New study explores why safety recommendations are falling short in the NHS
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...
Greater Manchester researchers recognised at the NIHR Impact Prizes 2026
Researchers from The University of Manchester and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC): Greater Manchester have been recognised at the NIHR20 Impact Prizes. The Preventing Suicide and Self-harm team,...
Turning Research into Impact: Highlights from the NIHR PSRC: Greater Manchester September 2026 Team Meeting
On 15 September 2026, colleagues from across the NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaboration: Greater Manchester came together for a team meeting focused on impact, collaboration, professional development and inclusive research practice. The day combined strategic...
World Patient Safety Day 2026: ways we are supporting safe care for non-communicable diseases
World Patient Safety Day 2026 focuses on safe care for non-communicable diseases, encouraging communities, health practitioners, organisational leaders and policymakers to work together to develop solutions that address patient safety challenges and reduce harm for...
Podcast – World Patient Safety Day 2026: Safe care for non-communicable diseases
World Patient Safety Day 2026 focuses on safe care for non-communicable diseases, encouraging communities, health practitioners, organisational leaders and policymakers to work together to develop solutions that address patient safety challenges and reduce harm for...
Major gaps in follow-up care after acute kidney injury, study finds
Despite national efforts to improve acute kidney injury (AKI) care, thousands of patients in England are missing vital follow-up care after leaving hospital, according to new research by The University of Manchester. The kidneys have a vital role in continuously...
Greater Manchester researchers join national effort to assess how Martha’s Rule is improving patient safety
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...
Digital tools in GP practices can help reduce patient harm, study finds
A new study led by researchers at The University of Manchester has found that digital technologies used in GP practices can significantly improve patient safety by reducing medication errors, supporting earlier diagnosis and helping prevent patient harm. The research,...
GM PSRC PhD Student wins award for Best Public and Patient Involvement at NIHR Doctoral Training Camp
Our funded PhD student, Gill Lever, has brought home an award from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Training Camp, recognising an outstanding example of patient and public involvement embedded in research. Gill, a PhD student at The...
Podcast – Patient safety behind bars: avoidable harm in English prisons
How safe is healthcare in prison and what happens when things go wrong? In this episode of Voices for Safety, our host Dr Louise Gorman speaks with researchers Dr Joy McFadzean, Dr Jake Hard, and Dr Verity Wainwright about a major NIHR-funded study examining avoidable...
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