Preventing harm: turning insight into impact | Research conference 18 November 2025

The theme of the event will be Preventing harm: turning insight into impact. In an evolving health and care landscape there is an increasing recognition of the need to shift from reactive to preventative approaches in regulation. This conference seeks to contribute to that shift by harnessing insights from research to inform policy and practice. The event is for researchers, policy professionals, regulators, register holders, educators, healthcare leaders and anyone interested in improving regulation and registration for patient safety, public protection and public confidence, and how that can be achieved through research.

This collaborative event aims to bridge academic research with regulatory and policy practice to co-produce actionable knowledge. The event will help shape future research agendas, foster collaborations, and inform strategies for embedding prevention across regulatory practice. It will be complementary to the PSA’s current work on refocusing regulation which seeks to articulate what it means to shift the focus more towards preventative approaches, to create conditions in which care is safer and better, and harm less likely to occur.