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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · 20d

On #WorldPatientSafetyDay, Dr Calandra Feather talks us through Touchdose, a system helping to reduce prescribing errors.

You can also read more about new research which found that Touchdose can cut prescribing error risk by over 80% ⬇️
nihr.ac.uk/news/reducin...

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#WorldPatientSafetyDay 2025

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · 21d

Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay, a day which aims to raise public awareness about the importance of patient safety and how we can improve it 🤝

Hear from Prof Bryony Franklin, Director of the North West London PSRC, to find out more about the NIHR PSRCs 🔽

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What is #WorldPatientSafetyDay?

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · 22d

Last chance to register!

To mark World Patient Safety Day, we're hosting a webinar tomorrow in partnership with RCPCH. Join us to explore the question, “What are the challenges in paediatric patient safety, and how do we respond to them?”

🔗 rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are you an NIHR Academy Member based within NIHR PSRCs? You could develop your career with a NIHR Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC) and enhance your research training experience, skills, CV and networks.

Join tomorrow's webinar: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Aug 6

To mark #WorldPatientSafetyDay 2025, we join forces with RCPCH (@rcpch.bsky.social) ‬to host a webinar exploring challenges in paediatric safety and how we respond to them.

Wed, 17 Sept at 1–2pm
🔗Sign up: www.rcpch.ac.uk/news-events/...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Jul 11

🎥 Missed our latest #SafetyNet webinar? Catch up now!

"Patients Measuring Safety: Changing the Nature of Acute Mental Health Wards"
Discover how proactive care is replacing reactive firefighting in #mentalhealth settings.

▶️ Watch here: buff.ly/T1w6tQG

#PatientSafety

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚨 Acute mental health wards are under pressure - and often unsafe for patients and staff

Join Prof John Baker from @universityofleeds.bsky.social in our next #SafetyNet webinar:

Patients measuring safety: from firefighting to proactive care

🗓️ Weds 9 July
🔗 psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/06/04/s...

SafetyNet webinar | Patients measuring safety: changing the nature of acute mental health wards from reactive firefighting to providing proactive care

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming SafetyNet webinar - Patients measuring safety: changing the nature of acute mental health wards from reactive firefighting to providing proactive careJoi...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Jun 30

📬The June 2025 issue of the SafetyNet #Newsletter is here!

Explore the latest news, resources and opportunities from the NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborations:

🔗 mailchi.mp/nihr.ac.uk/s...

#patientsafety #nihr #healthresearch #healthcareInnovation #NHS #researchimpact

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Jun 9

Interested in how Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) can improve patient safety?

Join us on 15 July in Leeds for a summer seminar exploring HFE in #patientsafety research and practice.

📍 The Studio, Leeds
⏰9:30am–4:15pm
🔗Find out more: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/04/16/e...

Event: Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) in Patient Safety Research | 15 July 2025

Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) is the scientific approach to the study of human work, from the perspective of the environment and teams people work in, the equipment that they use and the external...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Jun 4

Sign up for our next SafetyNet webinar: Cross-industry safety - Are we importing best practice, or copying bad habits? with Dr Drew Rae from @griffith.edu.au.

🗓️Weds 25 June
🔗Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/06/04/s...

#patientsafety #nihr #healthcare #healthresearch

SafetyNet webinar: Cross-industry safety - Are we importing best practice, or copying bad habits?

The report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” is often considered a turning point in the history of patient safety, raising alarm both about the volume of “preventable” medical errors, ...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · May 20

Sign up for our next SafetyNet webinar: Understanding and measuring emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty on Wednesday 4 June

🔗Book your place:
psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/05/20/s...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · May 2

Prof Richard Lilford, Co-Director of the NIHR Midlands PSRC, will be speaking on Tuesday 6 May at the 2025 Implementation Science Masterclasses: From Theory to Practice – Ensuring Real-World Impact, led by @arc-wm.bsky.social

Find out more and book your place: implementationscience.wordpress.com

Implementation Science Masterclasses 2025

From theory to practice: ensure your research has real-world impact.

