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WINNER

Hywel Dda UHB - Multidisciplinary Maternity and Neonatal Risk and Governance Team: Changing Workplace Culture Around Adverse Events in Maternity and Neonatal Care

The team identified evidence of poor psychological safety, resulting in low incident reporting rates – as well as staff across maternity and neonatal services who were disengaged from learning. The team co-produced a strategic and sustainable programme which focused on system learning rather than individual apportioning of blame. This resulted in increased incident reporting, improved staff satisfaction, a positive impact on safety culture and improved outcomes for women and their babies, with a significant reduction in babies born with APGAR<7 and the stillbirth rate. The judges found the project commendable, showing improvements in patient outcomes and staff satisfaction, with ongoing potential for positive outcomes.

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Highly commended

Sheffield Health and Social Care: Let’s Talk About Sex, Improving Sexual Safety Culture Within Specialist Inpatient Rehabilitation Units in a Mental Health Trust

Finalists

Barts Heart Centre: Complications Review Pathway - Creating a Culture of Improvement

Derbyshire Community Health Services FT: Quality and Safe Care Champions - Embedding a Safety Culture in the Community Setting

Dorset HealthCare University FT: The Dorset Approach to Ligature Management

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals FT: Always Safety First

Northamptonshire Healthcare FT: Creating a Culture Where Patient Safety is Everyone’s Business

Northern Care Alliance: Critical Care Service Post-Pandemic Recovery: Embedding a Safety and Quality Culture

Whittington Health Trust: Ockenden Cafe Initiative

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Winners of Patient Safety Awards 2023 revealed