World Patient Safety Day
- Katherine Williamson
- Sep 17
- 2 min read
Every child has the right to safe, quality health care — from the very beginning.
Yet, newborns and young children face higher risks due to their rapid development, evolving health needs and different disease patterns. They rely on adults to speak up and make decisions for them. Children may also face added challenges depending on their socio-economic circumstances, such as not being able to get the care they need. These factors make them more susceptible to harm if care isn’t specifically adapted to their age, size, health condition and context.
A single safety incident can have lifelong consequences for a child’s health and development. That’s why World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, with a special focus on those from birth to nine years old. This year’s slogan, “Patient safety from the start!”, emphasizes the urgent need to act early and consistently to prevent harm throughout childhood, and yield benefits across the life course.
Wednesday 17th September marks World Patient Safety Day. Across the North East and North Cumbria our NHS Trusts are hosting events and campaigns to highlight this campaign.
Heath Innovation North East and North Cumbria have marked the day by sharing their brand new impact report for the Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme
available to read here.
The Faculty of Patient safety, including all our workstreams, MELISSA, Simulation and Delirium continues to promote best practice for all patient groups and support staff training and wellbeing across the region.
MELISSA is out and about with the North East Ambulance Service hosting a two day event at their training sites.
The Faculty of Patient Safety and holding a regional meeting with support from the HI NENC on the 9th October 2025 focusing on the importance of providing a safe environment for all healthcare staff to be able to speak up, be actively involved in improvement work and be supported appropriately to provide the best patient care possible.
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