📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/sArWUY7 #PatientSafety #HSSIB #NHS #Healthcare #MaternitySafety #PAS
September 22, 2026 at 8:10 AM
📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/sArWUY7 #PatientSafety #HSSIB #NHS #Healthcare #MaternitySafety #PAS
In my local area, the Patient Safety Team at the Integrated Care Board has worked with trust safety teams to review HSSIB maternity reports to bring down deaths in maternity.
So, of course, Wes Streeting is scrapping or cutting all three.
So, of course, Wes Streeting is scrapping or cutting all three.
July 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In my local area, the Patient Safety Team at the Integrated Care Board has worked with trust safety teams to review HSSIB maternity reports to bring down deaths in maternity.
So, of course, Wes Streeting is scrapping or cutting all three.
So, of course, Wes Streeting is scrapping or cutting all three.
📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/sBS1rpc #PatientSafety #HSSIB #NHS #Healthcare #SurgicalSafety
September 23, 2026 at 8:05 AM
📢 New investigation launched. We are keen to hear from patients, families, carers and health and care professionals who may wish to share their experience. Find out more and get involved: buff.ly/sBS1rpc #PatientSafety #HSSIB #NHS #Healthcare #SurgicalSafety
Great to see HSSIB here 👏
November 18, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Great to see HSSIB here 👏
New report from UK Healthcare Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB): People with long term conditions are being harmed because care is fragmented and care coordinator roles are suboptimal. #healthpolicy #medsky
www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
Workforce and patient safety: primary and community care co-ordination for people with long-term conditions
This is the fourth of five investigation reports that consider how working conditions in the NHS can be optimised to support patient safety, while maintaining and improving staff wellbeing.
www.hssib.org.uk
April 11, 2025 at 6:47 AM
New report from UK Healthcare Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB): People with long term conditions are being harmed because care is fragmented and care coordinator roles are suboptimal. #healthpolicy #medsky
www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
#TransRights #UK #HSSIB HSSIB (Health Services Investigations Body) has launched an investigation looking into online prescribing. Launched on 29 July and intends to report by mid next year. Concerning is this section in their statement, which is delightfully vague. www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
September 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#TransRights #UK #HSSIB HSSIB (Health Services Investigations Body) has launched an investigation looking into online prescribing. Launched on 29 July and intends to report by mid next year. Concerning is this section in their statement, which is delightfully vague. www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
Investigation body also says medics are dying in car accidents while driving home after long shifts
NHS staff are so tired they are dying in car crashes and posing a major threat to patients, the service’s safety watchdog will warn on Thursday.
Fatigue among frontline personnel causing them to make mistakes is a “significant” risk to patients, according to the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB). Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
NHS staff fatigue poses ‘significant’ threat to patient safety, watchdog warns
The work of the Health and Social Care Select Committee influenced the government's Health Bill.
Our amendment on ensuring local authority partner members remain in ICBs has been accepted. I raised the issue of Palantir and the need for a definition of "ready" for when HSSIB merges with the CQC.
Our amendment on ensuring local authority partner members remain in ICBs has been accepted. I raised the issue of Palantir and the need for a definition of "ready" for when HSSIB merges with the CQC.
September 15, 2026 at 11:08 AM
The work of the Health and Social Care Select Committee influenced the government's Health Bill.
Our amendment on ensuring local authority partner members remain in ICBs has been accepted. I raised the issue of Palantir and the need for a definition of "ready" for when HSSIB merges with the CQC.
Our amendment on ensuring local authority partner members remain in ICBs has been accepted. I raised the issue of Palantir and the need for a definition of "ready" for when HSSIB merges with the CQC.
🚨The HSSIB reports confirms - corridor care is damaging for patients AND staff.
This isn't seasonal. It's ROUTINE.
Staff are morally injured. Patients are at risk.
Evidence is clear. Time for action is NOW.
Send our letter to Streeting👉 bit.ly/end-corridor...
This isn't seasonal. It's ROUTINE.
Staff are morally injured. Patients are at risk.
Evidence is clear. Time for action is NOW.
