The role of the Patient Safety Commissioner will be to advocate for systematic improvement in the safety of health care in Scotland and promote the importance of the views of patients and other members of the public in relation to the safety of health care.

Karen Titchener is currently serving as Vice President of Hospital at Home Operation in the USA and brings over two decades of senior leadership experience within the NHS, having also previously worked at Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust. Mrs Titchener is expected to take up post on 1 September 2025 for a fixed term of eight years.

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Source: The Scottish Government, 9 May 2025

Related reading

• Consultation Analysis Report on the role of a Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland (2 December 2021)
• Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland: Consultation Response (Patient Safety Learning)