📊 Identifying top and bottom performers in healthcare isn't as simple as it seems. This research shows that even "gold standard" methods can misclassify organisations when data reliability is low. bit.ly/4eCGQeq

Should we stop relying on verbal interventions like safety netting to manage diagnostic uncertainty? @georgiabblack’s editorial sums up what we already know, and what we can do instead. bit.ly/4lwl3Ib

From applied AI to digital tools in practice, BMJ DH&AI is seeking work that advances care through innovation. Hear from their Editor-in-Chief, Chris, about what types of submissions they’re prioritising. Learn more: bmjdigitalhealth.bmj.com/pages/authors #DigitalHealth #AIinMedicine

In this editorial, Adam Todd & Barbara Hanratty question the utility of the concept ‘Polypharmacy’, discussing the challenges and complexities of trying to measure polypharmacy in a standardised way. bit.ly/4kzTjAX

📣 Have you see our call for papers on Artificial Intelligence and the quality and safety of healthcare? This themed call will include submissions in the following categories: ✅ Original Research and Quality Improvement Reports: these will report research using AI to address

📊 Research reveals small but significant links between implicit bias and healthcare outcomes. 💉Lower immunisation rates and poorer patient experiences observed in counties with higher pro-white bias. bit.ly/4nESqKd

How does leadership support QI success? In their qualitative study, Adrian wagg & colleagues found leaders help teams adopt and sustain change by: 1️⃣ Developing and reaffirming teams’ commitment to the QI intervention 2️⃣ Fostering follower participation and empowering care aides

This qualitative study enabled the development of a theory-informed framework depicting the contextual factors perceived to be most relevant for adoption and sustainment of self-management support in cancer survivorship care. bit.ly/44umW1T

❔ Is having both core and flexible intervention components counterproductive ❔ In this editorial, Penny Hawe argues that a worthwhile intervention is not merely something that has been implemented, it betters the system as a whole. 📖 Read more here: bit.ly/3IHPn3M

🏥 Improving care for young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) during transition from paediatric to adult services. This quality improvement approach resulted in sustained improvements in routine clinic processes for the transition of youth from paediatric to adult care from

A patient-specific, indication-based prescribing tool cut medication errors by 78% in simulation, in a study by Calandra Feather RNC, Bryony Dean Franklin & colleagues. Prescribers also worked faster and reported lower mental workload & frustration vs standard practice.

A patient-specific, indication-based prescribing tool cut medication errors by 78% in simulation, in a study by Calandra Feather RNC, Bryony Dean Franklin & colleagues. Prescribers also worked faster and reported lower mental workload & frustration vs standard practice.

🔍 Should screening uptake be a key measure of healthcare quality? This viewpoint by Natalie Armstrong and Sian Taylor-Phillips argues that uptake rates alone are a blunt tool for assessing quality in screening programmes. They miss: ➡️ Whether people made an informed choice ➡️

Workshops in North West London brought together Black, African, Caribbean & mixed-Black heritage families with health, local authority & community groups to co-design better maternity care. All groups prioritised improving staff knowledge in culturally competent care. But

📢 Introducing the risk-adjusted observed minus expected cumulative sum (RA O-E CUSUM) chart: A new tool empowering surgeons to monitor patient outcomes in real-time. 📈 Combining intuitive visualisation with statistical rigour, it helps identify significant changes in surgical

⚖️ Study finds Spanish women from more deprived areas with breast cancer have shorter survival and are less likely to receive care aligned with clinical practice guidelines. bit.ly/3GDtIcp @dafinapetrova , Daniel Redondo Sánchez, maria jose sanchez

💊 Why do ICU patients sometimes receive antibiotics longer than recommended? In this qualitative study, Robin & colleagues explored how antibiotic duration decisions are made during ICU team meetings. They identified 4 key steps where barriers occur – summarised below.

🌍✨ To celebrate World Patient Safety Day 2025, themed “Safe care for every child and for every newborn”, we’ve invited leading clinicians and researchers to share their insights, research, and perspectives on this year’s theme. Hear from: ✅ Dr Adam Sutherland & Jonathan

🔍 This is the first realist review to explore the impact of Quality improvement (QI) initiatives on health and care inequalities, identifying 4 key areas where context & mechanisms shape outcomes: 1️⃣ Values & understanding 2️⃣ Resources 3️⃣ Data 4️⃣ Design See the program theory

🌍 How do earthquakes impact patient safety? This qualitative study reveals key risks: 📞 Communication breakdowns 🆔 Patient identification challenges 📉 Resource shortages 🔄 Operational chaos 🧠 Psychological strains ⚖️ Ethical dilemmas The figure below shows how these