Gap in care for chronically ill prisoners

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 10 Oct 2019

Each day around 120 prisoners with ongoing medication needs are moved between jails. Prisoners are at risk of being transferred without crucial medication, according to our latest healthcare safety investigation report.

New HSIB investigation looks at medication omission in mental health hospitals

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 30 Sep 2019

This new national investigation will focus on information transfer within the prescribing and administration of medication in mental health hospitals to reduce omissions.

HSIB highlights impact of blood sampling errors across NHS

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 26 Sep 2019

National data indicates there were 792 ‘wrong blood in tube’ near misses in 2018 across England. Our investigation showed why these incidents happen and most importantly what can be done to reduce the risk of it happening again.

Investigation into insulin prescribing in hospitals starts

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 24 Sep 2019

The investigation will focus on factors which compromise safety when health professionals administer concentrated insulin through insulin pen devices.

How HSIB marked the first World Patient Safety Day

  • By: Keith Conradi
  • Posted on: 17 Sep 2019

World Patient Safety Day is a global initiative established by the World Health Organization. We are just one of many organisations and many places in the world that took part. It gave us the chance to highlight the work we are doing to improve patient care - something we are all very proud of at HSIB.

HSIB shares learning internationally at New Zealand safety symposium

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 17 Sep 2019

In this short video, HSIB national investigator Saskia Fursland talks about her keynote speech at the Human Factors in Healthcare Symposium in New Zealand.

HSIB highlights its contribution on the eve of World Patient Safety Day

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 16 Sep 2019

Staff from HSIB are speaking at patient safety events in Loughborough, London and New Zealand. They’ll highlight our contribution to patient safety through our investigations and share learning for the benefit of patients across the world.

National bodies respond to safety recommendations in critically unwell patients report

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 16 Sep 2019

We made safety recommendations to The Royal College of Physicians and NHS England/NHS Improvement as a result of our investigation into recognising and responding to critically unwell patients.

Latest HSIB report focuses on speedier diagnosis of time-critical testicular torsion

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 12 Sep 2019

A report published today (12 September ) sets out a number of safety recommendations to improve the diagnosis and treatment of testicular torsion, a time critical-condition that mainly affects young boys and teenagers

HSIB marks first World Patient Safety Day

  • By: Communications team
  • Posted on: 11 Sep 2019

Along with many healthcare organisations across the globe, we are celebrating the first ever World Patient Safety Day on 17 September and highlighting the work we do to improve patient safety across the NHS in England.