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Patient Safety Watch: Some progress but blame culture still persists

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · 1d

Our latest #PatientSafety newsletter from @jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social is now available via @HSJnews here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Patient Safety Watch: Will league tables lead to hitting the target but missing the point?

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · 29d

Out latest #patientsafety newsletter, this edition from @jeremyhuntmp.bsky.social is now available via @HSJnews here:

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Patient Safety Watch: Details of maternity investigation revealed and ‘corridor care’ scrutinised

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our latest #patientsafety newsletter is now available via @hsj.co.uk here:-

#patientsafety

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Dash Review opens a crucial door

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jul 20

“Dash Review opens a crucial door”

Our latest #patientsafety newsletter, this time from Jeremy Hunt is now available here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Patient Safety Watch: Trend of police investigations has profound consequences

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Thiscovery @thiscovery.org · Jul 3

🩺 Helped improve inpatient care in the NHS? We want to hear from you!
Share your experiences with @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social via a short survey to help build a shared library of what works.
🗣️ @jamestitcombe.bsky.social
📅 Closes 3 Aug
📄 CPD certificate available
Take part using the link 👇

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jun 6

"The long wait for answers, the legalistic lens of criminal law, with its high thresholds for prosecution, often feels far removed from the level at which true accountability should rest. And all of this unfolds at a time when what is most needed is openness, reflection, and improvement."

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jun 6

"Trend of police investigations has profound consequences"

Our latest #PatientSafety newsletter is now available via HSJ here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Trend of police investigations has profound consequences

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jun 6

"Trend of police investigations has profound consequences"

Our latest #PatientSafety newsletter is now available via HSJ here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Swinging a ‘wrecking ball’ through safety work

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · May 9

Swinging a ‘wrecking ball’ through safety work

Our latest #patientsafety newsletter from @jamestitcombe.bsky.social is now available via @HSJnews here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Don’t let NHS capital get stuck in the Whitehall queue, Rachel

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NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC @yhpsrc.bsky.social · Apr 25

We’re thrilled to launch our new podcast series; Stories of Safety!

Join us for exclusive conversations with leading figures on what #patientsafety means, how it’s been shaped, & what the future holds.

🎙️Listen now to Episode 1 with @shaunlintern.bsky.social :
psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Apr 25

Our latest Patient Safety Newsletter is now available via @hsj.co.uk here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Thirty-seven patients die needlessly each day in the NHS. Change is good, but patient safety must come first | Jeremy Hunt

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Mar 24

“The biggest area of risk – in terms of lives lost and cost – involves NHS maternity units. Organisation upheaval must not distract us from what matters most”

An article from Patient Safety Watch Chair Jeremy Hunt in today’s Guardian ⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The biggest area of risk – in terms of lives lost and cost – involves NHS maternity units. Organisation upheaval must not distract us from what matters most, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

www.theguardian.com

World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2025: "Safe care for every newborn and every child"

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Mar 20

The theme for World Patient Safety Day this year (17th September) has been announced:- "Safe care for every newborn and every child".

Read more here:-

www.who.int/news-room/ev...

World Patient Safety Day 2025 theme is "Safe care for every newborn and every child" with the slogan "Patient safety from the start!"

www.who.int

Patient Safety Watch: The end of an era

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Mar 14

"If the Department of Health and Social Care takes on greater responsibility for running the NHS, strong, independent regulation will be more important than ever to ensure transparency and accountability – free from political interference."

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Feb 27

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Feb 20

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Patient Safety have written a submission making recommendations to ensure patient safety is at the heart of the 10 year plan for the NHS. The full submission is available here:-

#patientsafety

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Feb 7

‘Barriers to learning’, our latest #PatientSafety newsletter from @jamestitcombe.bsky.social is a now available via @HSJnews here:

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

Patient Safety Watch: Barriers to learning

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Wake-up calls from winter

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jan 24

“Wake-up calls from winter”

The latest copy of our #patientsafety newsletter (this edition from Jeremy Hunt), is now available via @HSJnews here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Patient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Jan 10

“Winter returns with a vengeance”

Our latest #patientsafety newsletter is now available via @HSJnews here:-

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe

Patient Safety Watch: Jeremy Hunt on how we can save 13,500 lives

Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Dec 20

Our latest #patientsafety newsletter from Jeremy Hunt is now available via @hsj.co.uk here.

www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safe...

HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chair Jeremy Hunt

Martha’s rule having ‘transformative effect’, NHS England data shows

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Patients Association @patients-association.org.uk · Dec 17

“The success of these early numbers shows exactly why Martha’s rule needs to be rolled out across the entire NHS – because when we listen to patients and families and act on their concerns, lives can be saved.” @rachel-p.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Mother of girl who died in 2021 reveals figures on Today programme that are welcomed by national medical director

www.theguardian.com

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Dec 12

The full report - ‘National State of Patient Safety 2024:
Prioritising improvement efforts in a system under stress’ is available here:-

www.imperial.ac.uk/Stories/Nati...

#PatientSafety #NSPS2024

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National State of Patient Safety 2024: Prioritising improvement efforts in a system under stress

Prioritising improvement efforts in a system under stress. This report presents the national state of patient safety in England in 2024.

www.imperial.ac.uk

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Patient Safety Watch @patientsafetywatch.bsky.social · Dec 12

James Titcombe, PSW Chief Exec said:

“This report delivers a stark & urgent message: since 2022, patient safety in the NHS has deteriorated in far too many areas. Its findings & recommendations must contribute to urgent & meaningful discussion about the changes needed.”

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