We want to make care even safer across our region and set high standards for quality and safety for everyone.

Our regional quality strategy is key to achieving this.

It builds on the ongoing efforts in the North East and North Cumbria to create a culture of safety, openness, and learning.

While individual organisations already have measures in place we believe working together can make care safer. Such as using consistent standards and learning from mistakes or sharing best practices.

With over three million people in our region, we have access to a lot of data that helps us spot risks and find solutions. Combining this with the best global evidence, we are in a great position to innovate and improve patient safety.

As part of our plans, we're also setting up the North East and North Cumbria Patient Safety Centre to drive these improvements and enhance the safety and experience of care.

In this episode of the Heartbeat podcast, hosted by the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we sit down with renowned patient safety advocate, Professor Sir Liam Donaldson. Sir Liam, an international leader in public health and safety and Chair of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, shares his insights on the importance of patient safety in health and care systems and the key steps needed to improve care standards globally.