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Professionals and the Public in Partnership for Patient Safety - Summary Paper
On Friday, 28 March, the PCC and Professional Standards Authority (PSA) hosted 'Professionals and the Public: in partnership for Patient Safety' in Belfast. The focus was on how the public can be embraced as assets and how workplace culture can be developed to improve patient safety.
Despite storms causing a postponement from January to March, the event was a resounding success. Members of the public, alongside leaders from the health and social care sectors, came together to discuss crucial topics such as the importance of openness, the duty of candour, and lessons from public inquiries.
Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with particular appreciation for the expertise of the panellists and speakers, including Helen Hughes from Patient Safety Learning, Independent Consultant Peter McBride, and Paul Whiteing from Action against Medical Accidents, to name a few. The event was especially successful in highlighting the patient voice, with valuable contributions from members of the public and the importance of reinstating the human element in these conversations.
Read the Event Summary Paper here, which captures the key highlights, emerging themes and next steps.
The three themes emerging from the event focused on; Genuine Involvement for Patient Safety, Cultural Change for Patient Safety and Trust and Openness for Patient Safety.
"PCC are committed to building on the important reflections in this paper as we respond to the call to action and ‘make this count'." - Meadhbha Monaghan, PCC Chief Executive
