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NIHR Midlands PSRC @PSRC_Midlands

Tackling patient safety in acute and maternal care with a focus on clinical decision making support tools.

Joined June 2023
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Fantastic networking session and discussion today #MidlandsSafetyPhd event
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HFE principles can be that easy:
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Very important work from Gill Lever: Do social workers know about how to support #childrenincare who self harm and that NICE guidelines exist. A fantastic example of how #PPIE should be done in #patientsafetyresearch #MidlandsPatientSafetyPhD event
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What happens when #MHRA issue recommendations about Fluoroquinolone use? Chris Hatton evaluates impact of the 2024 recommendations
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Hearing about how polypharmacy influences patient safety from @NatBestwick from #newcastlePSRC at #MidlandsSafetyNetPhD event today.
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#MidlandsSafetyNetPhD event kicks off with a keynote lecture from @rjlilford about underlying principles behind #patientsafety
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Take a look at our latest funding and development opportunities! There's lots to choose from - for the full list see: nihr.ac.uk/funding-opportuni…
Funding: Our latest funding opportunities

ALT Funding: Our latest funding opportunities

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Our Pre-Application Support Fund scheme is designed to support you in preparing a competitive application for an NIHR career development award. Make your application stand out with these essential resources:👇 ➡️ Pre-Application Award overview: nihr.ac.uk/career-developmen… ➡️ Funding opportunity: nihr.ac.uk/funding/pre-appli… ➡️ Assessment criteria: nihr.ac.uk/career-developmen… ➡️ Webinar: youtu.be/Xv-jOCZomSA Applications close: 19 March 2026.
Our Pre-Application Support Fund scheme is designed to support you in preparing a competitive application for an NIHR career development award. Make your application stand out with these essential resources. Applications close 19 March.

ALT Our Pre-Application Support Fund scheme is designed to support you in preparing a competitive application for an NIHR career development award. Make your application stand out with these essential resources. Applications close 19 March.
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NIHR Midlands PSRC retweeted
NIHR Involvement@NIHRinvolvement
2 Dec 2025
This infographic by @ARC_EM illustrates some key co-production activities that contribute to the long long-term sustainability of health and social care innovations. Take a look ⬇️ arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/arc-store-…

Enhancing innovation sustainability through co-production

This infographic illustrates key co-production activities that contribute to the long-term sustainability of health and social care innovations.

arc-em.nihr.ac.uk
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You can now apply for our Predoctoral Award to help you advance your health and social care research career at master's level. This fully funded programme is also designed to support your training and development for a PhD application. The NIHR Predoctoral Award is open to: ➡️health and care professionals ➡️individuals based in local authority settings ➡️individuals based in primary care ➡️methodologists Visit our website for eligibility and application details nihr.ac.uk/funding/predoctor…
NIHR's Predoctoral Award is now open for application. Calling all health and care professionals, individuals in local authority, primary care settings and methodologists to apply by 12 March 2026

ALT NIHR's Predoctoral Award is now open for application. Calling all health and care professionals, individuals in local authority, primary care settings and methodologists to apply by 12 March 2026

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💬 "Medication can actually work in different ways on different people. So that's why it's really important that we have such a wide variety of people taking part in research." As we start the new year, Dr Elango Sathiyamoorthy, a GP at Bute House Medical Centre in Luton, is encouraging people from all backgrounds to take part in research. Through Be Part of Research, you can find and take part in research into nearly every major health condition - as well as social care research. Find out more and sign up today at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk/…
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NIHR Midlands PSRC retweeted
NIHR PSRC Network (SafetyNet)@NIHRPSRCs
17 Dec 2025
Have you ever wondered whether you’re already applying Human Factors (HF) principles in your work? Chances are, you are—and this SafetyNet webinar will help you recognise it and make it count. 🔗 Book your place: buff.ly/5gHaOYe #patientsafety #humanfactors #nihr
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NIHR Midlands PSRC retweeted
NIHR PSRC Network (SafetyNet)@NIHRPSRCs
15 Dec 2025
📢The final #SafetyNet newsletter of the year is here, featuring a special roundup of our Symposium on Tackling Inequities in Patient Safety - including recordings & more! Explore for research impact from the NIHR PSRCs across the country: mailchi.mp/363ed65d39a3/safe…
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Exciting that our researchers are working with the NHS Race and Health Observatory on this important project. This is a great example of a successful cross-PSRC application made as part of the @NIHRPSRCs SafetyNet Equity & Culture working groups. #safety #bullying #Equity #nihr
NHS Race & Health Observatory@NHS_RHO
19 Nov 2025
Replying to @NHS_RHO
Our partnership announced last week will aim to ensure that all NHS organisations have the tools they need to effectively drive down incidents of bullying, harassment, and abuse – and to hold them accountable for doing so through a set of ambitious improvement targets. 🧵2/2
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We pay tribute to Professor Tim Draycott, Consultant Obstetrician and champion of patient safety in maternity who will be greatly missed. #Prompt #RCOG #maternity #patientsafety
https://www.rcog.org.uk/news/a-message-of-condolence-professor-tim-draycott/

ALT https://www.rcog.org.uk/news/a-message-of-condolence-professor-tim-draycott/
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New publication in BMJ! Our latest review finds no clear evidence that maternal paracetamol use during pregnancy is linked to autism or ADHD in children. Read more: bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025… @bmj_latest @NIHRresearch #MaternalHealth

Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and...

Objective To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and...

bmj.com
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Congratulations to our maternal health theme for their form theatre in healthcare design work being recognised at the BICS Conference 2025. Poster award success for Dr Saba Tariq, research fellow!
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NIHR Midlands PSRC retweeted
NIHR PSRC Network (SafetyNet)@NIHRPSRCs
6 Nov 2025
Join us for our next SafetyNet webinar on Wednesday 12 November: Understanding and measuring emergency doctors’ tolerance of clinical uncertainty 🔗Book your place: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2025… #emergencymedicine #PatientSafety
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NIHR Midlands PSRC retweeted
Justin Aunger, Ph.D.@j_aunger
5 Nov 2025
Still 1 in 10 NHS patients face same-day surgery cancellations - costing £400m yearly & harming wellbeing. Our new paper shows most are preventable with better pre-op planning, communication & resource allocation. Read more: doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-1… #PatientSafety #NHS

Building an initial programme theory to explain how and why on-the-day surgery cancellations occur...

BMC Health Services Research - On-the-day surgery cancellations (OTDSCs) have been a longstanding global problem, bringing significant suffering to patients and carers, and substantial waste across...

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Our new review shows that Clinical Decision Support Tools (CDSTs) can improve maternity care by aiding risk assessment & decision-making. Success depends on training, transparency & context. Barriers include literacy & language. #MaternalHealth doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.202…
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