Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network

@_SHBN_

The Safer Healthcare and Biosafety Network (SHBN) is an independent forum focused on improving healthcare worker and patient safety.

shbn.org.uk Joined January 2021

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Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network @_SHBN_ Oct 30, 2025

Mounting NHS financial pressures risk undermining workforce safety & wellbeing.

Leaders warn that without £3bn extra funding, the NHS faces an impossible choice: balance the books or cut waiting lists.

Safety must never be the sacrifice.

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www.independent.co.uk NHS needs extra £3bn, health bosses warn ahead of Rachel Reeves’ Budget Warning comes as resident doctors are due to strike for five days in November

Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network @_SHBN_ Oct 29, 2025

Rising pressure across A&Es shows why safer, more sustainable healthcare environments are vital - for patients and staff.

The BBC reports from Whiston Hospital, where innovation meets exhaustion in an overstretched workforce.

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www.bbc.co.uk How staff are trying to ease pressures in Merseyside's busiest A&E BBC North West visited Whiston Hospital to speak to staff and patient as winter nears.

Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network @_SHBN_ Oct 24, 2025

The SHBN and @theRCN were proud to host a Parliamentary Reception on the Safer Handling of Hazardous Medicinal Products - the first time this issue has been formally raised in Parliament.

Watch this video to find out more:

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Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network @_SHBN_ Oct 23, 2025

Yesterday’s SHBN parliamentary reception was a milestone in recognising the risks of hazardous medicinal products. Thank you to all our partners and speakers who made it possible - together we’re driving change to protect healthcare staff. #SafetyInHealthcare

Safer Healthcare & Biosafety Network @_SHBN_ Oct 13, 2025

@iansample reports on the WHO’s warning over rising antibiotic resistance, a growing threat to patients and staff alike. Infection prevention is biosafety.

Read more: theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

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www.theguardian.com Sharp global rise in antibiotic-resistant infections in hospitals, WHO finds Experts describe findings as deeply concerning and predict 70% increase in related deaths by 2050