Stories of Safety
Stories of Safety
Podcast Description
Stories of Safety is a podcast that delves into the stories, science, and policy that have shaped
health care safety. Hosted by patient safety researcher Professor Jane O’Hara, and funded and
delivered by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire & Humber Patient
Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC), this series brings together leading voices from the UK and
beyond to explore a deceptively simple yet crucial question: How safe are we, and how can we
improve?
Through insightful conversations with researchers, patients and families, policymakers, and
those on the front lines, Stories of Safety explores the complexity of health care and the
challenges of managing and measuring safety.
Join us as we navigate the ever-evolving world of patient safety—one story at a time.
This podcast has been funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Yorkshire & Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). The views expressed are
those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and
Social Care.
Jane O’Hara is Director of Research at The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute,
University of Cambridge, and theme lead for the Safer Systems, Cultures and Practices theme
within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire & Humber Patient
Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC).
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on healthcare safety, featuring themes such as systemic failures in patient care, the role of journalism in healthcare accountability, and policy implications. Episodes include discussions with health editors, patient advocates, and healthcare researchers, exploring topics like the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal and the impact of sodium valproate.
health care safety. Hosted by patient safety researcher Professor Jane O’Hara, and funded and
delivered by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire & Humber Patient
Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC), this series brings together leading voices from the UK and
beyond to explore a deceptively simple yet crucial question: How safe are we, and how can we
improve?
Through insightful conversations with researchers, patients and families, policymakers, and
those on the front lines, Stories of Safety explores the complexity of health care and the
challenges of managing and measuring safety.
Join us as we navigate the ever-evolving world of patient safety—one story at a time.
This podcast has been funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Yorkshire & Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC). The views expressed are
those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and
Social Care.
Jane O’Hara is Director of Research at The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute,
University of Cambridge, and theme lead for the Safer Systems, Cultures and Practices theme
within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Yorkshire & Humber Patient
Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC).
In this episode of Stories of Safety, we speak with Dr Jo Wailling, a leading expert on healthcare harm, to unpack one of the most complex and challenging concepts in patient safety.
Jo reflects on what we really mean when we talk about “harm” in healthcare—how it’s defined, experienced, and responded to by both professionals and patients. We delve into the emotional and systemic dimensions of harm, and the importance of moving beyond blame to foster learning, accountability, and healing.
This episode invites listeners to reflect on how we acknowledge and address harm in a way that supports those affected and drives genuine improvement across healthcare systems.
A powerful conversation about one of the most human aspects of safety in care.
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