Safety in the Care of Older People East Lancashire will this week host an international conference on improving safety in the care of older people. The Centre of Excellence in Safety in the Care of Older People (CESOP), which is based with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS (ELHT) Trust aims to share the latest thinking and … Read more

International conference organised by CESOP   We are delighted to reveal our full programme for Improving Safety in Older People, taking place at Dunkenhalgh Hotel on 28 September. Highlights will include: Professionalism and medicine Professor Dame Jane Dacre, President, Royal College of Physicians Safety in diabetes in older people (MIDFRAIL) and international guidelines Professor Leocadio … Read more

An ACCEA workshop (Advisory Committee for Clinical Excellence) held at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Hospitals NHS Trust on Monday 12 February was deemed a huge success when over 50 consultants from across the North West attended.  It was chaired by Dr Sanjay Arya and committee members Professor Rob Campbell (chair ACCEA NW), Professor Iqbal Singh … Read more

Professor Finbarr Martin, President European Geriatric Medicine Society (EuGMS) to speak at CESOP Conference

The Centre of Excellence for Safety in Older People’s Care was launched on 29 November 2017, in conjunction with the British Journal of Hospital Medicine, at the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Blackburn. Historically the NHS has recognized the need for patient safety and over the last two decades there have been a number of reviews, reports and … Read more

OBJECTIVES OF THE PARTNERSHIP: Improve patient safety in hospitals, care homes and the wider community. Help build a culture of professionalism which recognises the importance of safety, dignity and compassion in the care of older people., and facilitates a sharing of knowledge, skill and innovation. Ensure the values of dignity and respect are always upheld … Read more