Patient safety Our work on safety in health care through the prevention, reduction, reporting and analysis of medical error Content Type Viewing: Our work Our work Publications Projects Blog posts Multimedia Press releases Share this content Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Print this page Blog What have we learnt about keeping people safer? Following our recent event on keeping people safer in the health and care system, David Naylor reflects on how the implementation gap between theory and practice can be narrowed. Completed project The Francis Inquiry report Robert Francis' report into the failings at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was published in February 2013. Since then, issues of patient safety, quality of care and a culture of collective leadership have been in the public eye more than ever. Blog Maternity wards need the right people in the right place at the right time Could the situation in maternity care be improved if maternity services changed the way they use their current workforce? Natasha Curry explores in our blog. Press release The King's Fund calls for new approach to staffing in maternity units Using midwives and other maternity staff more effectively is the key to improving maternity care in hospitals, according to a new report from The King's Fund. Report Staffing in maternity units: Getting the right people in the right place at the right time Following on from our previous inquiry into the safety of maternity services, we commissioned further research to consider the impact of using staff efficiently. Video Michael West: sustaining improvement in safer births Professor Michael West shares his advice on how maternity teams can sustain improvement, innovation and efficiency. Blog Mid Staffordshire: a hospital that lost its way Stephen Moss, Chair of Mid Staffordshire, spoke at our conference this week about the lessons he had learnt from the 'story of a hospital that lost its way'. Slideshow Sir Stephen Moss: Lessons learnt from Mid Staffordshire Sir Stephen Moss, Chair of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the lessons learnt from the experiences at Mid Staffs at our 2010 Transforming patient and staff experience conference. Press release Maternity units to be part of major new initiative to support safe services for mothers and babies A major new initiative to help maternity units in England create systems that ensure they consistently deliver the safest possible care during labour to mothers and their babies was launched today. Press release Maternity staff working hard to improve safety but barriers remain, according to new report Maternity professionals are doing more to ensure safe care is delivered reliably to mothers and babies, but there are still significant barriers impeding their progress, according to a new report by The King's Fund. Completed project Safer Births project The Safer Births programme enabled frontline professionals working in maternity units to improve the safety of the services they deliver to women and their babies. Press release Healthcare Commission report a damning indictment of emergency care in Mid Staffordshire The King's Fund's Chief Executive, Niall Dickson, comments in response to the Healthcare Commission's investigation into emergency care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Press release New initiative launched to improve safety of maternity services in England A programme to improve the safety of maternity services in England was launched today by The King’s Fund in partnership with other national organisations who have interest and expertise in supporting maternity professionals. Evidence and consultation NHS Litigation Authority's consultation on pilot maternity clinical risk management standards: Consultation response This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations. Report Healthcare-associated infections Rachel Turner looks at the rise of healthcare-associated infections across the NHS, including the policies and strategies put in place to combat these infections. Press release Majority of births in England are safe but lack of systematic approach to safety creates risks, independent inquiry concludes The overwhelming majority of births in England are safe, despite growing pressures on maternity services, a major independent inquiry concludes today, in our report. Report Safe Births: Everybody's business: An independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England This report presents the findings of an independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England, offering recommendations for change. Press release Calling all midwives and health professionals: last chance to give evidence to inquiry into safety of maternity services Midwives and other professionals working in or with maternity services have just a week left to submit evidence to The King's Fund independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England. Press release Call for evidence from inquiry into safety of maternity services in England The year-long, wide-ranging investigation invites professionals across the field of maternity services to help identify obstacles to the delivery of improvements in the safety of maternity services and to propose strategies to overcome them. Press release Safety of maternity services in England to come under the microscope in new The King's Fund inquiry The King's Fund is to conduct an inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England. Press release More action on safety - The King's Fund responds to Healthcare Commission report on the state of health care Our response to the Healthcare Commission's State of Healthcare 2006 report. Completed project Maternity services inquiry An independent inquiry that began in late 2006 to find out what can be done make maternity care safer. Got a question? Ask a librarianReading listPatient safety in the NHS reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library. TopicQuality improvement: Our work on systematic approaches to improving the safety, experience and effectiveness of careTopicPerformance: Our work on performance against NHS targets and the ways in which success is measured
Blog What have we learnt about keeping people safer? Following our recent event on keeping people safer in the health and care system, David Naylor reflects on how the implementation gap between theory and practice can be narrowed.
