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Today is World Patient Safety Day

September 17, 2021

Today (Friday 17 September) is World Patient Safety Day. This year the focus is on maternal and newborn safety.

To celebrate the day, the maternity unit are holding an event to introduce the maternal and newborn safety champions to you. We will also watch the national presentation from the National Maternity Champions: Matthew Jolly, National Clinical Director for Maternity and Women’s Health and Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Chief Midwifery Officer.

Our aim is to ensure that safety is heard from floor to board and that safety is the golden thread that runs through all our services.

Your maternal and newborn safety champions at SWB are:

  • Obstetric: Dr Mausumi Ghosh
  • Neonatal: Dr Sheilah Kamupira
  • Midwifery: Posy Bidwell
  • Patient safety lead: Rachel Tennant
  • Trust Board: David Carruthers

Objectives of World Patient Safety Day 2021:

  • Raise global awareness on the issues of maternal and newborn safety, particularly during childbirth.
  • Engage multiple stakeholders and adopt effective and innovative strategies to improve maternal and newborn safety.
  • Call for urgent and sustainable actions by all stakeholders to scale up efforts, reach the unreached and ensure safe maternal and newborn care, particularly during childbirth.
  • Advocate the adoption of best practices at the point of care to prevent avoidable risks and harm to all women and newborns during childbirth.