Voices for Safety | Improving Patient Safety, Reducing Health Inequalities
Voices for Safety | Improving Patient Safety, Reducing Health Inequalities
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Welcome to Voices for Safety, a patient safety podcast brought to you by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration. Here, we delve into the latest issues and breakthroughs in patient safety research in England, UK. In each episode, we’ll explore key topics ranging from medication safety and safety culture, to designing safer health and care systems and preventing suicide and self-harm. Join us as we hear from the leading researchers driving these advancements and learn how their work is transforming patient care.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk
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The podcast focuses on critical topics in patient safety research including medication safety, safety culture, and systematic improvements within healthcare settings. Episodes dive deeply into specific issues such as diagnostic errors and acute kidney injury, exemplified by the premier episode discussing the importance of diagnosis improvements in primary care in conjunction with World Patient Safety Day.
Welcome to Voices for Safety, a patient safety podcast brought to you by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration. Here, we delve into the latest issues and breakthroughs in patient safety research in England, UK. In each episode, we’ll explore key topics ranging from medication safety and safety culture, to designing safer health and care systems and preventing suicide and self-harm. Join us as we hear from the leading researchers driving these advancements and learn how their work is transforming patient care.
www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk
To mark World Patient Safety Day 2025, this special episode of Voices for Safety explores the critical but often overlooked role of parents in paediatric medication safety. Drawing on NIHR-funded research and lived experience, the conversation highlights how parents are routinely involved in administering medicines, the risks posed by hospital routines that ignore family expertise, and the emotional impact of medication errors. It calls for greater inclusion of parents in care decisions, improved communication, and systemic changes to ensure safer care for children.
Our host Dr Louise Gorman is joined by:
- Dr Adam Sutherland, Associate Professor in Healthcare Quality and Safety, University of Bradford, and a registered pharmacist who has worked in paediatric critical care since 2005, and
- Heidi Ridgewell, a mum, advocate, and family support worker at Ryedale Special Families.
This study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Education England Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (CDRF-17-024), and supported by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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