AHSN Network - Patient Safety

Patient safety remains a central priority and guiding principle for Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs). As well as their direct patient safety work, AHSNs also host England’s 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs), which play an essential role in identifying and spreading safer care initiatives from within the NHS and industry, ensuring these are shared and implemented throughout the health and care system.

PSCs are funded and nationally coordinated by NHS England and NHS Improvement, and hosted locally by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs).

They deliver the National Patient Safety Improvement Programmes (SIPs), which are a key part of the NHS Patient Safety Strategy. The SIPs aim to create continuous and sustainable improvement in settings such as maternity units, emergency departments, mental health trusts, GP practices and care homes.

The resources shared on this catalogue relate to AHSN Network patient safety work and consist of toolkits to help practical application of our programmes for front-line health and care staff. 

HEE and the AHSN Network are partners which work on a variety of patient safety resources, which have included a series of films to train care home staff.