Kings Fund for AHSN Network March 2019
- Funded and coordinated by NHS Improvement, the 15 Patient Safety Collaboratives (PSCs) are hosted regionally by the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) and play an essential role in identifying and spreading safer care initiatives from within the NHS and industry, so they can be shared and implemented throughout the system. This report examines what worked best in particular circumstances, what practices might be applied more consistently across the collaboratives, and what further learning is needed to increase their effectiveness.
- The report notes how interest is shifting from supporting the improvement of individual services to improving how different services work together in local systems. It highlights the role the PSC programme has had in creating a movement for change and cultivating a shared vision among health and care organisations.
