With the distressing spate of news reports about mums and babies who weren’t kept safe in hospital, an initiative in the Midlands to improve patient safety in maternal and acute care settings comes as a relief.
The newly announced Midlands Patient Safety Research Collaboration will bring together NHS trusts, universities and private business to evaluate how digital tools can help clinical decision making and reduce danger for patients.
Problems can arise if communication is poor between medics when patients move between departments.
