Introduction
The Kidney Patient Safety Committee (KPSC) aims to support healthcare professionals working in kidney care, to deliver safe, effective, person-centred care with the aim to improve the lives of people with kidney disease by providing or enhancing patient safety-related leadership. A sub-committee of the Renal Association Clinical Affairs Committee, the KPSC reports to the Renal Association Clinical Affairs Committee and the British Renal Society Council and works closely with the MHRA and NHS Improvement.
The KPSC meets once a month to discuss current patient safety issues and progress on identified areas and is co-chaired by Dr Katrin Jones ( RA) and Karen Jenkins ( BRS), with multi-professional and patient members. Any incidents and risks that have occurred to people with kidney disease can be reported to the KPSC via email email: patientsafety@renal.org
RA/BRS Patient Safety Committee members
Katy Jones: Co-chair, Consultant Nephrologist
Karen Jenkins: Co-chair, Consultant Nurse
Gerald Boyle: Section Manager, Renal Services
Paul Rylance: Consultant in General and Renal Medicine, RCP Patient Safety Committee Member
Hayley Wells: Renal Pharmacist
Roopa Prabhakar: MHRA Representative
Sue Woodcock: Head of Nursing, Renal Services
Catriona Shaw: Consultant Nephrologist
Francesco Rainone: Consultant Nephrologist
Iain Moore: Consultant Nephrologist
Janette Moran: Consultant Renal Psychologist
Richard Ayres: Patient Representative
Jules Mayes (renal physio)
Alanna Scally (SPR club representative)
Gail Williams (CTM UHB - Welsh Health Specialised Services)
Duncan Ferguson
Susan Spence
