Jonathan Back

healthcare safety investigator @theHSSIB & visiting fellow @LboroDesign. Improving the management of systemic risks and understanding inequalities. *own views*

[Health Service Journal @HSJnews]

Patient Safety Watch: HSSIB saved – now let it get on with the job https://t.co/TJfXeg1tgs

[James Titcombe @JamesTitcombe]

“Losing an independent HSSIB would have been a tragic step backwards.

Now it’s time for HSSIB to crack on with its world-leading work – and for the system to make sure its recommendations are owned and acted on.”

[James Titcombe @JamesTitcombe]

Fantastic news for patient safety. The government has abandoned plans to abolish HSSIB and transfer its functions to CQC.

The u-turn follows a relentless campaign from @bernardjenkin & interventions from @Jeremy_Hunt & the APPG for Patient Safety.

https://t.co/PM0nein3ph

[James Titcombe @JamesTitcombe]

Really buoyed by the Government's U-turn on abolishing HSSIB 🙏

HSSIB was created by politicians, patients, academics & clinicians coming together. Now those same groups have worked together again to protect its future.

It shows what can be done when people work together for #patientsafety

[Sir Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt]

Hugely welcome news for patient safety that plans to abolish HSSIB have been dropped.

The APPG for Patient Safety has worked hard to oppose these proposals. Particular thanks to @bernardjenkin for his tireless efforts to protect independent patient safety investigations.

[NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester @GM_PSRC]

#HSSIB REPORT
➡️ Action is needed to improve access to specialist diabetes care for adults who self-administer insulin and live with a mental health problem. Gaps between services are putting vulnerable patients at risk.
🔗Read the report: https://t.co/QzOJY1CsQ4

[Lorin Hochstein @norootcause]

Some thoughts on variability in both humans and LLMs: https://t.co/zb2YU1ZpC7

[Sir Jeremy Hunt MP @Jeremy_Hunt]

Today my charity Patient Safety Watch and Imperial publish our biannual ranking of patient safety globally: the UK is a disappointing 21st out of 38 OECD countries. Why does Norway come top despite spending a lower proprotion of GDP? https://t.co/wviGyP4S5P

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

Are there more rogue surgeons in specialised areas? GOSH CEO Matt Shaw tells me the metrics did not flag Yaser Jabbar and its an area of weakness for other hospitals, he says.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

Electronic patient record systems can contribute to “serious harm” when patient information is missed, delayed, or recorded incorrectly, a national safety watchdog has warned
https://t.co/3h54G1LnNP

[Adrian Boyle @RCEMPolicyVP]

NHSE and DHSC deserve a lot of credit for this candour 👏👏👏👏 Any improvement driven by data must have meaningful and honest metrics. Aggregating performance from multiple sites hides struggling departments.

[BMJ Quality & Safety @BMJ_Qual_Saf]

In their editorial, Denham Phipps emphasises the importance of enhancing medication safety through effective system and tool design, rather than relying on individuals to adapt to suboptimal environments.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/NedRoBuAu8

[Jonathan Back @jonback]

Cuts to ICBs could ‘exacerbate’ patchy patient safety oversight https://t.co/T7pbhvic5X

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

I think this is one of the worst scandals I've uncovered and yet it remains somewhat under the radar.

@wesstreeting has ordered an inquiry into the scandal. @CamillaKingdon has handed in her report to @DHSCgovuk. Why hasn't it been published?

[Patient Safety Watch @WatchPatient]

Patient Safety Watch has written to @wesstreeting , alongside @AvMAuk & @ClinicalHF about the transition of HSSIB to @CareQualityComm with recommendations around maintaining independence. Read more here:-

#patientsafety

https://t.co/rcSwqMoJle

[Gareth Owens @Icarus1054]

For Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, @theHSSIB invited me to write a guest blog reviewing the life-saving impact of their investigation & reports about acute Aortic Dissection, produced in collaboration with @AorticDissectUK & @THINK__AORTA. Pls read & RT.
https://t.co/JQMFqKsmkb

[Jonathan Back @jonback]

Corridor care ‘new normal’ in England for one in five https://t.co/OeoluI4j7t

[Jonathan Back @jonback]

Failing to learn? The NHS is losing its capacity for system-wide safety investigation
https://t.co/CxZoBmeNuQ

[SuzetteWoodward 💙 @SuzetteWoodward]

Patient Safety Review https://t.co/gA6gEnm56w