Maternity and neonatal safety Supporting the delivery of national maternity and neonatal patient safety improvement programmes for the optimisation and stabilisation of pre-term infants, early recognition and management of deterioration in women and babies, and avoiding brain injuries in childbirth. 23 Dec 2025 More
Managing deterioration Improving the management of deterioration. Promoting the Prevention, Identification, Escalation and Response (PIER) framework, which helps systems to take a consistent approach to physical deterioration and working to support the delivery of Martha’s Rule. 15 Oct 2025 More
Medicines safety Patient Safety Collaborative programme supporting healthcare professionals to improve chronic non-cancer pain management by reducing high-risk opioid prescribing. 11 Sep 2024 More
Avoiding brain injury in childbirth: supporting safer management of impacted fetal head Delivering the national NHS England Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme, across Kent and Medway, Surrey and Sussex. Case Study 30 Jun 2026 More
Patient safety The national patient safety improvement programme aims to test and spread effective safety interventions and strategies, learn from excellence and support systems to continuously improve. 4 Sep 2024 More
Strengthening team culture to improve perinatal and maternity safety A year-long perinatal culture and leadership programme helped maternity and neonatal teams across the region understand — and act on — the link between team culture, leadership and patient safety. News 13 May 2026 More
Childbirth safety boosted across Kent, Surrey and Sussex as Patient Safety Collaborative delivers regional training A new training initiative is helping maternity teams across Kent, Surrey and Sussex strengthen skills, confidence and consistency in managing impacted fetal head during caesarean birth. News 25 Feb 2026 More
Adopting Martha’s Rule in paediatrics – the story so far and insights for NHS trusts Martha’s Rule is currently being rolled out across the NHS, with Health Innovation Networks leading on implementation guidance and support for regional NHS Trusts. In this article, we share an update on our progress and invaluable insights from our pilot programmes in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Blog 10 Sep 2025 More