Introduction From October 2021, amendments to the GMS and PMS regulations came into effect, bringing in to force a number of the agreements reached by NHS England (NHSE/I) and the British Medical Association (BMA) General Practitioners Committee (GPC) England in previous negotiations and published in January 2021 in Supporting General Practice in 2021/22. These new […]
The patient safety review and response and advice and guidance teams perform a core function within the National Patient Safety team, working to review and analyse sources of information on patient safety events to identify new or under recognised risks. These teams then lead on the development of advice and guidance to support the NHS […]
The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) sets out the NHS’s approach to developing and maintaining effective systems and processes for responding to patient safety incidents for the purpose of learning and improving patient safety. The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework document and supporting guidance Aidan Fowler, National Director of Patient Safety, NHS England – […]
Digital systems are used across the NHS, whether this is inputting information into a computer or organisations running large electronic patient record systems. We are becoming accustomed to working with these technologies, but we are not always aware of risks to safety or how we manage and mitigate against them. The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy […]
More support will be provided to NHS staff who have suffered harassment or inappropriate behaviour, thanks to a first of its kind sexual safety charter. The charter is an agreement with 10 pledges including commitments to provide staff with clear reporting mechanisms, training, and support. NHS chiefs are today calling on organisations across the health […]
Updated 2 June 2023. Please refer to the NHS Data Model and Dictionary for terms that are not listed in the costing glossary. To search the glossary please the Control F browser search function. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U […]
National IPC manual 2022 – glossary of terms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abrasion A graze. A minor wound in which the surface of the skin or a mucous membrane has been worn away […]
The NHS is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services, as part of extensive winter plans already underway. Dozens of mental health professionals will work within ambulance control centres and accompany paramedics on emergency call outs to treat people of all ages who are […]
Safety culture is one of the two key foundations of the NHS patient safety strategy. We define a positive safety culture as one where the environment is collaboratively crafted, created, and nurtured so that everybody (individual staff, teams, patients, service users, families, and carers) can flourish to ensure brilliant, safe care by: Continuous learning and […]
This is an evidence-based practice manual for use by all those involved in care provision in England. It should be adopted as mandatory guidance in NHS settings or settings where NHS services are delivered, and the principles should be applied in all care settings. Contents Introduction Responsibilities for the content of this manual Responsibilities for […]