Engaging patients for patient safety is the theme for this year's #WorldPatientSafetyDay. This includes the role patients can have as partners in their own safety. We have produced a video and leaflet providing tips for keeping safe during a hospital stay. england.nhs.uk/patient-safety…

It's #WorldPatientSafetyDay Every minute, at least five lives are lost due to unsafe health care. Here are 5 things to do to keep yourself and your family member safer in health care ⬇️

Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay! In a new blog on the hub, we set out the need for a transformation in our approach to patient safety and consider this year’s theme, ‘Engaging patients for patient safety’ pslhub.org/learn/patient-… #WPSD2023 #WorldPatientSafetyDay2023

Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay 🙌 This year the theme is 'engaging patients for patient safety' 🗣 Feedback is so important to us. We want to know what we are doing right, and understand more about what we need to do to change things for the better. ➡️ bit.ly/3RoduqB

🗨️We believe that patients should be engaged for safety at the point of care, if things go wrong, in improving services, advocating for changes and in holding the system to account🗨️ Our new blog to mark World Patient Safety Day⬇️ pslhub.org/learn/patient-… #WPSD2023 #patientsafety

#STSFTNaMEConf23 lots of energy in the room, come and visit the Patient Safety standto have a chat to the team about #WorldPatientSafetyDay #fallsprevention and #sepsis and play #patientsafefyJenga

#FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek Over 90 falls prevention pledges from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust staff @#STSFTNaMEConf23, (selection below) lots of energy and commitment to keeping our patients safe Suba Thiru 💙 🇺🇦 Debra Cheetham Karen Sheard

Looking forward to learning and sharing #YHFalls #FallsAwarenessWeek South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Suba Thiru 💙 🇺🇦 Karen Sheard Debra Cheetham

As this year's #WorldPatientSafetyDay theme is engaging patients for patient safety, we are re-sharing this podcast from last year about how #PSIRF will ensure better engagement and involvement of patients, families and staff following a patient safety incident.

Today we are at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring for our Safeguarding Conference. Excited to get started 🙌

Patient Safety Team at the Annual Safeguarding Conference South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust sharing #FallsAwareness and #sepsis information. Come and say hello to the team and have a go at Patient Safety Jenga Melanie Johnson Karen Sheard Suba Thiru 💙 🇺🇦 Debra Cheetham

It’s World Alzheimer’s Day!!!! Remember to pop by the Alexandra Centre 1030-4 to buy your cakes, last chance for raffle tickets, tombola and information 😊 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Patient falls prevention information posters and staff falls prevention/post fall management information posters have started to be distributed to wards South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Melanie Johnson Karen Sheard Debra Cheetham Suba Thiru 💙 🇺🇦 #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek

next up British Geriatrics Society #BGSConf is South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Dr. Faye Wilson presenting the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme. Great session!

Words are a powerful thing that can shape views, perceptions, beliefs & expectations. How we talk about patients can dehumanise them & impact how we see them. Think about your words #PatientCare

#nhsfalls looking forward to hearing about #psirf and #humanfactors re inpatient falls Debra Cheetham Karen Sheard

The only way you’ll make time for the things that really matter is by stopping things that don’t matter. ⏰

Collective team effort South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Suba Thiru 💙 🇺🇦 Karen Sheard, winner of the use of technology/data category #HSJpatientsafety poster competition