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New blueprint for healthcare investigators could save lives

3 March 2026

A first-of-its-kind framework has mapped the exact skills and qualities healthcare safety investigators need to prevent repeated harm to patients, offering a way forward from the old-style blame and …
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HSSIB publishes new strategy to strengthen investigation capability in England

26 February 2026

Today we launched our new strategy ‘Building Investigation Excellence’ to help meet the demands of a changing patient safety landscape.
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Disconnect in specialist diabetes care for adults with mental health problems

26 February 2026

Our new report urges action to improve access to specialist diabetes care for adults who self-administer insulin and live with a mental health problem, urging that gaps between services are putting v…
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PSIRF: a fundamental shift in how the NHS responds to patient safety incidents

27 September 2022

As part of our investigation education seminar series for our staff, NHS England’s Tracey Herlihey, Head of Patient Safety Incident Response Policy and Lauren Mosley, Head of Patient Safety Implement…
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Looking beyond the recommendation: building a holistic approach to safety improvement

8 September 2022

As part of our investigation education seminar series for our staff, healthcare improvement expert Professor Mary Dixon-Woods joined us for our August session. In this blog, Ian Lavery rounds-up her …
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How we’ve worked with NHS England and Learn Together to help give families a voice

26 August 2022

Coinciding with the publication of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) by NHS England, Louise Pye, Head of Family Engagement at HSIB, reflects on her involvement in producing the s…
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Integrating restorative justice into patient safety investigation

29 July 2022

As part of our investigation education lectures for HSIB staff, this month we welcomed Jo Wailling, Senior Research Fellow at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
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Knowledge exchange with Norway

28 June 2022

In 2017 HSIB was the first organisation in the world set up to improve patient safety through independent investigations without blame.Now we’re not alone though, as Norway were hot on our heels with…
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Zero avoidable deaths – an aspiration, not a target

8 June 2022

Melanie Ottewill, Senior Safety Investigator and Senior Investigation Science Educator, shares her thoughts on our internal seminar where our guest speaker was Jeremy Hunt MP.
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The challenges associated with joint surgical care of patients

28 January 2022

Nick Woodier, Senior Safety Investigator, reflects on the challenges associated with joint surgical care of patients and shares learning that can aid the NHS and the private sector as new national ag…
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Reflecting on our button battery investigation

16 December 2021

As Christmas approaches, Senior Safety Investigator Helen Jones reflects on our button battery investigation and updates on what happened after the high-profile report was published.
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