Maternity and neonatal safety Supporting maternity and neonatal professionals to improve the optimisation and stabilisation of pre-term infants and the early recognition and management deterioration in women and babies. We also support the Perinatal Culture and Leadership programme as part of this workstream, continuing to sustainably develop leadership capacity, capability and improvement relating to safety culture in our local trusts. 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
Systems safety Creating optimal conditions for patient safety improvement across health and integrated care systems. This includes the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and Patient Safety Collaborative Safety Networks. 12 Sep 2024 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
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
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
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
Martha’s Rule rolled out to all acute hospitals Martha’s Rule is now available in every acute hospital in England, the NHS has announced. News 5 Sep 2025 More