Save the Date for World Patient Safety.

The Trust will be supporting the World Health Organisation (WHO) global World Patient Safety Day campaign ‘Safe Maternal and Newborn Care’ on 17^th September 2021.

The WHO Objectives for World Patient Safety Day 2021 can be found here.

The Trust will have a dedicated section on Need to Know to support the campaign, with updates, resources and a live maternity masterclass.

The EEAST Maternity Masterclass will be held virtually on Teams on the 15^th September 2021 12.30-15:30.  “A whistle stop tour of all things maternity, birth and it’s emergencies, with a tailored Pre-hospital approach”. Sign up on EVOLVE here.

In addition, there are the following free external events in support of World Patient Safety Day.

• Healthcare Safety Investigations Conference - Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (hsib.org.uk) to be held virtually on 16^th September 10-15:30. Sharing learning from HSIB investigations, investigation science, safety management systems, making maternity care safer, sharing case studies and patient stories.
• Maternity and Neonatal Cultural Awareness Programme (eastamb.nhs.uk) NHS England and NHS Improvement are providing cultural awareness information, guidance and advice for maternity & neonatal professionals on 9^th, 23^rd September and 7^th
• Maternity safety and the role of restorative practice - Harmed Patients Alliance and Baby lifeline are hosting a free Webinar on 17^th September 17.00 – 19.20, focusing on maternity safety and the role of restorative practice when things go wrong.
• Improving patient safety in NHS maternity and neonatal care (england.nhs.uk) 17^th September 9:00 – 10:00. This online event will feature key speakers including Aidan Fowler, two National Maternity Safety Champions, Tony Kelly, National Clinical Lead for MatNeoSIP, Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent and Matthew Jolly.

Please support the campaign on social media #worldpatientsafetyday on 17th September

More about the Safe Maternal and newborn care campaign:

Approximately 810 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth and around 6700 newborns die every day, amounting to 47% of all under-5 deaths. Moreover, about 2 million babies are stillborn every year, with over 40% occurring during labour. Considering the significant burden of risks and harm women and newborns are exposed to due to unsafe care, compounded by the disruption of essential health services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 21-22 campaign is more important than ever.

Fortunately, the majority of stillbirths and maternal and newborn deaths are avoidable through the provision of safe and quality care by skilled health professionals working in supportive environments.

A combination of virtual and other activities are being planned by WHO to observe and celebrate the day in September 2021. The signature mark of the global campaign is to light up iconic monuments, landmarks, and public places in the colour orange.

Look out for the information and a dedicated section on NTK, from 10^th September 2021.  We will also be sharing what EEAST have achieved in relation to the WHO World Patient Safety Day 2020-2021 global campaign ‘Speak up for Health worker safety’.

 

Published 2nd September 2021