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 28

Join us tomorrow for our #SafetyNet Patient Safety 101 training session on how patient safety research feeds into policy - and vice versa.

📅 29 April 2025, 1pm–2:30pm
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/14/s...

#patientsafety #healthresearch

NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 25

We're thrilled to announce that our @yhpsrc.bsky.social has launched a brand new podcast series: Stories of Safety!

🎧Tune in now to hear powerful stories that have shaped patient safety ➡️ psrc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/latest/podca...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 25

A newly published report by HSSIB highlights the serious yet frequently underestimated impact of fatigue among NHS healthcare staff on #patientsafety. This crucial report is a must-read for healthcare organisations.

Read the full report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 23

Gain insights from Professor Frances Healey on how patient safety research feeds into policy (and vice versa) in our upcoming #SafetyNet Patient Safety 101 session!

📅 29 April 2025, 1pm–2:30pm
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/14/s...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 22

Join our #SafetyNet webinar tomorrow to hear about Australian research aiming to improve health systems' response to patient harm. Professor Peter Hibbert will summarise findings & innovations.

📅 23 April, 12:30–1:30pm (BST)
🔗 Book your place: buff.ly/aex9tMf

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 17

Interested in how Human Factors & Ergonomics (HFE) can improve patient safety?

Join us on 15 July in Leeds for a summer seminar exploring HFE in #patientsafety research and practice.

📍 The Studio, Leeds
🕤 9:30am–4:15pm

🔗Find out more: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/04/16/e...

#HFE #NIHR

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 17

Explore the relationship between patient safety research and policy at the national level with Professor Frances Healey in our next #SafetyNet Patient Safety 101 training session!

📅 29 April 2025, 1pm–2:30pm
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/14/s...

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 16

Medical treatments often come with side effects. How do we effectively communicate risks to patients? Join the #NIHR SafetyNet Health Economics webinar to explore how side effect labels impact patient decision-making.

🔗 Register now: buff.ly/UJZfwhx

#HealthEconomics #SideEffects #PatientSafety

NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 15

Don't miss our upcoming #SafetyNet webinar on Improving the response to adverse events, with Prof Peter Hibbert from the Australian Institute of Health Innovation. Learn about the latest research and innovations from Australia.

📅 23 April, 12:30–1:30pm (BST)
🔗 Book your place: buff.ly/aex9tMf

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Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) @hssib.bsky.social · Apr 10

🆕 REPORT. Workforce and patient safety: primary and community care co-ordination for people with long-term conditions. Our safety recommendations aim to ensure that patients have co-ordinated care plans with effective communication between services and a single point of contact: buff.ly/bU823oY

A female district nurse kneels on the floor in front of an elderly male patient in his living room. She is changing a dressing on his foot.

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@Newcastlepsrc @newcastlepsrc.bsky.social · Apr 3

Our next Academic Career Development Open Session will be
"Big data and cardiovascular disease prevention“
Dexter Canoy, MD MPhil PhD, Newcastle University on Thursday, 1st May 2025, 11.30-12.30, Howden Room, King George VI Building.
Register forms.office.com/e/ZiiYtXkfL1

@newcastleuni.bsky.social

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 9

Are you a researcher looking to learn the fundamentals across various patient safety topics? Join us for our next #SafetyNet Patient Safety 101 training session!

📅 29 April 2025, 1pm–2:30pm
💻 Online (Zoom)
🔗 Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/14/s...

#patientsafety #healthresearch

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NIHR PSRC Network - SafetyNet @nihrpsrcs.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're delighted to invite you to our upcoming #SafetyNet webinar on Improving the response to adverse events, with Professor Peter Hibbert from the Australian Institute of Health Innovation

📅 Wednesday, 23 April, 12:30–1:30pm (BST)
🔗 Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025/03/20/s...

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