Lost in Transition: How Care Gaps Impact Patient Safety | Voices for Safety Podcast
Transitions in care are high-risk moments for patient safety; whether from hospital to home, mental health settings to community, or across specialties. In this episode, our research experts Dr Natasha Tyler, Dr Richard Keers, and Professor Tom Blakeman dive into why...
Webinar | Enhancing local safety cultures in perinatal care: introducing the MOMENTS framework
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...
What works to improve medication safety in primary care, community pharmacy and care homes, and how much does it cost?
Plain Language Summary by Antony Chuter and Rachel ElliottPaper: Economic Evaluations of Medication Safety Interventions in Primary and Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review, published in PharmacoEconomics on 29 November 2025.What was the question?Medicines are very...
New study: Understanding patient lived experiences of hospital admission and aftercare following Acute Kidney Injury
A new study, published in in Social Science and Medicine, explores patients' lived experience of care following an Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and healthcare professionals perspectives of the management of AKI and relational work in that context.This first study...
Health impacts of eating disorders are complex and long-lasting, NIHR GM PSRC-funded study finds
Eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating, can lead to a variety of complex and long-lasting physical and mental health impacts, according to a new study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester...
Study funded by the NIHR GM PSRC exposes cancer care deficit for patients with learning disabilities
Read the stories in the media:Sky NewsBBCITV NewsRead the full paper. People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50, according to a study funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Greater...
Podcast: Neonatal care recommendations for preterm babies could help save lives
To mark World Patient Safety Day 2025, a special episode of Voices for Safety Podcast explores how NIHR-funded research is helping improve care for pre-term babies through the PremPath study, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) NIHR...
‘Listen to us as parents’: study highlights parents’ overlooked role in paediatric medication safety in English hospitals
This year’s World Patient Safety Day, observed on 17 September (Wednesday), brings attention to the critical need to strengthen safety for children and newborns in healthcare. With the theme Safe care for every newborn and every child, the World Health Organization...
New Podcast Episode: Locum Doctors, NHS System and Patient Safety
What is it really like to work as a locum doctor in the NHS? In this episode of Voices for Safety, we explore the challenges, opportunities, and patient safety implications of locum working with researchers Dr Jane Ferguson and Prof Kieran Walshe. From professional...
Empowering Future Leaders in Patient Safety Research: Introducing the GM PSRC Development Award Holders
We are delighted to welcome the first cohort of six Patient Safety Development Award holders to the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC). These outstanding individuals demonstrated their commitment to improving patient safety through...
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