Patient Safety Now

Dr Suzette Woodward RGN, RSCN, DipMS, MSc, DProf, DSc Dr Suzette Woodward is an internationally renowned expert in patient safety who as at the forefront of safety thinking in healthcare. Suzette is a Professor of Patient Safety, now a freelance patient safety specialist providing strategic advice on all aspects of patient safety and in particular related to the latest concepts and theories on safety II, incivility and a just culture. She has worked in the NHS for over 40 years, starting out as a paediatric intensive care nurse she has specialised in patient safety at a national level for over two decades. Suzette has held Executive Board positions at the National Patient Safety Agency and NHS Resolution and worked with health ministries across the world to help shape their patient safety strategies. Over the last six years Suzette was the National Clinical Director for the Sign up to Safety Campaign and worked as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Department of Health and Social Care. She has a doctorate in patient safety and is a Visiting Professor for the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College University London and Honorary Doctor of Science at the University of West London. She is author of a blog, numerous articles and two books; Rethinking Patient Safety and Implementing Patient Safety.

This book will have distinct chapters with each section providing key messages in the form of a slide set that readers can use in order to share the ideas and lessons discussed with others.

Acknowledgements. About the Author. Introduction. 1 How Did We Get Here? 2 Where Do We Want to Be? 3 How Do We Get There? Conclusion. References. Index.