Following the publication of the government’s 10 Year Plan on the 3rd of July 2025, which confirmed that the hosting of the Patient Safety Commissioner will be transitioning from the Department of Health and Social Care to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Patient Safety Commissioner Professor Henrietta Hughes and MHRA Chief Executive […]
I welcome the 10-Year Health Plan, specifically the focus on patient voice, transparency and accountability. Working in partnership with patients and listening to what they say leads to more improvement and less harm. I look forward to supporting patients and the healthcare system to make this a reality for all.
My annual report for 2024-25 has been laid before Parliament. It highlights the policy work and activities over the year. It is available on my website here
The RNID and SignHealth have published a report on accessible healthcare for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. The report shows that the NHS does not have the systems in place to fulfil the right to accessible healthcare for people who are deaf or have hearing loss, and the NHS often fails to […]
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published a new report, Safety Management: Accountability Across Organisational Boundaries, highlighting significant challenges in managing patient safety risks across multiple healthcare providers. This report highlights that there exist no overarching safety management principles to ensure a consistent collaborative report across healthcare providers and ICBs. The investigation examines […]
Prescribing of valproate has reduced significantly following the introduction of a quality improvement programme that promotes safety and patient choice. New analysis presented to the National Patient Safety Committee shows: a 53% reduction in initiation in girls aged 0-12 a 60% reduction in 13-54 women started on valproate a 65% reduction in women re-starting valproate […]