The original CPPE programme was developed in collaboration with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (GM PSTRC). The NIHR GM PSTRC is a partnership between The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.

Disclaimer: This learning programme is intended to aid the assessment of different aspects of patient safety with a view to making improvements. Using it will not, on its own, ensure you are compliant with health and safety legislation. Organisations should evaluate their own level of compliance with the law and seek competent advice if appropriate.

NHS Improvement defines patient safety as “the avoidance of unintended or unexpected harm to people during the provision of health care”.

Insight, involvement and improvement are all central to continuously improving patient safety. These ideas can be found in the NHS Patient Safety Strategy, which demonstrates how insight into patient safety information; the involvement of patients, staff and partners in safety; and making changes to deliver improvement, when underpinned by a patient safety culture and patient safety system can continuously improve patient safety.