Voices for Safety | Improving Patient Safety, Reducing Health Inequalities

As we mark Learning Disability Week , this episode of Voices for Safety explores a critical patient safety issue: the inequalities people with a learning disability face when accessing cancer care. Host Dr Louise Gorman speaks with Dr Oliver Kennedy, an NIHR Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester and a Medical Oncologist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, whose research uncovers star...

Transitions in care are high-risk moments for patient safety; whether from hospital to home, mental health settings to community, or across specialties. In this episode, our research experts Dr Natasha Tyler, Dr Richard Keers, and Professor Tom Blakeman dive into why transitions in care can present patient safety challenges and the emotional toll on patients and carers. From medication errors to e...

To mark World Patient Safety Day 2025, this special episode of  Voices for Safety  explores the critical but often overlooked role of parents in paediatric medication safety. Drawing on NIHR-funded research and lived experience, the conversation highlights how parents are routinely involved in administering medicines, the risks posed by hospital routines that ignore family expertise, and the emoti...

To mark World Patient Safety Day 2025, this special episode of  Voices for Safety  explores the how NIHR-funded research is helping improve care for pre-term babies through the PremPath study. The conversation highlights the optimisation pathway, ethnographic insights into neonatal care, and the challenges of coordination, communication, and equity. It also shares practical recommendations to impr...

What is it really like to work as a locum doctor in the NHS? In this episode of Voices for Safety, we explore the challenges, opportunities, and patient safety implications of locum working with researchers Dr Jane Ferguson and Prof Kieran Walshe. From professional isolation to clinical governance, induction, and integration—this episode dives into the realities facing temporary medical staff and...

In this episode of Voices for Safety , Dr Louise Gorman dives deep into the crucial topic of safety culture in health and social care with two leading researchers from the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC), Professor Nicola Mackintosh and Dr Jennifer Creese. Together, they explore how organisational culture impacts patient safety and the importance of fosterin...

In the debut episode of  Voices for Safety , we delve into the crucial theme of improving diagnosis to enhance patient safety, particularly in primary care settings. Hosted by Louise Gorman, this episode not only kicks off the podcast but also marks World Patient Safety Day 2024, a global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about patient safety and drive action...

Welcome to Voices for Safety , a patient safety podcast brought to you by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC) . Here, we delve into the latest issues and breakthroughs in patient safety research in England, UK. In each episode, we’ll explore key topics ranging from medication safety and safety culture, to designing safer health and care systems and preventin...