Britain’s health inequality is devastating NHS theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

Dr. Lucian Leape — a true pioneer and often called the father of the patient safety movement — has died at 94. His work transformed how we think about errors in healthcare. #PatientSafety nytimes.com/2025/07/01/hea…

HSSIB will continue to be a centre of excellence for investigations. It will operate as a dedicated, expertise-led investigation facility assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6866387f…

Our latest newsletter is now available via Health Service Journal here. With a focus on the NHS’s 10-year plan and what it means for patient safety. 🔗 hsj.co.uk/patient-safety… #patientsafety #NHS #healthpolicy

Just tested a serious #AI vulnerability: hidden white-text prompts in a doc were executed without detection by both ChatGPT(OpenAI) and Claude(Anthropic). No resistance, no safeguards. #LLMs remain highly susceptible to doc-based prompt injection. This needs urgent attention.

She will roll back many changes made since the Mid Staffs scandal, returning power to managers & DHSC Challenged she was giving back control to bodies numerous inquiries had shown had failed, she said: “No, I'm giving back the accountability to them". Right? Or dangerously naive?

The emphasis on data driven transparency & restoring confidence & trust in the CQC will be crucial. We must guard against politicising NHS performance - as we know from history that a ‘no bad news’ culture is a route to catastrophe. #PatientSafety

Healthy woman's death in A&E 'preventable' as 25 patients waited in corridors mylondon.news/news/east-lond…

Great work from HSSIB - it’s incredibly useful for NHS trusts implementing PSIRF to have examples of exemplar PSII’s. Hopefully these will be read and shared widely. #patientsafety hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

Professor Leng has now completed her review into the safety and effectiveness of the physician associate and anaesthesia associate roles. The following conclusions have been made. gov.uk/government/pub…

Patient Safety Review bsky.app/profile/suzett…

Failing to learn? The NHS is losing its capacity for system-wide safety investigation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

Corridor care ‘new normal’ in England for one in five theguardian.com/society/2025/s…

Patient Safety Watch has written to Wes Streeting , alongside AvMA & CHFG about the transition of HSSIB to Care Quality Commission with recommendations around maintaining independence. Read more here:- #patientsafety hsj.co.uk/quality-and-pe…

For Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) invited me to write a guest blog reviewing the life-saving impact of their investigation & reports about acute Aortic Dissection, produced in collaboration with Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland & THINK AORTA Global. Pls read & RT. hssib.org.uk/news-events-bl…

What a great summary of our paper William Lea jane o’hara and charles vincent NIHR PSRC Network (SafetyNet) NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC

I think this is one of the worst scandals I've uncovered and yet it remains somewhat under the radar. Wes Streeting has ordered an inquiry into the scandal. Camilla Kingdon has handed in her report to Department of Health and Social Care. Why hasn't it been published?

Cuts to ICBs could ‘exacerbate’ patchy patient safety oversight healthcareleadernews.com/news/cuts-to-i…

In their editorial, Denham Phipps emphasises the importance of enhancing medication safety through effective system and tool design, rather than relying on individuals to adapt to suboptimal environments. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4eIPQij