Patient Safety Commissioner
Listening to Patients
Recognising good practice and seizing the opportunities to change how the NHS delivers care has the potential to make a huge impact on patient experiences and outcomes. This does not have to mean wholesale reorganisation but the NHS should embrace best practice…
It is just over a year after we appointed Dr Henrietta Hughes as our first ever Patient Safety Commissioner. She is a champion for patients and promoting their views in relation to the safety of medicines and medical devices…
How would you feel if your doctor offered you a treatment your health condition with good results and very little risk? You might snap it up. But what if you subsequently found out your doctor took thousands of pounds from the treatment makers to write a scientific paper promoting it…
In the 16 years of my career as a medic in the pharmaceutical industry, there is one experience that has become all too familiar. I sit in an auditorium. A doctor or other healthcare professional takes the stage to present on behalf of a pharmaceutical company…
The advances in medical science are inspiring and continuing to develop at pace from the latest cancer treatments to cutting-edge surgery. We owe so much to the clinical pioneers and brave patients willing to be the ‘first’.
We often assume that new is better but when things don’t work out as hoped, it’s a different story. This is the culture of surgical innovation. Robots, gadgets, and other novel ways of operating are exciting and they generate attention. Surgeon enthusiasm for improving outcomes sweeps patients along.