Indicator update 17/09/2020Jenny Davies
In our latest update we look at trends in the safety of health and social care.
Blog post 02/07/2019Sarah Scobie
With the Patient Safety Strategy published today arguing that new technologies have the potential to transform improvements in keeping patients from harm, Sarah Scobie takes a closer look at what the possibilities are.
Blog post 07/12/2018Sarah Scobie
Ensuring care is safe and harm-free remains high on the policy agenda, and rightly so. But are we measuring and monitoring safety appropriately, and what steps could be taken to improve it in the long run? Sarah Scobie argues for a shift in our understanding.
Blog post 03/07/2015Lucia Kossarova
Looking at healthcare quality from an international perspective over time offers us a 3D picture of performance.
Blog post 27/08/2014Ben Gershlick
The proportion of patients being harmed has fallen and this is cause for celebration, but we need a range of robust measures to keep rates of harm low.