Safe and Sound is developing a novel approach to improving quality and safety of patient care using decision support and workflow services, and deploying these services in complex clinical settings and care pathways. It is an 18 month project running from March 2008 to September 2009. A full project report will be available on this site after the completion of the project. A summary of the report's contents is accessible using the link at top right or here.
General information about the project is accessible via the buttons on the horizontal bar above. Briefings, reports and other project content can be accessed via the links on the right.
History and funding
The work on Safe and Sound is a project in the Digital Economy research programme - a Research Councils UK programme aimed at realising the transformational impact of ICT for all aspects of business, society and government. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is working closely with its sister research councils ESRC, MRCand AHRC to deliver this programme, and in 2007 issued a call for "grand challenge" proposals for projects in information and communication technologies for healthcare. The aim was to stimulate imaginative but practical proposals for the development of technologies that could encourage major improvements in patient care in the UK.
Safe and Sound is being carried out by a consortium of Oxford University, Imperial College and Edinburgh University (supported by clinical groups at the Royal Free Hospital and the NHS Centre for Patient Safety and Service Quality at St Mary's Hospital).