Send our letter to Streeting👉 bit.ly/end-corridor...
January 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
🚨The HSSIB reports confirms - corridor care is damaging for patients AND staff.
This isn't seasonal. It's ROUTINE.
Staff are morally injured. Patients are at risk.
Evidence is clear. Time for action is NOW.
Send our letter to Streeting👉 bit.ly/end-corridor...
This isn't seasonal. It's ROUTINE.
Staff are morally injured. Patients are at risk.
Evidence is clear. Time for action is NOW.
Send our letter to Streeting👉 bit.ly/end-corridor...
Medication not given: administration of time critical medication in the emergency department - added to the hub today, the latest @hssib.bsky.social report www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
HSSIB investigation report: Medication not given: administration of time critical medication in the emergency department (5 December 2024)
This is the first in a series of Healthcare Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) investigations exploring why medications intended to be provided to patients are not given
www.pslhub.org
December 5, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Medication not given: administration of time critical medication in the emergency department - added to the hub today, the latest @hssib.bsky.social report www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
Mental health crisis care: care of patients in emergency departments - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Mental health crisis care: care of patients in emergency departments (HSSIB report 2 of 2)
This is the second of two HSSIB investigation reports into crisis care in emergency departments (EDs).
www.pslhub.org
September 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Mental health crisis care: care of patients in emergency departments - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social added to the hub. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Medication not given: discharge from an acute hospital to the community - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social published today. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
HSSIB investigation report. Medication not given: discharge from an acute hospital to the community (14 August 2025)
HSSIB investigation exploring why medications intended to be given to patients were not given
www.pslhub.org
August 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Medication not given: discharge from an acute hospital to the community - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social published today. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
🆕REPORT
➡️ Patient safety across regional care pathways: learning from an HSSIB investigation pilot
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/vgFL0Qh
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #IntegratedCareBoards
➡️ Patient safety across regional care pathways: learning from an HSSIB investigation pilot
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/vgFL0Qh
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #IntegratedCareBoards
June 18, 2026 at 8:10 AM
🆕REPORT
➡️ Patient safety across regional care pathways: learning from an HSSIB investigation pilot
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/vgFL0Qh
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #IntegratedCareBoards
➡️ Patient safety across regional care pathways: learning from an HSSIB investigation pilot
📖 Read the report: buff.ly/vgFL0Qh
#PatientSafety #NHS #Healthcare #IntegratedCareBoards
NEW REPORT. This investigation looks at maintaining a patient's healthcare throughout the prison system regardless of their location. Read the report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe... #PatientSafety
Healthcare provision in prisons: continuity of care — HSSIB
www.hssib.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:01 AM
NEW REPORT. This investigation looks at maintaining a patient's healthcare throughout the prison system regardless of their location. Read the report: www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe... #PatientSafety
All those involved in #patientsafety please fill in this survey re patient safety education by HSSIB.
Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
We investigate patient safety concerns across England to improve NHS care at a national level.
hssib.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
All those involved in #patientsafety please fill in this survey re patient safety education by HSSIB.
England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says
England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says
Investigators find coordination failures between NHS and care bodies causing delays, distress and burnout
Navigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says.
There were frequent failures by NHS and care organisations in coordinating care for people with long-term health conditions, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) found. Figures show 41% of adults and 17% of children have at least one long-term health issue. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:11 AM
England’s ‘complex’ health and care system harming patients, report says
What should GP practices record when an Advice and Guidance response comes back?
Following the recent HSSIB report, our latest blog looks at the steps practices can take to keep A&G responses clear, auditable and safely documented.
Read more on our website: www.novahs.co.uk/blog/advice-...
Following the recent HSSIB report, our latest blog looks at the steps practices can take to keep A&G responses clear, auditable and safely documented.
Read more on our website: www.novahs.co.uk/blog/advice-...
Advice and guidance after the HSSIB report: what your practice should be recording
HSSIB found advice and guidance contributed to patient harm. What GP practices should record and code for every A&G response, and how to audit the trail.
www.novahs.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 8:25 AM
What should GP practices record when an Advice and Guidance response comes back?
