Patient and doctor

Working to make the systems and processes of healthcare safer

About us

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Who we are

We're a partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London.
Our researchers work together to improve patient safety and the quality of healthcare services.

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What we do

We deliver sustainable, high-impact research in patient safety.
Our work supports the dissemination and implementation of patient safety strategies, to make healthcare safer in the NHS and internationally.

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What's new?

Our year, our progress

Found out the progress our Centre made towards ensuring safer care last year.

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Ventilator training

We've launched an online training tool that can teach doctors and nurses how to ventilate COVID-19 patients in just 30 minutes.

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Patient safety and COVID-19

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the three PSTRCs are working to address the challenges facing the NHS and have launched a number of research projects to better understand the situation and ensure safer care.

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