Tagging the convenor @rammya-mathew here, she might have a recommendation 🙂 (or maybe even herself if she’s available? can’t imagine a better speaker!)

Hi April,
Have you got a particular theme? I work in patient safety and as a GP, so may be able to think of some contacts. Email me Elizabeth.Sweeting@yhia.nhs.uk
Lizzie

Hi Lizzie,
Thanks for responding. It’s really about re-starting a national conversation about safety in primary care in Scotland. I am looking at having a speaker for 30 minutes to kick it off, followed by a workshop of 45 minutes to dive into the detail. Aims along the lines of- 1) Exploring key issues and challenges around patient safety in general practice at the moment. 2) Any actions/priorities/approaches could support patient safety improvement in the current context. This would most likely involve bringing in an element of presenting evidence and research alongside experience of the system.

I’ve initially contacted Stewart Mercer at Edinburgh Uni but also looking for other options.

Date of the event is 20 September. It will be a hybrid event located at the Golden Jubilee Hospital. I expect most participants will be joining online.
April

UPDATE: We have booked our speaker for the event- Professor Hardeep Singh of Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX. Professor Singh is a world leader in quality and safety and he’ll be sharing his thoughts on achieving diagnostic excellence in primary care. We ae delighted to have the opportunity to work with him.