A new study has found that national patient safety recommendations often fail to translate into real change because the people who write them and the people who must act on them are, in effect, speaking different languages and influenced by different pressures and...
Researchers from the NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC): Greater Manchester are contributing to a major national study investigating how Martha’s Rule is being implemented across NHS hospitals in England, drawing on qualitative and health economics...
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 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.
On 1 December 2025, we hosted a webinar exploring the application of the MOMENTS framework (Meanings, Competencies and Materials in Everyday Team Safety) as a practical tool for enhancing local safety cultures across healthcare settings, with a particular focus on...
In this episode of Voices for Safety, Dr Louise Gorman dives deep into the crucial topic of safety culture in health and social care with two of our leading researchers, Professor Nicola Mackintosh and Dr Jennifer Creese. Together, they explore how organisational...
Are you an NMC-registered nurse in England working in critical care with 5 years or less of experience? We want to hear your story and experiences! As part of our Enhancing Cultures of Safety research theme, we are seeking early career nurses working in critical care...
A team at the University of Leicester (UoL), part of the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC) Enhancing Cultures of Safety theme, along with NHS England’s Maternity and Neonatal Programme Team have developed a set of resources,...
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