Improving patient safety
We were among the small number of trusts in England that were part of the pilot programme for the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). This is now required for all providers as part of the NHS contract. It is a national initiative which is designed to further improve the quality and safety of the care we provide through learning from patient safety incidents.
The PSIRF outlines how providers should respond to patient safety incidents, and how and when an investigation should be carried out. It includes the requirement for the publication of a local Patient Safety Incident Response Plan (PSIRP), which sets out how we will continually improve the quality and safety of the care we provide, as well as the experience which patients, families and carers have when using our services.
Click on the headings to find out more about the framework.