Patient safety The safety of patients is a critical thread running throughout all of our programmes of work. Patient Safety Collaborative As a Patient Safety Collaborative, we play an important role in delivering the National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes (NatPatSIP). The aim of the NatPatSIP is to support systems to test and spread effective safety interventions and strategies, learn from excellence and continuously improve. Statistics Our national programmes are creating impact for NHS staff and patients. Up to 1,198 lives saved through our MatNeo programme Up to 44,969 emergency admissions prevented by our managing deterioration in care homes programme 15% of all wards in eligible trusts in England are being supported by PSCs to use the reducing restrictive practice change package 4,676 significant harms from medicines prevented Current programmes 1/4. 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. Read more 2/4. 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. Read more 3/4. 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. Read more 4/4. Medicines safety Patient Safety Collaborative programme supporting healthcare professionals to improve chronic non-cancer pain management by reducing high-risk opioid prescribing. Read more News and case studies 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 Developing simulation-based training programme for preterm births A multidisciplinary simulation-based training programme was developed to support perinatal teams across Kent, Surrey, and Sussex (KSS). Case Study 3 Jul 2025 More Managing deterioration: Insights from the Sussex PIER workshop A collaborative workshop hosted by Health Innovation KSS and Sussex ICS applied the PIER framework to emergency systems in Sussex. Case Study 21 May 2025 More Knowledge Mobilisation Fellowship programme launched in Sussex The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have announced they will invest £7.8 million for Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) to build knowledge mobilisation capacity and capability within the health and social care sector. News 8 Apr 2025 More Navigating Challenge: A Culture & Leadership Conference Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex Patient Safety Collaborative brought together healthcare professionals from across our region for a pivotal conference exploring culture and leadership in the context of patient safety. Video 28 Mar 2025 More New funding to drive knowledge mobilisation in Kent, Surrey and Sussex The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have announced they will invest £7.8 million for Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) to build knowledge mobilisation capacity and capability within the health and social care sector. News 2 Oct 2024 More World Patient Safety Day 2024 – Reducing Preterm Birth Rate Rachael Garrett reflects on this year’s World Patient Safety Day theme, “Improving diagnosis for patient safety”. BlogNews 17 Sep 2024 More Mental Health Safety Improvement Programme (MHSIP) The Mental Health Safety Improvement Programme (MHSIP) is a national programme aimed at improving the safety and outcomes of mental health care by reducing unwarranted variation and providing a high-quality healthcare experience for all people across the system by March 2024. Case Study 30 Mar 2024 More Implementation of Whzan Blue Box monitoring in Surrey Care Homes Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex (Health Innovation KSS) has supported the implementation of the Whzan Blue Box in care homes in Surrey since 2018. Case StudyNews 4 Mar 2024 More Case study: Bid for Better – Neonatal Community Outreach Project The Neonatal Community outreach project is an idea from year one of Bid for Better, which started in July 2022. Case StudyNews 28 Nov 2023 More Vivisco project awarded funding as part of Reducing Drug Deaths Innovation Challenge The government has announced the twelve projects awarded a share of £5 million to reduce rates of fatal drug overdoses, including Vivisco Smart Revive Beacon for Opiate Overdose in partnership with KSS AHSN, Forward Trust, Kent Count Council and Southeast Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. News 21 Sep 2023 More ← → Contact us If you’d like to find out more about our work in patient safety or are interested in collaborating with us, get in touch. Meet the team Get in touch