NIHR PSRCs

NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborations (PSRCs) are partnerships between universities and NHS trusts that support patient safety research

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Our research

Our themes of work, developed with patients, families and health professionals, reflect both our existing research strengths and the aim of building safety more comprehensively into the system.

About us

Our PSRC aims to develop, validate and test innovations, approaches and interventions that have the potential to lead to improvements in patient safety and the safety of health and care services.

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The difference we make

To deliver our ambitious programme of research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) and the University of Leeds, will work with a wide range of partners from the universities of Bradford, Nottingham, York and Oxford.

How you can get involved

We are committed to actively and meaningfully involving and engaging patients, members of the public and healthcare staff in developing, delivering and translating our research into practice.

We engage staff and patients

To deliver research that makes healthcare safer for all. A key emphasis underpinning all research themes is the reduction in inequalities in the safety of healthcare

News

BlogsPatient safety
10/08/2026

A Placement in Patient Safety Research: Reflections from Research & Implementation Assistants

Written by Lily Clarke and Samara Wright, undergraduate Psychology students at the University of Leeds. For the past 10 months we have had the incredible opportunity to work as Research…
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12/05/2026

My PSRC Patient Safety Development Award – A Critical Care Outreach Nurse’s Experience Of Learning From Formative Evaluation Of Martha’s Rule

Critical Care Outreach Teams (CCOTs) have existed in UK NHS hospitals since around 2000. In the 800-bed NHS Hospital Trust where I work, we are a small team, usually consisting…
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Proud to Be Part of SafetyNet

The NIHR Yorkshire and Humber Patient Safety Research Collaboration (YH PSRC) is a member of SafetyNet, a network of six NIHR PSRCs dedicated to improving patient safety across England. Through this network, we collaborate to share best practices, knowledge, and resources, strengthening our ability to conduct impactful research that addresses patient safety challenges and reduces inequalities in health and social care.

To learn more about SafetyNet and its initiatives, visit the website and subscribe to the quarterly SafetyNet newsletter.