New report emphasises importance of the ‘family voice’ in healthcare investigations

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 17 Sep 2020

In our latest report, we have outlined our unique approach to working with patients and families. We have set out our experiences so that other organisations can reflect on how it may be applicable to their work.

Join our online seminar to mark World Patient Safety Day

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 28 Aug 2020

Join us online on 17 September 2020 to find out more about our investigations process and how to conduct professional healthcare safety investigations in your own organisation.

New report highlights PPE guidance safety risk

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 27 Aug 2020

Our latest national intelligence report reiterates the importance of clear PPE guidelines to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission when delivering care in people’s homes.

Annual Review highlights progress and achievements in the last year

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 18 Aug 2020

We have been working tirelessly to support the healthcare system throughout the year. During 2019/20 we completed 15 national reports, all receiving good media coverage, and had 23 reports ongoing.

New report confirms importance of clinical vigilance in the immediate postnatal period for safe care of babies

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 13 Aug 2020

Our latest maternity national learning report focuses on the importance of clinical monitoring to ensure that babies are as safe as possible during crucial skin to skin contact following birth.

Help us improve our website

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 4 Aug 2020

We’re looking for volunteers to take part in user research to tell us about their experience using this website , to help us improve it. You can get involved by completing a 10-minute online survey, signing up to our website user group to help with testing, or by taking part in an interview or focus group.

Behind the scenes: HSIB’s rapid approach to highlighting emerging COVID-19 patient safety risks

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 30 Jul 2020

Since our inception we have sought to identify, analyse, and investigate some of the most common patient safety risks facing the NHS. Throughout the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic we have been using this approach to rapidly identify specific safety risks for COVID-19 and other patients, then escalating those risks to the bodies and organisations that can respond to those concerns.

HSIB working through the coronavirus pandemic and looking ahead

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 20 Jul 2020

We have now begun to restart our national investigations programme. We are doing this slowly and following our own COVID-19 safety protocols as well as those required by any hospital or healthcare organisation we visit.

National report highlights life threatening risk posed by delay in group B strep treatment

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 16 Jul 2020

Delay or failure to give preventative antibiotics to mothers can leave newborn babies at risk of death or severe injury from group B strep infection, our latest report shows.

Simulation helps NHS prepare during coronavirus pandemic

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 17 Apr 2020

Simulation is when a clinical scenario or healthcare process is modelled for the purpose of teaching or understanding system challenges associated with providing a healthcare service. This article collates some of the simulation resources available that are relevant to the current situation, which NHS clinicians may find useful.