Completed project The Francis Inquiry report Robert Francis' report into the failings at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust was published in February 2013. Since then, issues of patient safety, quality of care and a culture of collective leadership have been in the public eye more than ever.
Blog Maternity wards need the right people in the right place at the right time Could the situation in maternity care be improved if maternity services changed the way they use their current workforce? Natasha Curry explores in our blog.
Press release The King's Fund calls for new approach to staffing in maternity units Using midwives and other maternity staff more effectively is the key to improving maternity care in hospitals, according to a new report from The King's Fund.
Report Staffing in maternity units: Getting the right people in the right place at the right time Following on from our previous inquiry into the safety of maternity services, we commissioned further research to consider the impact of using staff efficiently.
Video Michael West: sustaining improvement in safer births Professor Michael West shares his advice on how maternity teams can sustain improvement, innovation and efficiency.
Blog Mid Staffordshire: a hospital that lost its way Stephen Moss, Chair of Mid Staffordshire, spoke at our conference this week about the lessons he had learnt from the 'story of a hospital that lost its way'.
Slideshow Sir Stephen Moss: Lessons learnt from Mid Staffordshire Sir Stephen Moss, Chair of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, talks about the lessons learnt from the experiences at Mid Staffs at our 2010 Transforming patient and staff experience conference.
Press release Maternity units to be part of major new initiative to support safe services for mothers and babies A major new initiative to help maternity units in England create systems that ensure they consistently deliver the safest possible care during labour to mothers and their babies was launched today.
Press release Maternity staff working hard to improve safety but barriers remain, according to new report Maternity professionals are doing more to ensure safe care is delivered reliably to mothers and babies, but there are still significant barriers impeding their progress, according to a new report by The King's Fund.
Completed project Safer Births project The Safer Births programme enabled frontline professionals working in maternity units to improve the safety of the services they deliver to women and their babies.
Press release Healthcare Commission report a damning indictment of emergency care in Mid Staffordshire The King's Fund's Chief Executive, Niall Dickson, comments in response to the Healthcare Commission's investigation into emergency care at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Press release New initiative launched to improve safety of maternity services in England A programme to improve the safety of maternity services in England was launched today by The King’s Fund in partnership with other national organisations who have interest and expertise in supporting maternity professionals.
Evidence and consultation NHS Litigation Authority's consultation on pilot maternity clinical risk management standards: Consultation response This consultation response focuses on the safety of intrapartum care and draws on the findings of a year-long inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England to make some recommendations.
Report Healthcare-associated infections Rachel Turner looks at the rise of healthcare-associated infections across the NHS, including the policies and strategies put in place to combat these infections.
Press release Majority of births in England are safe but lack of systematic approach to safety creates risks, independent inquiry concludes The overwhelming majority of births in England are safe, despite growing pressures on maternity services, a major independent inquiry concludes today, in our report.
Report Safe Births: Everybody's business: An independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England This report presents the findings of an independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England, offering recommendations for change.
Press release Calling all midwives and health professionals: last chance to give evidence to inquiry into safety of maternity services Midwives and other professionals working in or with maternity services have just a week left to submit evidence to The King's Fund independent inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England.
Press release Call for evidence from inquiry into safety of maternity services in England The year-long, wide-ranging investigation invites professionals across the field of maternity services to help identify obstacles to the delivery of improvements in the safety of maternity services and to propose strategies to overcome them.
Press release Safety of maternity services in England to come under the microscope in new The King's Fund inquiry The King's Fund is to conduct an inquiry into the safety of maternity services in England.
Press release More action on safety - The King's Fund responds to Healthcare Commission report on the state of health care Our response to the Healthcare Commission's State of Healthcare 2006 report.
Completed project Maternity services inquiry An independent inquiry that began in late 2006 to find out what can be done make maternity care safer.
Reading listPatient safety in the NHS reading list A selected list of references held by The King's Fund library.
TopicQuality improvement: Our work on systematic approaches to improving the safety, experience and effectiveness of care
TopicPerformance: Our work on performance against NHS targets and the ways in which success is measured