Following the recent HSSIB report, our latest blog looks at the steps practices can take to keep A&G responses clear, auditable and safely documented.
Read more on our website: www.novahs.co.uk/blog/advice-...
Following the recent HSSIB report, our latest blog looks at the steps practices can take to keep A&G responses clear, auditable and safely documented.
Read more on our website: www.novahs.co.uk/blog/advice-...
Electronic prescribing and medicines administration: procurement and safety learning in acute hospitals - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social featured on the hub today. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
Electronic prescribing and medicines administration: procurement and safety learning in acute hospitals (HSSIB, 28 May 2026)
This Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) report examines patient safety in relation to electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA).
www.pslhub.org
May 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Electronic prescribing and medicines administration: procurement and safety learning in acute hospitals - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social featured on the hub today. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest... #patientsafety
Healthwatch England
The National Guardian's Office
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
All to be replaced with a patient feedback button on the NHS app
The National Guardian's Office
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
All to be replaced with a patient feedback button on the NHS app
June 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Healthwatch England
The National Guardian's Office
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
All to be replaced with a patient feedback button on the NHS app
The National Guardian's Office
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB)
All to be replaced with a patient feedback button on the NHS app
“What is detailed should serve as a call to action for all Emergency Department (ED) clinicians."
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
“What is detailed should serve as a call to action for all Emergency Department (ED) clinicians."
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
Mental health: attempted suicide while under the care of community services - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social added to the hub this week. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Mental health: attempted suicide while under the care of community services (HSSIB, 23 April 2026)
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including clinicians and national leads, to learn more about the issues surrounding learning from pati...
www.pslhub.org
April 24, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Mental health: attempted suicide while under the care of community services - a new report from @hssib.bsky.social added to the hub this week. www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Really pleased to see this HSSIB report published - we've come a long way in the last decade to try to emphasise how much fatigue affects healthcare delivery in the NHS, and how under-recognised this still is
Hopefully this helps encourage further action
(And Shaun one of the very first to help!)
Hopefully this helps encourage further action
(And Shaun one of the very first to help!)
NHS staff fatigue is a factor in patient harm and deserves urgent attention, warns safety watchdog www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
NHS staff fatigue factor in patient harm and deserves urgent attention – report
The report claims staff are fatigued for a variety of reasons, such as excessive workloads, long shifts, not enough rest time and inadequate breaks.
www.independent.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Really pleased to see this HSSIB report published - we've come a long way in the last decade to try to emphasise how much fatigue affects healthcare delivery in the NHS, and how under-recognised this still is
Hopefully this helps encourage further action
(And Shaun one of the very first to help!)
Hopefully this helps encourage further action
(And Shaun one of the very first to help!)
With little reference to #autistic patients www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
Mental health inpatient settings: Creating conditions for the delivery of safe and therapeutic care to adults — HSSIB
www.hssib.org.uk
January 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
With little reference to #autistic patients www.hssib.org.uk/patient-safe...
Hospital patients collapsing while out of sight on corridors, NHS watchdog says
Hospital patients collapsing while out of sight on corridors, NHS watchdog says
Health Services Safety Investigations Body says using corridors, stores and gyms as care areas poses serious risks
Patients are collapsing in hospitals unseen by staff because overcrowding means they are stranded out of sight on corridors, the NHS’s safety watchdog has revealed.
Using corridors, storerooms and gyms as extra care areas poses serious risks to patients, including falls, infections and a lack of oxygen, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Hospital patients collapsing while out of sight on corridors, NHS watchdog says
Featured on the hub this afternoon, the latest #patientsafety report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (@hssib.bsky.social) - Mental health inpatient settings: out of area placements www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...
Mental health inpatient settings: out of area placements (HSSIB, 21 November 2024)
This HSSIB investigation explores the issue of out of area placements (OAPs) for mental health patients
www.pslhub.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Featured on the hub this afternoon, the latest #patientsafety report from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (@hssib.bsky.social) - Mental health inpatient settings: out of area placements www.pslhub.org/learn/invest...