Publish date: 7 February 2022
Tracey Herlihey and Lauren Mosley, Patient Safety Implementation at NHSE England and Improvement have produced a podcast explaining the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
The framework is a key component of National Patient Safety Strategy and will start to replace the current Serious Incident Framework (SIF) from Spring 2022.
The SIF provided structure and guidance on how to identify, report and investigate an incident resulting in severe harm or death. However, PSIRF is best considered as a learning and improvement framework with the emphasis placed on the system and culture that support continuous improvement in patient safety through how we respond to patient safety incidents.
One of the underpinning principles of PSIRF is to do fewer “investigations” but to do them better. Better means taking the time to conduct systems based investigations by staff that have been trained to do them. The new strategy also challenges us to think differently about learning and what it means for a healthcare organisation.
If you have any further queries or would like more information, please contact: PSIRFenquiries