Health researchers across Bradford and Leeds have played a key role in introducing a landmark change to national patient safety policy in England.

The new policy offers patients and families an opportunity to be involved in investigations.

Jane O’Hara, Professor of Healthcare Quality & Safety, University of Leeds, has lead the research from the Bradford Institute for Health Research.

“Sometimes when receiving care, things go wrong, and this can result in serious physical or psychological harm to patients,” she said.

“When this happens, it is really important to investigate what happened, so that NHS trusts can reduce the likelihood of them happening again.

“One of the main ways that learning can be enhanced is to involve those closest to the event - patients and families. But involving people in an investigation has not always been done consistently, and our research suggests that it is not always a straightforward process.”

Families interested in hearing more can visit england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/incident-response-framework/

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