NHS England Podcast LFPSE and the NHS Patient Safety Strategy – in discussion with national director of patient safety
Nov 28, 2022
Aidan Fowler, National Director of Patient Safety for NHS England, shares invaluable insights on enhancing patient safety through the LFPSE initiative. He discusses the importance of effective national reporting, merging existing systems for streamlined communication, and leveraging machine learning to identify crucial trends from millions of reports. Aidan emphasizes the need for a proactive safety culture, simple reporting for patients, and the benefits of addressing data inequalities, making patient safety both accessible and efficient.
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National View Reveals Hidden Patterns
- A national reporting system reveals patterns that local systems miss and prevents repeated mistakes.
- Central analysis reduces duplicated effort and helps deliver system-wide solutions.
Replace Old Systems Proactively
- Merge legacy systems into one single, easier-to-use reporting platform to avoid loss of functionality.
- Replace ageing systems before they fail and build improvements iteratively.
Reporting As Part Of Safety Governance
- LFPSE fits into a governance cycle: report, investigate, act, and prevent future harm.
- That cycle links reporting to investigation (PSERF) and to national actions that improve safety.