Today is WHO World Patient Safety Day. At the present time patient safety is gaining perhaps more attention than ever given the need for us to protect patients from the harms of COVID-19.
In celebration of national Learning Disabilities Week, earlier today our Learning Disability Cymru programme team hosted an online meeting of key partners to finalise the launch details of the new Health Profile resource to support people with a learning disability to receive consistent, safe and timely healthcare in Wales.
Many of our staff are currently helping colleagues in Public Health Wales respond to the current Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak as a priority. This may affect some of our programmes + events. Please contact your lead for more information if unsure and visit phw.nhs.wales/coronavirus for the latest on the outbreak.
Have you made a change that has transformed the experience and outcomes for people in Wales? The Awards are your opportunity to showcase your work – enter today.
Today we officially relaunch as Improvement Cymru, the all-Wales Improvement service for NHS Wales, developing, embedding and delivering system-wide improvements across health and social care.
The team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s Angelton Clinic have been using improvement techniques to reduce inpatient falls as part of the Safe Care Collaborative.
The next round of Q Exchange, the participatory funding programme with grants of up to £40,000 is now open for submissions.