healthcare safety investigator @theHSSIB & visiting fellow @LboroDesign. Improving the management of systemic risks and understanding inequalities. *own views*
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Patient Safety Watch: HSSIB saved – now let it get on with the job ift.tt/5HQ0gdh
Jonathan Back retweeted
“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.”
“HSSIB saved – now let it get on with the job”
Our latest #patientsafety newsletter is now available via @HSJnews here:
hsj.co.uk/patient-safety/pat…
Jonathan Back retweeted
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.
hsj.co.uk/policy-and-regulat…
Jonathan Back retweeted
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
Jonathan Back retweeted
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.
Exclusive: Ministers drop plan to scrap investigations body ift.tt/14g6vLH
Jonathan Back retweeted
#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: hssib.org.uk/patient-safety-…
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Some thoughts on variability in both humans and LLMs: surfingcomplexity.blog/2026/…
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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? hsj.co.uk/patient-safety/nor…
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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.
🚨 Exclusive: A dangerous surgeon at @GreatOrmondSt harmed more than a quarter of the children he operated on, a new report is expected to say this week.
Now the trust chief tells @thetimes he is "deeply sorry" but there is no evidence of cover-up...
thetimes.com/article/352ea8b…
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Electronic patient record systems can contribute to “serious harm” when patient information is missed, delayed, or recorded incorrectly, a national safety watchdog has warned
bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r251…
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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.
In a completely unheralded but praiseworthy move, NHSE has released site-level data for A&E performance:
england.nhs.uk/statistics/st…...
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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 👉 bit.ly/4eIPQij
Cuts to ICBs could ‘exacerbate’ patchy patient safety oversight healthcareleadernews.com/new…
Jonathan Back retweeted
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?
🚨 Exclusive: New leaked document proves @NHSEngland was warned a decade ago about failures in child hearing test centres across England.
Hundreds of children have been harmed, some left with lifelong problems:
▶️ thetimes.com/article/294ce4c…
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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
hsj.co.uk/quality-and-perfor…
Jonathan Back retweeted
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.
hssib.org.uk/news-events-blo…
Failing to learn? The NHS is losing its capacity for system-wide safety investigation
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
