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Tom Purchase

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GP and Health and Care Research Wales NIHR Doctoral Fellow

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BJGP @bjgp.org · 01/07/2026
Parents are willing and able to support healthcare teams with their patient safety efforts, with actionable, impactful ideas that align with national priorities doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... Figure: 16 parent-generated ideas @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social @joymcfadzean.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 25/06/2026
youtu.be/n3GPDCrLzUw Safer paediatric ideas were developed in conjunction with parents doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PatientSafety #Paediatrics #HealthcareImprovement #QualityImprovement #SaferCare #BJGP #PrimaryCare #research #GeneralPractice #FamilyMedicine
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Safer paediatric care
Read the research: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2025.0690 In this 1-minute video Dr Thomas Purchase explains: TRANSCRIPT Where there was most agreement betwe...
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Tom Purchase @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
I had the pleasure of joining Dr Nada Khan on the BJGP podcast this week (www.bjgplife.com/236). We discussed the relationship between parents and paediatric patient safety in general practice, and importantly, the role they can play in improving it. Read more here: doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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Parents as partners - Improving paediatric safety in general practice
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BJGP @bjgp.org · 15/08/2025
Parents both contribute to and prevent paediatric patient safety incidents in #GeneralPractice, mostly averting harms through mitigatory actions and advocacy efforts doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social @joymcfadzean.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social @dpmcardiffuni.bsky.social
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Parental involvement in paediatric patient safety incidents in general practice: a cross-sectional study | British Journal of General Practice
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Tom Purchase @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🔍 Excited to share our latest article in the British Journal of General Practice: "Parental involvement in paediatric patient safety incidents in general practice" 📄 bjgp.org/content/earl...
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Parental involvement in paediatric patient safety incidents in general practice: a cross-sectional study
Background Children are a vulnerable patient group at risk of healthcare-associated harms, relying on others to support their healthcare needs. Parents, guardians, and caregivers may play a key role i...
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Tom Purchase @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We are looking for parents to join an advisory panel to help guide our research. How can parents and primary care teams work together to support parents to speak up for their unwell child?
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Tom Purchase @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Looking forward to a day hearing about all the great work being carried out with Health and Care Research Wales #ResearchWalesFaculty
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Children in Wales @childreninwales.org.uk · 04/03/2025
📢 Want to hear more from parents? We have just launched a Consultation Toolkit to help! ✅ Step-by-step guidance for gathering parent feedback 🎨 Creative ways to involve parents 📝 Printable resources & feedback tools Make it easier to connect with parents & value their voices. bit.ly/4indodb
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SAPC @sapc.ac.uk · 28/02/2025
SAPC Quality and Safety Improvement in Primary Care SIG, has arranged an online talk with Prof Paul Bowie University of Staffordshire, for Tuesday the 11th of March at 13:00-14:00, which might interest the wider SAPC community. SAPC members can request the meeting link by emailing office@sapc.ac.uk
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Children in Wales @childreninwales.org.uk · 11/02/2025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supporting Parents to Advocate for Children’s Wellbeing Dr. Tom Purchase explores how we can empower parents to champion their children's health in primary care settings. A must-read in our latest Winter Magazine! 📚 Read the full article here: bit.ly/3EqHHRz #ParentAdvocacy #ChildWellbeing
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CIW Winter Magazine: Mental Health Matters 2024/25
Mental health matters. In this issue, we explore the importance of play, digital connections and community support in promoting babies, children and young people’s well-being. Featuring insights from ...
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Tom Purchase @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Thank you @childreninwales.org.uk for including an article on my doctoral fellowship (The ADVOCACY study). Page 12, if you'd like to have a read.
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Dr Joy McFadzean @joymcfadzean.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Our protocol has been published in BMJ Open bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... #prisonhealthcare #avoidableharm @carsonstevens.bsky.social @t-purchase-gp.bsky.social @adriangkedwards.bsky.social
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Understanding the scale and nature of avoidable healthcare-associated harm for prisoners in England: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study
Introduction Around 1 in 20 patients experience avoidable healthcare-associated harm worldwide. Despite longstanding concerns, there is insufficient information available about the safety of healthcar...
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