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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9h

As this anniversary approaches, I urge the Government to respond, and encourage parliamentarians to continue pressing for action for those who have waited far too long. #PatientSafety #Valproate #PelvicMesh #Redress #HughesReport #PatientVoice #RedressNow 4/4

Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9h

Despite ongoing engagement, I still await a formal Government response. The recommendations are practical, proportionate, and deliverable, and would provide support to those who need it most. 3/4

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9h

I continue to hear from patients and families whose lives have been irreversibly changed, and the need for fair, timely redress remains urgent. 2/4

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9h

On 31 October, it has been two years since the Patient Safety Commissioner submitted Ministerial Advice to DHSC on options for redress for those affected by pelvic mesh and valproate. 1/4

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9h

I continue to hear from patients and families whose lives have been irreversibly changed, and the need for fair, timely redress remains urgent. 2/4

Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9d

It was fantastic to see how these were designed, manufactured and tested with input from patients at every stage. #PatientVoice #MedTech #NHSEntrepreneurs 3/3

Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9d

I heard how Bloom helps to improve patient outcomes following breast surgery and how the app provides information and support to patients with breast cancer before and after treatment. 2/3

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much to the Plexaa team and Patient Champion Carly for showing me the Bloom device and Bloom App at Somerset House. 1/3

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Sep 10

Yesterday I was delighted to launch the Patient Safety Commissioner Impact Paper, which highlighted the work that I have done over my first three years in the role.

You can read the paper in full on my website here:
www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/our-reports/...

Karen Titchener, Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland
Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner for England
Sharon Hodgson, Member of Parliament for Washington and Gateshead South
Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Sep 9

I want to thank all the patients and families and the healthcare system partners who have worked with me during my first term to make a transformational change to patient safety.
#patientsafety #listeningtopatients 2/2

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Sep 9

I am delighted that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting has re-appointed me to the role of Patient Safety Commissioner for England for another three-year term. 1/2

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 24

This week I was delighted to have met with the First Do No Harm APPG, to discuss the results of the Dash Review, and the future hosting of the Patient Safety Commissioner with the @mhragovuk.bsky.social.

Patient Safety Commissioner, Henrietta Hughes, with Sharon Hodgson, chair of the FDNH APPG.

[Note - this photo was taken at a previous meeting]

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 22

I paid a fascinating visit to London’s St Thomas’s hospital to meet Keith Thompson, Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director, Pharmacy & Medicines Optimisation today.
@gstt-nhs.bsky.social

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 14

I am delighted that NHS England has published the updated Accessible Information Standard (AIS), and to see how it echoes the recommendations made in my report, 'The Safety Gap'.

www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/our-reports/...

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Patient Safety Commissioner and MHRA welcome the Dash review of patient safety organisations. Read the full statement here: www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/joint-statem...

PSC and MHRA welcome Dash review of patient safety organisations - Patient Safety Commissioner

www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk

Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 3

I look forward to supporting patients and the healthcare system to make this a reality for all #patientvoice #10yearhealthplan 2/2

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jul 3

I welcome the 10 Year Health Plan, specifically the focus on patient voice, transparency and accountability. Working in partnership with patients and listening to what they say leads to more improvement and less harm. 1/2

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jun 25

My Annual Report for 2024-25 is out now. Read it on my website www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk/our-reports/...

Annual Report 2024-25 - Patient Safety Commissioner

www.patientsafetycommissioner.org.uk

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Jun 10

This is the first device to be approved via the Innovative Devices Access Pathway (IDAP).

"NHS to use scalpel-free ultrasound treatment to target tumours"

www.thetimes.com/article/af4a...

NHS to use scalpel-free ultrasound treatment to target tumours

Liver cancer patients in the UK will be the first in Europe to benefit from the groundbreaking histotripsy procedure that involves no radiation or chemotherapy

www.thetimes.com

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · May 23

So excited to join Merope Mills, Chris Subbe, and Ralph So to discuss #MarthasRule and Patient Activated Rapid Response with health leaders at #Quality2025 #BMJ

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · May 9

Delighted to congratulate Professor Bola Owolabi on her appointment as CQC's Chief Inspector of Primary & Community Services.

Looking forward to the positive impacts she'll make in this pivotal role.

Read more here: www.cqc.org.uk/news/cqc-app...

CQC appoints Prof Bola Owolabi as Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Services - Care Quality CommissionFacebookTwitterYouTube

Read about the appointment of Prof Bola Owolabi as our new Chief Inspector of Primary and Community Services.

www.cqc.org.uk

Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · May 9

Scotland has appointed Karen Titchener as its first Patient Safety Commissioner—a vital move to amplify patient voice and enhance safety.

Looking forward to working with her in future, collaborating and sharing insights to promote #patientsafety.

Read more: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Patient safety commissioner for Scotland recruited

After two failed recruitment rounds a candidate for Scotland's first ever patient safety commissioner has been found.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Apr 29

Excited to join patients, policy makers, regulators and technology pioneers at Responsible AI to discuss how we can improve patient safety and outcomes using assisted technology and AI.

@gstt-nhs.bsky.social

See the video here: vimeo.com/1079776733

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Apr 24

Read a new report by the RNID and @signhealth.bsky.social, on the accessibility of healthcare for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. Read the report here

rnid.org.uk/2025/04/hidd...

Hidden NHS scandal putting millions of lives at risk

A damning new report released today (24 April) by RNID and SignHealth, reveals serious and widespread failings affecting access to healthcare for over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have ...

rnid.org.uk

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Patient Safety Commissioner @pscommissioner.bsky.social · Apr 8

I joined Charlotte St John-Palmer at Circle Health Group's Director of Clinical Services and Quality & Risk Managers Annual Conference, to present on the #PatientSafetyPrinciples

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