Past Events

20th September 2011: 'Developing a Patient Safety Culture within the NHS'

15th September 2011: Clinical Skills in the 21st Century, Scottish Clinical Skills Network Annual Conference, University of St. Andrews

1st July 2011: 'Developing a Patient Safety Culture Within the NHS'
NHS Education for Scotland, The Lister, 11 Hill Square, Edinburgh
- A seminar and learning day for ST3 and above from mixed specialties for the successful implementation of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme. This course aims:
- To expose the delegates to a variety of subject areas of relevance to the international effort to improve quality and develop a patient safety culture.
- To introduce the delegates to the concept of quality improvement in support of the NHSS Quality Strategy.
Further information:
Flyer: 'Developing a Patient Safety Culture within the NHS' [PDF]
Contact: Mark Johnston (0131 650 9738)

27th - 28th June 2011: Patient safety: what are the right questions?
Social Dimensions of Health Institute, St Andrews
- A two day conference to explore key questions facing researchers, practitioners and policy-makers: questions that will enable better collective learning, sustainable quality improvement and safer patient care.
For a list of speakers, and a programme of the day, see the event flyer. For more information:
http://www.sdhi.ac.uk/patientsafetyconf.htm

To see plenary and parallel presentations:
http://www.sdhi.ac.uk/pastconferences.htm

31st March 2011: Reducing Harm, Improving Healthcare
- Ripples in Ponds: Keynote presentations on Human Factors and medication safety with a wide range of workshops and poster presentations.
- Flyer: Reducing Harm, Improving Healthcare [PDF]

28th March 2011: Quality Improvement and Health Care Education, Delivering a Quality Improvement Curriculum
- An opportunity for NHSScotland to continue to work with academic staff, Colleges, professional bodies and the research community to consider together how to embed Quality Improvement into the undergraduate and postgraduate curricula.
- Flyer: Quality Improvement in Healthcare Education Event [PDF]
- Presentations from the day available on SHSC Events website [external link].

13 January 2011: Remote Participation Scotland Event 2010, 'Improving quality, reducing costs' [PDF]
- Programme [PDF]

23 November 2010: 'Developing a Quality and Safety Culture Within the NHS'

18 November 2010: 'Improving Quality, Reducing Costs'

12 November 2010: 'Reducing Harm: Improving Health Care', Dundee [external site]

31 March 2010: Joint NES and SPSP Programme Event