Patient Safety Learning

02/06/2026

This account was shared with by Louise, a patient who recently underwent a hysteroscopy in Liverpool. Having read about many negative experiences, she wanted to share her positive and painless experience, highlighting the need for less variation and better experiences for all women.

01/06/2026

The whistleblower playbook - an illustration of how some organisations respond to staff raising concerns about patient safety: https://www.pslhub.org/learn/culture/whistle-blowing/the-whistleblower-playbook-r13274/

29/05/2026

In a new blog on the hub today, Craig Russo outlines the Core Needs School Pilot, a needs-led, school-based early intervention model for young people with neurodevelopmental needs.

Craig Russo outlines the Core Needs School Pilot, a needs-led, school-based early intervention model for young people with neurodevelopmental needs

28/05/2026

In this blog Stefan Peil considers how the Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), a safety method originally developed for industries like chemical engineering, can be adapted for healthcare settings to improve patient safety. https://www.pslhub.org/learn/investigations-risk-management-and-legal-issues/the-hazard-and-operability-study-hazop-in-clinical-settings-r14345/

A propose for the Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP) as a complementary risk analysis method

27/05/2026

Keeping AI working - a short blog by Richard Jones featured on the hub today. https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/regulatory-bodies-standards-guidance/keeping-ai-working-r14377/

The shift from AI hype to AI healthcare infrastructure.

26/05/2026

This year’s World Patient Safety Day on 17 September is focused on the theme ”Safe care for noncommunicable diseases”. Read more below⬇️
https://www.pslhub.org/learn/organisations-linked-to-patient-safety-uk-and-beyond/international-patient-safety/who/world-patient-safety-day-2026-r14252/

This year’s 2026 World Patient Safety Day on 17 September is focused on the theme ”Safe care for non-communicable diseases”. This article explains the aims of the event and the areas it will cover.

25/05/2026

Perspectives on the NHS Modernisation Bill - this article on the hub, our platform to share learning for patient safety, pulls together a number of different reflections shared on this bill as it proceeds through Parliament.

This article pulls together a number of different reflections shared on the NHS Modernisation Bill as it proceeds through Parliament.

22/05/2026

Clinical competency in the age of AI safe, equitable and effective practice in AI-augmented healthcare - a new article on the hub today. https://www.pslhub.org/learn/digital-health-and-care-service-provision/288_artificial-intelligence/383_policy-impact-regulation-and-workforce/386_workforce-impact/clinical-competency-in-the-age-of-ai-safe-equitable-and-effective-practice-in-ai-augmented-healthcare-r14346/

A white paper addressing a structural gap in how current competency frameworks prepare clinicians for AI-assisted practice.

21/05/2026

How can the physical environment shape emotional regulation, sensory experience, and feelings of safety in mental health? https://www.pslhub.org/learn/patient-safety-in-health-and-care/mental-health/quality-improvement-in-mental-health/how-the-physical-environment-shapes-emotional-regulation-sensory-experience-and-feelings-of-safety-in-mental-health-r14381/

In this reflective piece, Lucy shares her insights around how design in healthcare can impact patient safety. She draws on her professional background and lived experience of inpatient mental health care as an autistic person, to highlight the critical relationship between design and emotional safet...

20/05/2026

The importance of bringing lived experience into the development of guidance for AI use in health and care - a blog by Patrick Murphy, Policy Advisor at the Professional Standards Authority, featured on the hub today.

In February, the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care hosted a participatory workshop to explore how we can guide and regulate health and care professionals who use AI