🆕REPORT: Self-harm is one of the most common reasons that people go to hospital. We've found limited evidence that the current approach to continuous observation of patients at risk of self-harm when on hospitals wards is effective #PatientSafety #NHS hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

🆕REPORT Between 2021 and 2022, nearly 40,000 admissions of children aged 5-18 to an acute inpatient ward were for mental health conditions. Our report calls for design improvements to ensure they provide a safe, therapeutic environment #PatientSafety #NHS hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

Improving safety by design - mental health acute inpatient wards. New report by the HSSIB ⬇️⬇️

🆕We’ve launched two investigations to address #PatientSafety risks associated with ECG interpretation by ambulance crews in cases of StEMI (heart attack). Take a look at the summary page to find out more, register for updates and get involved. hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

🆕We’ve launched four investigations to look at medication related harm and #PatientSafety. Take a look at the summary page to find out more, register for updates and get involved #NHS #Healthcare hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

I will be among many doctors who are not surprised by this. Online GP consultations have led to harm and death, investigation finds theguardian.com/society/articl…

Spire Nottingham Hospital's Senior Team and colleagues demonstrated our fantastic patient safety initiatives when Dr Rosie Benneyworth Rosie Benneyworth and Dr Ted Baker from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body visited this week. #patientsafety Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)

🆕REPORT: There are concerns that digital tools could contribute to patient safety incidents. The future of healthcare includes technology to help deliver care, but this needs to be done with recognition of any potential risks to #PatientSafety hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

This new report from Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), on the use of online booking systems by GP practices in England, highlights the challenges and inequalities some patients face when trying to access the care they need. As well as the potentially devastating consequences for their health and safety

Proud that our work on remote consulting features in this important new report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. See next tweet for our academic paper on patient safety in the digital age. hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

This HSSIB report really mirrors what we’ve found in the Remote by Default 2 study - well worth a read hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

Dr Helen Salisbury Trisha Elliott As an ex senior clinician I find the e forms illogical , and I find it difficult to understand how anyone without clinical knowledge manages the skill needed to communicate efficiently - has anyone researched the anonymous content from forms to the actual outcome -

I’m looking forward to our Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) board meeting next week. Want to join us? It’s in Manchester hosted by MFT NHS #patientsafety

Last week MFT NHS hosted our Board in sunny Manchester. Thank you for a productive session discussing #PatientSafety and innovation. Let us know if you’d like to join us at our next meeting hosted by Mersey Care NHS FT 🏳️‍🌈 in Prescot: hssib.org.uk/about-us/our-b…

. Association of Ambulance Chief Executives welcomes Health Services Safety Investigations Body (Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)) report and recommendations regarding 999 #ambulance responses to UK #prisons. >> aace.org.uk/news/aace-welc…

Ambulances ‘waste vital time’ on prison call-outs bbc.in/4dZSoaf

🆕REPORT: We estimate that unnecessary 999 calls from prisons use 1,250 hours of ambulance crew time per year. This hinders both the prison and emergency services and has a knock-on effect for people in the community waiting for an ambulance. hssib.org.uk/patient-safety…

Watch the latest Honest Conversations session with Rosie Benneyworth who joined Health Service Journal Emily Townsend to discuss the state of patient safety across the #NHS and what she is looking forward to at this year's #HSJpatientsafety Congress Full interview > patientsafetycongress.co.uk/honest-convers…

Statement from our CEO Prof Habib Naqvi (Dr Habib Naqvi MBE) in response to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)) report, published today, on NHS temporary workforce and patient safety: nhsrho.org/news/statement…