Safety in Health and Care

The RCSEd Patient Safety Group (PSG) have made sure maximising patient safety and ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care have been at the heart of the College’s activity.

The PSG are excited to mark the first World Patient Safety Day by launching the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh new Patient Safety Webinar series. This series features contributions from renowned world experts in the patient safety arena drawn from a wide range of disciplines including surgery, anaesthetics, clinical psychology and law. Topics covered include WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, Medical Error, Systems approaches to improving patient safety, Morbidity and Mortality Meetings, Duty of Candour, Team Simulation and Informed Consent.

Topic Date Broadcast
Foundations of Patient Safety 14th October 2025
Surgical Safety in Practice: Risk Management and the WHO Checklist 18th November 2025
NASA’s approach to Risk, Culture and Leadership – Some insights 13th January 2026
QI will not fix the NHS or Health Care 10th February 2026, 19:00 to 20:00 GMT

The archived webinar recordings are a RCSEd member benefit resource for all Fellows, Members and Affiliates.

Please contact the e-learning team at webinars@rcsed.ac.uk if you have any issues accessing these resources.


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