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Patient Safety Learning
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Patient Safety Learning is a charity and independent voice for improving patient safety.

🔗Our website: https://www.patientsafetylearning.org/

🔗the hub, our platform to share learning for patient safety: https://www.pslhub.org/
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(1/3) Today is the start of #MedSafetyWeek. Unsafe medication practices and medication-related harm are one of the leading causes of avoidable harm in health and care. This year's event is focused on the theme "we can all help make medicines safer".
An image of a poster promoting #MedSafetyWeek, which takes place from the 3-9 November 2025. It contains the following text: Experiencing a problem with a medicine or medical device? We all have the power to make healthcare products safer. Help others by reporting a problem using the Yellow Card scheme. You can report suspect side effects to medicines, adverse incidents with medical devices, safety concerns about e-cigarettes/vapes and defective, low quality or falsified (fake) products to improve patient safety. Every report counts. mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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In a new blog on the hub this week, Sue Strudwick highlights the impact of staff fatigue on patient safety, drawing from a recent discussion at the Patient Safety Partners Network.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/improv... #patientsafety
On a green background is a light green speech bubble that contains the following text "Every healthcare organisation should have fatigue on its risk register because of its undeniable impact on patient safety" In the bottom left corner of the image is a small green logo that says "patient safety learning, the hub". In the bottom right corner of the image is the text: Sue Strudwick, Patient Safety Partner.
October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for #patientsafety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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October 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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We are at the Connected Health & Care Summit 2025 in Birmingham today and tomorrow. You can catch our Chief Executive @helenh49.bsky.social in the Arden breakout room tomorrow at 15.10 talking about safety culture and healthcare. #CHS2025
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October 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Today is #WorldThrombosisDay. This Top Picks article pulls together resources, blogs and reports for patients and healthcare professionals, which focus on how to recognise venous thromboembolism and how to improve patient safety.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #WTDay25
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October 13, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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In a new interview on the hub, Michael Swinn speaks to Helen Hughes and Peter Duffy about how he and his colleagues became concerned about patient care and the struggles they encountered trying to persuade hospital managers to listen.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur... #patientsafety
On a green background is a light green speech bubble that contains the following text "I didn't want him to think that I was the cause of the problem after all; that fed the narrative that the medical director was being spun from the other side... ". In the bottom right corner of the image is a small green logo that says "patient safety learning, the hub". In the bottom left corner of the image is the text: Michael Swinn, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Speaking up for patient safety series.
October 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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🆕Michael Swinn speaks to @helenh49.bsky.social and Peter Duffy about how he and his colleagues became concerned about patient care and the struggles they encountered trying to persuade hospital managers to listen.

▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur... #patientsafety #speakingup
On a green background is a light green speech bubble that contains the following text "I didn't want him to think that I was the cause of the problem after all; that fed the narrative that the medical director was being spun from the other side... " In the bottom right corner of the image is a small green logo that says "patient safety learning, the hub". In the bottom left corner of the image is the text: Michael Swinn, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Speaking up for patient safety series.
October 8, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for #patientsafety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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October 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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We are building a global online community of people who share the same vision as us - a world where patients are free from avoidable harm. Sign up to the hub today and join patients, frontline staff, regulators, campaigners and many more.

Register here▶️ pslhub.org/register/ #patientsafety
An infographic containing a number of statistics relating to the hub, Patient Safety Learning’s online learning and resource platform. This includes that the hub now has: 7,820 members from 98 countries and representing 2,078 organisations. 12,970 learn posts. Members from 99% of NHS Trusts in England. And that the hub has now had: 3.29 million page views. 1.77 million site visits. 500 community page visits per week. 4,000 learn page visits per week.
October 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🧵Shared Decision Making🧵

(1/10) Featured on the hub today, a selection of decision support tools designed to assist shared decision making between patients and clinicians. #patientsafety
An image of four NHS decision support documents overlapping each other that are titled as follows: Making a decision about stable angina, Making a decision about Open-angle glaucoma, Making a decision about managing heavy periods, Making a decision about enlarged prostate (BPE).
October 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Today is #WorldSepsisDay. Featured on the hub, eleven useful resources about sepsis, including advice on recognising and managing sepsis along with educational materials.

Link▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #patientsafety
A purple infographic with text reads as follows: World Sepsis Day Infographics. What is Sepsis? Sepsis arises when the body's response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It may lead to shock, multi-organ failure, and death - especially if not recognized early and treated promptly. Awareness saves lives. Learn about sepsis at www.worldsepsisday.org.
September 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for #patientsafety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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August 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Our award-winning platform the hub is a great place for frontline staff, patients, campaigners and managers to come together to improve patient safety. Sign up for free today to receive the full benefits.

