NHS Patient Safety Research Articles

Developing an NHS patient safety culture: swings and roundabouts.

John Tingle, Associate Professor, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses a new report and consultation on NHS patient safety culture development.

The urgent need for review, rationalisation and consolidation of NHS patient safety organisations

John Tingle, Associate Professor, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, looks at two annual reports dealing with patient safety issues, which clearly show there is room for consolidation of patient safety agencies

Different stakeholder perspectives on NHS safety

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discuses some key NHS stakeholder perspectives on NHS patient safety

A palpable sense of frustration with NHS patient safety culture development.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses two recent reports on NHS patient safety.

Taking a reading on NHS patient safety: views from the ombudsman.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses several reports where the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman addresses some critical NHS patient safety issues.

Be careful about what you wish for in NHS patient safety reform.

John Tingle and Amanda Cattini discuss some recent reports on potential changes to litigation procedures for patient harm cases and to the Never Events framework.

The enormity of the NHS patient safety culture development challenge.

The enormity of the NHS patient safety culture development challenge.

The importance of NHS patient safety lesson learning.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses the importance of learning from previous patient safety adverse events and the introduction of Martha's Rule.

Developing perspectives in NHS patient safety.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses some recent patient safety and health quality reports.

Martha's Rule and NHS patient safety.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, and Amanda Cattini reflect on the reasons for the introduction of Martha's Rule.

Patient safety in the NHS: now is the time for optimism.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, considers the need for optimism about NHS patient safety.

Stop the NHS patient safety policymaking and practice merry-go-round and act.

Stop the NHS patient safety policymaking and practice merry-go-round and act.

Considering NHS patient safety culture in context.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses individual responsibility and accountability in NHS patient safety culture as the NHS turns 75.

Duties of candour: being open and honest with patients

British Journal of NursingVol. 32, No. 7 RegularsDuties of candour: being open and honest with patientsJohn TingleJohn TingleLecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses several reports on the statutory and professional duty of candour and the latest NHS Staff SurveySearch for more papers by this authorJohn TinglePublished Online:7 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2023.32.7.342AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Action against Medical Accidents. An explanation about a medical accident, and the lack of an apology, made up 45% of inquiries to AvMA in 2022. 23 January 2023. https://tinyurl.com/2s4xc4ar (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarCare Quality Commission. Regulation 20: duty of candour. June 2022. https://tinyurl.com/43dwdfdp (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarKirkup B. Reading the signals: Maternity and neonatal services in East Kent — the report of the independent investigation. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4ks6vdc6 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarNegri D for Action against Medical Accidents. Regulating the duty of candour. Requires improvement. 2018. https://tinyurl.com/y3mffqz5 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarNHS England/NHS Improvement. The NHS patient safety strategy: safer culture, safer systems, safer patients. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/y3dteu96 (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarOckenden D. Findings, conclusions, and essential actions from the independent review of maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (Ockenden report—final). 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4s4sz7rj (accessed 22 March 2023) Google ScholarProfessional Standards Authority. Telling patients the truth when something goes wrong: Evaluating the progress of professional regulators in embedding professionals’ duty to be candid to patients. 2019. https://tinyurl.com/49xx9kjw Google ScholarProfessional Standards Authority. Safer care for all, Solutions from professional regulation and beyond. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/4242uc2j Google ScholarQuick O. Duties of candour in healthcare: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Medical Law Review. 2022; 30(2): 324-347. https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwac004 Google ScholarSurvey Coordination Centre on behalf of NHS England. NHS staff survey: National results briefing 2022. 2023. https://www.nhsstaffsurveys.com/results/national-results/ (accessed 23 March 2023) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 6 April 2023Volume 32Issue 7ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 7 April 2023 Published in print 6 April 2023 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download

Scoping the NHS patient safety problem: NHS England information

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, provides an update on recent patient safety reports.

Leadership amid the nurses' strike

British Journal of Cardiac NursingVol. 17, No. 12 Guest EditorialLeadership amid the nurses' strikeClare HoltClare HoltCorrespondence to: Clare Holt; E-mail Address: [email protected]Learna, UK; NHS Leadership Academy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKSearch for more papers by this authorClare HoltPublished Online:3 Jan 2023https://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2022.0136AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Butler P. Nurses among rising numbers of workers using food banks, research shows. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/3e7djkaa (accessed 19 December 2022) Google ScholarCollinson D. Prozac leadership and the limits of positive thinking. Leadership. 2012;8(2):87–107. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742715011434738 Crossref, Google ScholarEdmondson A. The fearless organization: creating psychological safety in the workplace for learning, innovation, and growth. Boston (MA): Harvard Business School; 2018 Google ScholarFrancis R. Freedom to speak up. 2015. https://tinyurl.com/3auckk4b (accessed 20 December 2022) Google ScholarGreenberg N, Weston D, Hall C et al.. Mental health of staff working in intensive care during Covid-19. Occupational Med. 2021;71(2):62-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqaa220 Crossref, Google ScholarGrint K, Smolovic-Jones O, Holt CA. What is leadership: person, result, position or process, or all or none of these? In: Storey JHartley J.Denis J-LHart Pet al. (eds). The Routledge companion to leadership. London: Routledge; 2017 Google ScholarGrossman D, Clare S. Climate of fear putting patients at risk, say doctors. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-63827648 (accessed 19 December 2022) Google ScholarHollington S. Leadership in crisis: what lessons can be learned from the NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-2021? In: Witzel M (ed). Post-pandemic leadership: exploring solutions to a crisis. London: Routledge; 2022 Crossref, Google ScholarHowes B. A primer for resilience and leadership through the coronavirus pandemic. 2020. https://tinyurl.com/npbvca4b (accessed 21 December 2022) Google ScholarLangton P. 5 Before 5: the importance of praise at work. 2018. https://tinyurl.com/n65prs2t (accessed 19 December 2022) Google ScholarNHS England. NHS patient safety strategy. 2021. https://tinyurl.com/yc8x96se (accessed 22 December 2022) Google ScholarNursing Solutions Inc. 2022 NSI national health care retention & RN staffing report. 2022. https://tinyurl.com/3mauv5zx (accessed 21 December 2022) Google ScholarRoyal College of Nursing. First strike dates announced by Royal College of Nursing after UK government declines NHS pay negotiations. https://tinyurl.com/2r37rcvb (accessed 19 December 2022) Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 December 2022Volume 17Issue 12ISSN (online): 2052-2207 Metrics History Published online 3 January 2023 Published in print 2 December 2022 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download

Moving beyond the rhetoric in NHS patient safety: facing up to failings.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses some recent reports on NHS patient safety.

The slow pace of developing an NHS patient safety culture.

Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses some recent patient safety reports.

The alarming gap between theory and practice in NHS patient safety.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses some recently published patient safety reports.

Moving beyond the rhetoric to a sustainable NHS patient safety culture.

John Tingle, Lecturer in Law, Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, discusses World Patient Safety Day and some recent patient safety reports.