MSc Patient Safety

Learn from international experts and become a leader in patient safety in challenging circumstances

Are you seeking to develop leadership skills in the field of patient safety, exploring and applying innovation to address the challenges faced in delivering high-quality care?

This MSc is a newly-launched online course, aligned with the updated World Health Organisation Patient Safety Curriculum. The course employs engaging online learning, comprising innovative group-working exercises combined with live teaching sessions with world-leading academics. 

This course is well suited for healthcare professionals, managers, policymakers and industry representatives. Our aim is to equip you with the skills to improve patient safety, considering the implications of interdisciplinary working in low-resource settings, responding to global crises and delivering innovation in challenging circumstances, such as international pandemics.

During this course, you will gain insights into the global context of healthcare, drawing upon a broad range of expert perspectives from academia, healthcare and industry. Throughout this programme, you will explore themes including societal impact, equality and diversity, global health innovation, interprofessional practice, safety and sustainability. 

You will learn about the interconnections between health systems, policy, innovation and leadership, exploring how this knowledge can be translated and applied through a research study you’ll complete to address a patient safety challenge. You’ll benefit from access to an international network of leading healthcare professionals, whose expertise you can draw on to develop your ideas further and implement into your practice.

Throughout the programme, you will be encouraged to consider your own practice, recognising that even in well-developed health systems, affecting change is demanding.

Dr David Nabarro discusses the importance of MSc Patient Safety at Imperial