We recently launched our Just and learning culture charter. This aims to help organisations create a person-centred workplace that is compassionate, safe and fair. It evolved from our first Being fair publication in 2019 and features in our recent Being fair 2 report. Read more about our charter and its purpose.

We are rolling-out a new evidence-based, half day workshop designed for multi-disciplinary audiences who are regularly involved in conversations about individual healthcare practitioners’ performance. It is focused on compassion as a key component of these conversations. Learn about the compassionate conversations workshops.

We recently welcomed eight Associate Advisers to our Practitioner Performance Advice service. These experts will give us additional capacity to deliver our growing team review service. These span a range of specialties; we are particularly committed to bringing together key parties to work with multi-disciplinary teams to improve maternity outcomes. Read more about our Associate Advisers and team reviews.

As part NHS Resolution’s maternity campaign 2022/25, we relaunched a number of case stories drawing on learning from our Early Notification scheme, to help support learning from harm identified through claims. This year, we’ve published two new case stories focusing on appropriate antenatal use of computerised cardiotocograph and the management of shoulder dystocia. Read more about the case stories.

Last week, we launched our first eLearning module. This free, innovative resource is designed to support clinicians working in maternity services. It focuses on learning from the significant avoidable harm that can occur during the antenatal and postnatal care of mothers and their babies and is seen in the cases notified to our Early Notification Scheme. Read more about this module.

In this case, the court considered whether a GP with a quarter century experience had been negligent in failing to refer a non-registered patient to hospital for further investigations, instead wrongly diagnosing a haematoma of the groin. The practitioner was acquitted, in what can be seen as a classic demonstration of the Bolam test in practice. Read more about this case.

In the last two months, we have met with representatives from the Canadian Medical Protective Association and with a delegation from Singapore to share learning and insights across healthcare systems. Such meetings with international partners play a vital role in the delivery of our three year corporate strategy. Learn more about these meetings.

We supported National Thrombosis Week 1-7 May through a joint blog with Thrombosis UK. Thrombosis is common, potentially deadly, and frequently has a life-long impact on individuals. In the last decade, we documented 687 closed claims on thrombosis. Our blog provides access to our thrombosis digital resource, identifying important actions that can prevent patient harm and future claims. Read our blog.

As part of delivering against our strategic priorities, we’re attending a number of external events and conferences in 2023. These include: the RCN Congress, the RCOG World Congress, the HSJ Patient Safety Congress, Baby Lifeline’s National Maternity Safety Conference and the NHS Providers Annual Conference. Read more about our event attendance and strategy.