Ep 4 - World Patient Safety Day 2025 | The Hidden Role of Parents in Paediatric Medication Safety

Описание: To mark World Patient Safety Day 2025, with the theme Safe care for every newborn and every child, this special episode explores the often-overlooked role of parents in paediatric medication safety.

Our host Dr Louise Gorman is joined by:
Dr Adam Sutherland, Associate Professor in Healthcare Quality and Safety, University of Bradford, and a registered pharmacist who has worked in paediatric critical care since 2005, and
Heidi Ridgewell, a mum, advocate, and family support worker at Ryedale Special Families.

Together, they unpack:
✅ How parents are routinely involved in medication administration
✅ The risks and realities of hospital routines that overlook family expertise
✅ The emotional and practical impact of medication errors
✅ Why listening to parents is essential for safer care
✅ The need for systemic change in how healthcare professionals engage with families

This episode features NIHR-funded research and lived experience, highlighting the importance of involving families in patient safety conversations.

Publications:
‘They Take the Mum Off You When You Come In’: An Ethnographic Study of Parent Experiences of Medicines Safety Systems in English Hospitals: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...
Mapping the prevalence and nature of drug related problems among hospitalised children in the United Kingdom: a systematic review: https://bmcpediatr.biomedcentral.com/...

🔗 Learn more: www.psrc-gm.nihr.ac.uk/podcast

This study was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Education England Integrated Clinical Academic Programme (CDRF-17-024), and supported by the NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (GM PSRC). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

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