England’s independent Patient Safety Commissioner was inspired by the real world case studies brought to life by members of the Health Innovation and Thames Valley (HIOTV) team and partners.
During her visit to Oxford, Professor Henrietta Hughes heard about work to improve wound care, test Martha’s Rule in mental health settings, help people with learning disabilities avoid harm from psychotropic medicines, and embed patient experience and co-design into everyday practice. Afterwards she posted on LinkedIn that she found these examples ‘inspiring’.
The Patient Safety Commissioner role champions patient voices to promote the safety of medicines and medical devices across the healthcare system.
Katherine Edwards, Director of Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement at HIOTV, said: “We were delighted to welcome Henrietta to our offices and tell her about some of the great work going on in our region to improve the safety, experience and outcomes of patients across our region. It was great to have senior clinicians from partner organisations join in those conversations. We look forward to building on these initial discussions.”
Dr Lalitha Iyer, Chief Medical Officer at NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board (ICB), was part of the discussions. Posting on LinkedIn she said: “It was a privilege to hear about the breadth of innovative work taking place across our system. The presentations, followed by some stimulating and insightful discussions, made for an exceptionally valuable morning and highlighted the commitment, innovation and collaboration that underpin safer, better care for our residents.”
In the group photograph Lalitha is third from the right. Henrietta is fifth from the right and Katherine is on her immediate left.