Virtual wards, also known as Hospital at Home, are changing the way care is delivered across the NHS, offering hospital‑level support to patients in the comfort of their own homes. Instead of being admitted to hospital, or after being discharged early, some patients...
On International Women's Day 2026, we are celebrating the women who are driving innovation and shaping the future of patient safety research across our team. Their expertise, leadership, and lived experience are helping to transform how we understand risk, deliver...
We are delighted to spotlight one of our research fellows, Dr Joy Spiliopoulos, working across our Enhancing Cultures of Safety research theme. Joy is a sociologist and qualitative researcher at the University of Leicester, and her particular expertise is migration, especially the migration of healthcare workers.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our funded PhD students, Jessica McCann, who is working on a project identifying the effects of admission to critical care on medication-related risks in older patients (≥65 years of age).
We are delighted to spotlight one of our research leads, Prof Natalie Armstrong, who co-lead our Enhancing Cultures of Safety research theme. She is a Professor of Health Services Research at City St George’s, University of London, and a Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our research leads, Prof Nicola Mackintosh, who co-lead our Enhancing Cultures of Safety research theme. She is a Professor in Social Science applied to Health at the University of Leicester, where she also serves as the Deputy Research Group Lead for the SAPPHIRE group.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our research fellows, Dr Natasha Tyler, working on research on patient safety, mental health and care transitions, with a strong emphasis on improving healthcare systems and outcomes through evidence-based interventions and stakeholder involvement.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our funded PhD students, Gill Lever, who is working on a project exploring social workers’ implementation of national guidelines with looked-after-children who self-harm.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our core team members, Dr Louise Gorman, who ensures our projects centre the voices of patients, carers and people with lived experience.
We are delighted to spotlight one of our public contributors, Elizabeth Monaghan, who plays a key role in our preventing suicide and self-harm research theme.
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