Exclusive: First of its kind strategy to ‘mainstream’ digital clinical safety

Digital leaders are set to be upskilled on patient safety under a first of its kind strategy that aims to “mainstream” digital clinical safety.

The Digital Clinical Safety Strategy aims to help the NHS provide a safer service when using digital technology, including through training and better use of data.

Developed in joint working with NHSX, NHS Digital and NHS England and Improvement, the strategy builds on the 2019 NHS Patient Safety Strategy.

Natasha Phillips, CNIO and director of patient safety at NHSX, told Digital Health News the strategy was about bringing digital into embedded patient safety practices.

“What the strategy principally is about is building a digital clinical safety culture across the whole of health and social...