My abiding memory from the WHO Global Conference ‘Engaging Patients for Patient Safety’ was the shocking experiences outlined by patients and families from across the world who had been bereaved or suffered appalling and life-changing harm.
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World Patient Safety Day series 3: Active partners in patient safety
The third in our series of blogs in the lead up to World Patient Safety Day is from Rachel Power, chief executive of the Patients Association. She reflects on progress on patient engagement and what needs to happen next.
World Patient Safety Day series 2: Co-design of strategies
As part of our series leading up to World Patient Safety Day, David Lawson, who leads the DHSC’s medical technology directorate, discusses how patients are influencing the strategy development.
World Patient Safety Day series 1: Engaging patients in policy formation
In the lead up to World Patient Safety Day on 17 September, we are running a series of blogs from a range of experts considering different aspects of patient engagement and participation. The first is from Sue Strudwick, a Patient Safety Partner at Kingston Hospital, on involving patients in policy-writing.
‘What stops us listening to patients’
I’m a medical educator and for many years I have trained doctors and other health professionals to become better listeners. Nearly all the people I have taught have thought they were good at listening but then found how to do so better.