@SIGNUPTOSAFETY

A movement to prioritise safe care is spreading across the whole NHS. The time for change is now. Be part of it

THE STORY SO FAR

THE FIVE CAMPAIGN PLEDGES

Put safety first

Continually learn

Be honest

Collaborate

Be supportive

ORGANISATIONS SIGNED UP

1

116safety improvement plans

submitted for NHS Litigation Authority funding

750people helped through

15 webinars

2,000+ @SignuptoSafety followers

on twitter

Data correct to 20 February 2015

SUCCESSES SO FAR

The first eight months have seen the Sign up to Safety campaign gather momentumOver 200 organisations have signed up – exceeding all expectations

WHAT IS SIGN UP TO SAFETY?Sign up to Safety is helping to make the NHS the safest healthcare system in the world

Launched on 24th June 2014, over three years we will bring together

collective learning to engage and connect individuals and organisations

working on safety improvement to help people take action.

ORGANISATIONS WHO JOIN SIGN UP TO SAFETY COMMIT TO MAKE CARE SAFER BY:

Setting out the actions they will undertake

in response to the five Sign up to Safety

pledges and agree to publish this on

their website for staff, patients

and the public to see.

Committing to turn their pledges into a safety

improvement plan (including a driver diagram)

which will show how organisations intend to

save lives and reduce harm for patients over

the next 3 years.

1 2

A MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE

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180

120

60

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2014AUG2014

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OCT2014

NOV2014

DEC2014

JAN2015

FEB2015

SAFETY IN NUMBERS

SIGN UP TO SAFETYLISTEN, LEARN, ACT

LISTENINGTo patients, carers and staff

LEARNINGfrom what they say when things go wrong

TAKING ACTIONto improve patients’ safety

SIGN UP TO THE NEXT PHASE

Sign up to Safety campaign plans extend to June 2017

To June 2017, Sign up to Safety will be helping to…

CREATE the conditions for a safer NHS

EXPLORE patient participation in patient safety

BUILD local engagement and ownership for patient safety

CAPTURE knowledge and share learning across the NHS in England

MOTIVATE people to take action

FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHEREEngaging the whole NHS across England

ORGANISATIONTYPE

NUMBER OFORGANISATIONS

SIGNED UPPERCENTAGE OF TOTAL

ORGANISATIONS SIGNED UP

Acute incl. children’s acute

Mental health

CCG

Community provider incl.community pharmacy

Ambulance trusts

Miscellaneous

TOTAL: 100%236

134

30

28

24

5

15

THEMES IN PATIENT SAFETYSign up to Safety reveals England-wide priorities

PATIENT SAFETYPRIORITY RANK

NUMBER OFORGANISATIONS

PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL SIPS SUBMITTED

Falls

Pressure ulcers

Sepsis

Medication safety

Deterioration

73

71

56

55

49

54%

52%

41%

40%

36%

1

2

3

4

5

OTHER THEMES INCLUDE:

Infection control

Maternity

Safety Culture

Catheter UTI

Failure/Delayed diagnosis

Handover

Mortality Reviews

VTE

Nutrition and Hydration

Target of 120 organisations by June

2015 ACHIEVED by October 2014

Target of 60 organisations by December

2014 ACHIEVED by August 2014

57%

13%

12%

10%

2% 6%

Data correct to 20 February 2015

Data correct to 20 February 2015