Patient Safety Lead at EKHUFT. Passionate supporter of the NHS. Undertaking Human Factors and Patient Safety MSC at Edinburgh Uni. All views are my own.
Margate
Joined November 2009
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It takes all of us to provide safe care for noncommunicable diseases — from the people living with chronic conditions, to their health workers, carers, and community.
Everyone has a role to play. Here's how.
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
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Great opportunity to join the Clinical Research Facility at QEQM Hospital in Margate jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadv…
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For people living with noncommunicable diseases, safety matters in every appointment, treatment, follow-up and moment of self-care.
#WorldPatientSafetyDay
Celebrating World Patient Safety Day at QEQM Hospital @EKHUFT! So many wonderful staff and patients stopping to find out more about Safe care for non-communicable diseases #Safercareforlife
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Today marks the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9–15 October) a time to remember our precious babies and raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss. With maternity safety under scrutiny, we must do more to prevent avoidable losses and make care safer. #BabyLossAwarenessWeek
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Happy Emergency Nurses Day to our teams @EKHUFT and thank you for all that you do every day #proudCNMO
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Patient Safety SWARM session with excellent input from our staff striving to keep our patients safe
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#Fallsawarenessweek #deconditioning prevention Kennington patients encouraged to become mobility stars
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Talk a little nicer to yourself. Like you would to a friend
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Help protect your child from measles, whooping cough and other serious illnesses. To check if your child has missed any vaccines, look in their red book or speak to your GP practice. 📖👩⚕️
🔗 Find out more at nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations
#GetVaccinated
ALT A woman holds the hand of a small child wearing a backpack. The text on the image says, ‘Vaccines help protect what matters most Check your child's vaccines are up to date Stay strong. Get vaccinated.’
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This #WorldPatientSafetyDay, we're proud of progress keeping our youngest patients safe. NEWTT2 protects newborns in 50 sites, MEWS keeps mothers safe in 44 sites. Early warning systems save lives.
NEWTT2 bapm.org/resources/deteriora…
MEWS nihr.ac.uk/news/new-maternit…
#PatientSafety #NHS
ALT Early warning systems for newborns (NEWTT2) and maternity (MEWS) are helping keep babies and mothers safe by supporting staff to identify and respond to deterioration.
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Next Monday, we are inviting local birth workers to come and learn about the services we provide:
📆 Monday 22nd September
⏰ 11am - 1pm
📍 Broadstairs Library
If you are planning to attend please book a space at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/east-kent…
We look forward to seeing you there!
It was such a joy to be out together celebrating #worldpatientsafetyday2025 as a full @EKHUFTPSafety team. And to get a picture all together is rare! #PatientSafety #PatientSafetyFromTheStart @EKHUFT
Some amazing work from our Infant Feeding team presented at our WPSD event @EKHUFT! @EKHUFTPSafety #worldpatientsafetyday2025
It was great to celebrate World Patient Safety Day with our wonderful colleagues from Child Health & Infant Feeding team. Some inspiring work being done @EKHUFT to keep babies and children safe in hospital. #worldpatientsafetyday2025 #safercareforbabiesandchikdren @EKHUFTPSafety
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Our play team work with children to reduce anxiety - helping with scans and individualising care for children at EKHUFT #worldpatientsafetyday2025 @EKHUFT
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Great to be able to spend time on World Patient Safety Day sharing the work we are doing on implementing the Baby Friendly Standards to support and improve patient safety. @EKHUFT @EKHUFTPSafety @EKMaternity @babyfriendly
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Together, let’s commit to protecting our youngest — because patient safety starts at birth.
For more information please see click this link: who.int/campaigns/world-pati…
#WorldPatientSafetyDay #SafeCareForEveryChild #PatientSafety #ChildHealth #NewbornCare #WPSD2025 #ZeroHarm
