Description

In this episode, we are speaking with two leaders in nursing and midwifery about how they are creating a culture of safety for people, with a particular focus on women and babies in maternity services across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Our two guest’s share:

• Their examples of how they are overseeing and improving services.
• Times when things didn’t go as expected, and what they’ve learned.
• Simple steps you can take to get involved in patient safety improvement.

Featuring:

1. Grainne Milne, Director of Midwifery, HSE Louth Hospitals, Ireland
2. Denise Boutler, Assistant Director, Quality, Safety, Patient Experience and Innovation, Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland.

Hosted by: Dr Maureen Flynn, Director of Nursing, Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services and National Quality and Patient Safety, HSE.