Register here: pslhub.org/register/ #patientsafety
An infographic containing a number of statistics relating to the hub, Patient Safety Learning’s online learning and resource platform. This includes that the hub now has: 7,620 members from 98 countries and representing 2,078 organisations. 12,760 learn posts. Members from 99% of NHS Trusts in England. And that the hub has now had: 3.15 million page views. 1.69 million site visits. 500 community page visits per week. 4,000 learn page visits per week.
August 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for patient safety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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July 31, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🧵‘Speaking up for patient safety’ interview series🧵

(1/9) In this thread you can find links to each interview in our series with Peter Duffy about raising concerns and whistleblowing, launched at the start of this year.
On a green background is a light green speech bubble that contains the following text: I didn't think of what I did as whistleblowing. I just though, "Well, that's my job. I'm a clinical lead and I can see that we're not providing the right care". In the bottom left corner of the image is a small green logo that says "patient safety learning, the hub".
July 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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We are looking for patients, advocates and carers who are interested in patient safety to join the topic leader team: www.pslhub.org/topic-leaders/ #patientsafety
On a white rectangle green text at the top says: "Topic Leaders wanted: patients, advocates & carers!". In black text underneath this it says "Our team of voluntary Topic leaders includes people with expertise or experience of different areas of patient safety. We are looking for more patients, advocates and carers to get involved." In the bottom right hand corner is a small green logo that says: Patient Safety Learning.
July 25, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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In this anonymous blog, a continence nurse highlights the difficulties in delivering toileting support to patients in overwhelmed emergency departments.
▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #CorridorCare #ED #Continence #nurse
On a white rectangle green text at the centre says: "The challenge remains very real, and the daily struggle for staff to maintain basic standards of continence care continues". In the bottom right hand corner is a small green logo that says: Patient Safety Learning.
July 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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The Patient Safety Management Network 4 years on: "Not just a network but a movement"

▶️ www.pslhub.org/learn/profes... #patientsafety
This infographic displays a quote from a Patient Safety Management Network member and the following information about the Network: That the Network has had over 75 outside speakers, has 1966 members, has held 190 meetings since June 2021 has had an average of 107 attendees at each meeting, has members from 871 different organisations. The bottom of the infographic contains a line graph showing the growth of the Network’s membership between 2021 and 2024. The infographic also includes three lists, one outlining topics discussed at the Network’s meeting, one setting out its aims, and the other breaking down membership by sector.
July 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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We are building a global online community of people who share the same vision as us - a world where patients are free from avoidable harm. Sign up to the hub today and join patients, frontline staff, regulators, campaigners and many more.

Register here▶️ pslhub.org/register/ #patientsafety
An infographic containing a number of statistics relating to the hub, Patient Safety Learning’s online learning and resource platform. This includes that the hub now has: 7,620 members from 98 countries and representing 2,078 organisations. 12,760 learn posts. Members from 99% of NHS Trusts in England. And that the hub has now had: 3.15 million page views. 1.69 million site visits. 500 community page visits per week. 4,000 learn page visits per week.
July 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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The 8-14 July 2025 is Group B Strep Awareness Week. Group B Strep is the most common cause of life-threatening infection in babies up to 90 days old. In this article we have pulled together six resources about Group Strep B shared on the hub.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/patien... #GBSAW
A blue image with pictures of megaphones in the top left and bottom right hand corners. In the centre is the text: It's Group B Strep Awareness Week! 8-14 July 2025.
July 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for #patientsafety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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July 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Featured on the hub this week - The whistleblower playbook. pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
This infographic, titled 'The whistleblower playbook', outlines some of the common tactics used by some organisations when staff raise patient safety concerns. These including public messaging, casting doubt on mental state, isolation, silence, compromised investigations, retaliatory referrals, HR processes and employment tribunal tactics.
June 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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The whistleblower playbook: Commons tactics that some organisations use when dealing with people who speak up or blow the whistle.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur... #patientsafety
This infographic, titled 'The whistleblower playbook', outlines some of the common tactics used by some organisations when staff raise patient safety concerns. These including public messaging, casting doubt on mental state, isolation, silence, compromised investigations, retaliatory referrals, HR processes and employment tribunal tactics.
June 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Featured on the hub today, a new blog marking the fourth birthday of the Patient Safety Management Network.

Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/profes... #patientsafety
This infographic displays a quote from a Patient Safety Management Network member and the following information about the Network: That the Network has had over 75 outside speakers, has 1966 members, has held 190 meetings since June 2021 has had an average of 107 attendees at each meeting, has members from 871 different organisations. The bottom of the infographic contains a line graph showing the growth of the Network’s membership between 2021 and 2024. The infographic also includes three lists, one outlining topics discussed at the Network’s meeting, one setting out its aims, and the other breaking down membership by sector.
June 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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the hub is our award-winning platform to share learning for #patientsafety. Sign up to the hub newsletter and receive monthly updates on the latest patient safety blogs, resources, news and events.

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June 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM