Webinar resource
The Safety and Learning team hosted the South quarterly network meeting on Tuesday 25 November 2025, chaired by Caroline Latham-Parker, Safety and Learning Lead – South.
Presentations and speakers included:
- Ingrid Henderson (Associate Safety and Learning Lead – South, NHS Resolution) delivered a national and regional overview on the learning from venous thromboembolism (VTE) claims
- Victoria Wilkins (Associate Safety and Learning Lead – North, NHS Resolution) presented the deep dive into maternity claims and VTE and the resource called ‘AIM: reducing VTE in maternity care’
- Olufunsho Otenaike (VTE Patient Safety Lead, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust) shared the trust’s experience of capturing VTE risk assessments, an improving picture
- Natalie Smith (Associate Director of Healthcare Legal Services, North Bristol NHS Trust) presented the trust’s work on supporting staff affected by a significant adverse event, and designing a wellbeing pathway
- David Beattie (Associate, DAC Beachcroft LLP) and Edward Duckworth (Senior Associate, Bevan Brittan LLP) presented case studies and learning points from VTE claims
- The Q&A session was hosted by Joanna Lloyd (Partner and Head of NHS Health and Care, Bevan Brittan LLP)
- This was followed by attendees moving into smaller breakout groups for discussion on the presentations provided
Access the speaker biographies here and the presentations and recording below:
We would like to hear what topics you would be interested in for future forums, and if there is an area of focus you wish to celebrate, share or promote, please do get in touch at nhsr.safety@nhs.net
