Patient Safety Event Data (LFPSE)

Patient safety events recorded by each NHS trust each quarter, from NHS England: incidents by degree of physical harm, the median lag in days before recording, and a recording rate whose denominator depends on the type of trust. The figures count events recorded, not events that occurred.

NHS England says of these figures: “A ‘low’ recording rate for an organisation should not necessarily be interpreted as a ‘safe’ environment; it may represent under-recording. Conversely a ‘high’ recording rate should not be interpreted as ‘unsafe’; it may represent a more open culture.” Its editions for quarters 3 and 4 of 2024/25 add: “With this in mind, the calculated rates should not be used for direct comparisons between trusts.”

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