Blog Archives

Patient Safety 101: Resilient Health Care and asset based approaches to healthcare improvement

by GM PSRC Web team | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Training and events, Upcoming training & events

Tuesday, 17 February 2026 | 10:30am – 12:00pm | Online (Zoom)

SafetyNet webinar – Psycholinguistic tests predict real-world drug name confusion error rates

by GM PSRC Web team | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Recordings, Training and events

On 28 January 2026, we held a SafetyNet webinar on Psycholinguistic tests predict real-world drug name confusion error rates, delivered by Prof Bruce Lambert, School of Communication, Northwestern University, USA. Watch the recording: Wrong-drug medication errors...

Patient Safety 101: An introduction to Human Factors

by GM PSRC Web team | Feb 2, 2026 | Blog, Human Factors & Ergonomics Working Group, Upcoming training & events

Wednesday, 4 March 2026 | 1-2:30pm | Online (Zoom)

SafetyNet Webinar: PremPath – Understanding implementation and improvement of perinatal optimisation

by GM PSRC Web team | Feb 1, 2026 | Blog, Training and events, Upcoming training & events

Wednesday, 11 March 2026 | 12:30 – 1:30pm | Online (Zoom)

SafetyNet Webinar: The Global State of Patient Safety Report

by GM PSRC Web team | Feb 1, 2026 | Blog, Training and events, Upcoming training & events

Wednesday, 25 March 2026 | 10 – 11am | Online (Zoom)

SafetyNet webinar – Mobilising Human Factors Knowledge for Impact: From Practice to Dissemination

by GM PSRC Web team | Dec 16, 2025 | Blog, Human Factors & Ergonomics Working Group, Recordings, Training and events

Have you ever wondered whether you’re already applying Human Factors (HF) principles in your work? Chances are, you are—and this SafetyNet webinar will help you recognise it and make it count.Human Factors isn’t just about fixing problems after they happen. It’s about...

Posters and abstracts -NIHR SafetyNet Symposium 2025

by GM PSRC Web team | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog, News, Training and events, Uncategorised

The NIHR SafetyNet Symposium 2025, held in Manchester on 17 October 2025, featured a poster exhibition of 59 innovative projects from the six NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborations (PSRCs), spanning a wide range of emerging issues such as medication safety,...

Tackling Inequities in Patient Safety: Highlights from the NIHR SafetyNet Symposium 2025

by GM PSRC Web team | Dec 5, 2025 | Blog, News, Training and events

On 17 October, Manchester became the centre of innovation and collaboration in patient safety as we brought together researchers, clinicians, public contributors and national partners for the first NIHR SafetyNet Symposium 2025. Hosted by the NIHR Greater Manchester...

Highlights from the SafetyNet Human Factors & Ergonomics Working Group

by GM PSRC Web team | Sep 14, 2025 | Blog, Human Factors & Ergonomics Working Group

In July, the SafetyNet Human Factors & Ergonomics Working Group held an in-person seminar in Leeds, bringing together 26 participants from diverse backgrounds and research projects across the PSRCs. Highlights of the day included presentations from PSRC colleagues...

SafetyNet Webinar: Understanding and measuring emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty

by GM PSRC Web team | Sep 9, 2025 | Blog, Recordings, Training and events

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming SafetyNet webinar: Understanding and measuring emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty: Insights from mixed-methods research and suggestions for future intervention development.

Join us as we hear from Dr Emily Parker, a Hospital Discharge Policy Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care, and Dr Luke Budworth, Senior Research Data Analyst at the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber PSRC.

Category: Blog