“Despite the efforts of healthcare staff, patients suffer harm every day in healthcare systems. It is our duty to learn from these patient safety incidents to improve patient care”
Hospice UK, 2024
“Because of our ageing population, the number of deaths in the UK is projected to increase by 25% by 2048. We need a national plan to ensure that everyone in the UK can die in dignity, and with access to the services they need.”
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK 2024
“When things go wrong, patients are at risk of harm and many others may be affected. For the staff involved, incidents can be distressing and members of the clinical teams to which they belong can become demoralised and disengaged. Overwhelmingly these incidents are caused by system design issues, not mistakes by individuals.”
Rachael Marchant, Medical Director at Havens Hospices, March 2024
This conference focuses on improving safety for hospice patients. The conference will highlight best practice in improving safety in hospices, highlight new developments such as the implications of the new Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), and the new CQC Inspection Framework, and will focus on key clinical safety areas such as falls prevention, medication safety, reduction and management of pressure ulcers, nutrition and hydration, improving the response and investigation of incidents, preparing for onsite inspections and developing a compassionate culture in hospices.
CHFG have a discount code for this event hcuk20chfg
Bookings on the organiser’s website