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Aspects of previous patient safety alerts that should inform broader local safety initiatives

Following a clinical review of previous patient safety alerts issued up to November 2019 by the NHS England and NHS Improvement National Patient Safety Team, or its predecessor organisation, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), this webpage sets out aspects from those alerts that have been identified as continuing to apply to broader patient safety […]

Enduring standards that remain valid from previous patient safety alerts

These webpages identify content and actions from previous patient safety alerts issued up to November 2019 by the NHS England and NHS Improvement National Patient Safety Team (or its predecessor organisation, the NPSA), that have been identified following clinical review as an ongoing enduring standard. These are standards that remain valid to a specific speciality […]

Enduring standards and general principles from previously issued patient safety alerts

Patient safety alerts are issued to providers of NHS care to support them to take specific actions to keep patients safe. Although some content of past alerts is outdated, some of the actions from previously issued alerts continue to be relevant and remain valid beyond the timescales of the original alert. Over 140 alerts issued […]

Wellbeing conversation and compassionate toolkit

The Trust Northern Care Alliance NHS Group The background To support the health and wellbeing of our NHS people during the COVID-19 pandemic and in-line with the intentions outlined in the NHS people plan and people promise, the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group has been exploring various inclusive and compassionate ways to empower our diverse […]

Sickness and absence reporting

The Trust Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust What the trust did The human resources board report had typically focussed on reporting a series of data sets based on a red-amber-green rating and looking at movements in month-on-month figures. Using the ‘Making Data Count’ guide a full review was undertaken of the human resources […]

Employee engagement

The Trust Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust The background In 2012, the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust recognised team, inter-team working and employee satisfaction as critical to provide high quality, efficient services. The organisation adopted four pillars of employee engagement to make this happen: strong strategic narrative organisational integrity engaging managers […]

Conversation workbook

The Trust Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust The approach Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust reviewed their NHS Employee Survey results, where it was indicated that there were some inconsistencies to how line managers approached appraisals, and whether supportive and meaningful wellbeing conversations were taking place. As a result, the trust co-designed […]

Case study: smoking cessation transfer of care from hospital to community pharmacy pilot – Oldham in Greater Manchester

Overview The Royal Oldham Hospital (part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) started to refer patients who had quit smoking during their stay as an inpatient to community pharmacies across Oldham in December 2020 as part of the NHS England Pharmacy Integration Programme pilot NHS Smoking Cessation Service: Transfer of Care to Community […]

Social prescribing as a way of tackling health inequalities in all health settings

Dr Jagan John, Chair of the North East London Clinical Commissioning Group and Clinical Director for Personalised Care in London. It’s National Social Prescribing Day – an annual celebration of the community groups and projects that have kept us healthy throughout the pandemic. Social Prescribing is gaining momentum in the NHS as a way of […]

As line managers and leaders, we play a crucial role in supporting our workforce to stay with us, and to stay well

Retaining our staff is one of the most vital issues facing the NHS and as line managers and leaders, we play a crucial role. As a nurse, I know from experience that it’s the contribution of the whole team that delivers the very best patient outcomes and enables us to be the best we can […]