Improving patient safety

A new research group co-created by the University of Leeds and Bradford hospitals will focus on addressing patient safety challenges within the health and care system. The Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YHPSRC) is a new joint venture between the University and Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT). Along with five new and existing PRSCs across England, it will conduct research to address strategic patient safety challenges within the health and care system. By working collaboratively, we can help achieve the continuous improvement aims set out in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy. Professor Nick Plant, Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation These collaborations will carry out research to improve patient safety, looking at topics such as service delivery models, patient safety behaviours, clinical decision-making, and transitions between care settings. Professor Nick Plant, Leeds' Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research and Innovation, said: "Improving patient safety is a top priority for all those involved in healthcare. By working collaboratively - bringing together experts in the field and patients themselves - we can help achieve the continuous improvement aims set out in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy." The team was awarded £5.8m by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to set up one of the new PSRCs.