GP Dr Ursula Montgomery is joined by secondary care clinicians, Professor Joseph Dias and Professor Chris Moran, to discuss how closer working between primary and secondary care has benefited patients waiting for the next stage of their care. Find out how new and innovative ways of working during the pandemic have become the norm, including the use of system wide resources and greater patient outreach with targeted help and support to ensure there is a focus on quality of life for the patients as they wait.

Episode 30 - Primary and secondary teams working together to support patients waiting for care

We recorded this podcasts as part of our work to mark World Patient Safety Day 2023, to celebrate its theme of ‘engaging patients for patient safety’. It is part of a series of podcasts recorded with the Patient Safety Partners that work with the National Patient Safety Team, who play a vital role in providing a patient’s perspective to support our work to improve patient safety.
In this podcast, we speak to Khudeja, a patient safety partner who is also a CEO of a Women’s Centre supporting communities from black, Asian minority, ethnic deprived areas of Leicester and Leicestershire to address health inequalities. Khudeja talks about her experience as a Patient Safety Partner and why it is so important for patients to be involved in patient safety.

Links to further information:

NHS Patient Safety Strategy: www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/…afety-strategy/

Framework for involving patients in patient safety: 

www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/…patient-safety/

Simple steps to keep you safe during a hospital stay video and leaflet: 

www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/…e-for-patients/

Khudeja's story - involving patients in patient safety

This NHS England podcast is about innovative ways of working with people and communities, and specifically about how co-production is helping develop better long term support for stroke patients in West Yorkshire.
 
You'll hear from Katie Johnson, Rehab & Life After Stroke Clinical Lead for the West Yorkshire & Harrogate Integrated Stroke Delivery Network and Andy Galloway, from the New Citizenship Project.

This work was part of the ambition of the West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to promote a culture of co-production across its workforce and NHS Leadership Academy Yorkshire and Humber’s ambition around strengthening how we work with communities, New Citizenship Project was commissioned to work with five identified projects across West Yorkshire. This is part of a wider piece of work within West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to develop a shared definition and principles of co-production.

There is a transcript of the podcast available here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/podcast-working-in-partnership-with-people-and-communities-to-support-stroke-patients-in-west-yorkshire-2/

New Citizenship Project website:
https://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/

You can find the statutory guidance mentioned throughout this podcast here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/working-in-partnership-with-people-and-communities-statutory-guidance/

You can find more information about training and development in this area here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved/learning-and-support-offers/

You can join the #StartWithPeople network, for everyone interested in how we work with people and communities here:
https://future.nhs.uk/pppnetwork

You can contact the people and communities team at NHS England by emailing:
england.engagement@nhs.net

You can find more podcasts from NHS England here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/podcasts/

Working in partnership with people and communities to support stroke patients in West Yorkshire

This NHS England podcast is about innovative ways of working with people and communities, and specifically about how GP surgeries in Nottingham used an engagement process to learn how they could improve their support for patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

You'll hear from Jo, a GP, Helen, a practice manager and Liv, a trainee practice manager who are all based in surgeries in an area of high social deprivation in inner city Nottingham.

There is a transcript of the podcast available here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/podcast-working-in-partnership-with-people-and-communities-to-improve-support-for-diabetes-in-nottingham/

Co-Create website:
https://www.wearecocreate.com/

You can find the statutory guidance here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/working-in-partnership-with-people-and-communities-statutory-guidance/

You can find more information about training and development in this area here:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/get-involved/learning-and-support-offers/

You can join the #StartWithPeople network, for everyone interested in how we work with people and communities here:
https://future.nhs.uk/pppnetwork

You can contact the people and communities team at NHS England by emailing:
england.engagement@nhs.net

Working in partnership with people and communities to improve support for diabetes in Nottingham

The Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) is a new approach to learning from patient safety events in a way that leads to improvement in care. It was published in August 2022 and mandated in the NHS Standard Contract in April 2024.     

In this podcast, Tracey Herlihey from NHS England’s national patient safety team talks with Jenny Coverley from Middlewood Practice in Cheshire about her experience applying PSIRF principles in general practice.    

If you would like to get in touch about the content of this podcast, please contact us on patientsafety.enquiries@nhs.net. 

Find out more about PSIRF on the NHS England website https://www.england.nhs.uk/patient-safety/patient-safety-insight/incident-response-framework/

Applying PSIRF in general practice

Your GP record suggests you may not have had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine. You need both doses for long-term protection against measles, mumps and rubella. 

It's now quicker and easier for you to catch up. You can book an appointment with your GP surgery, or you may be able to get your free MMR vaccine at some community pharmacies in certain areas. You can check if pharmacies are offering MMR vaccine walk-ins in your local area using the links at the top of this web page.  

You do not need to do anything if you’ve already had 2 doses. Please check your vaccination history in the NHS App, or you can contact your GP surgery if you’re not sure. 

The NHS offers MMR vaccination because these infections spread easily between people. They can lead to serious problems including meningitis, blindness, hearing loss and risks during pregnancy. It’s important you get fully vaccinated because measles cases are increasing in England. MMR vaccination is the most effective way to protect yourself. It also helps protect people who cannot be vaccinated, such as unborn babies, newborn babies and anyone with a weakened immune system.  

Find out more about MMR vaccination at www.nhs.uk/mmr. Information is also available in easy read and other languages and formats on this web page.

Getting your MMR vaccination – audio invitation

At NHS England our aim is to support the NHS and help improve care for patients. Our podcast will be providing commentary and information about NHS health care services, policy and success stories.

Episode 30 - Primary and secondary teams working together to support patients waiting for care

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