OxTalks is Changing
OxTalks will soon be transitioning to Oxford Events (full details are available on the Staff Gateway). A two-week publishing freeze is expected in early Hilary to allow all events to be migrated to the new platform. During this period, you will not be able to submit or edit events on OxTalks. The exact freeze dates will be confirmed as soon as possible.
If you have any questions, please contact halo@digital.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Open Grand Rounds - Designing healthcare for clinician wellbeing and patient safety
Clinician wellbeing and patient safety are often discussed separately. In practice, they are deeply interconnected and shaped not only by individual resilience, but by the design of the systems and environments in which clinicians work.
This Oxford Open Grand Round will explore how workplace design influences engagement, wellbeing, and patient safety, drawing on insights from surgery, anaesthesia, human factors, and improvement science.
The event will feature a 45-minute virtual panel discussion, followed by live audience Q&A, focused on:
▪️ What clinicians are really experiencing in today’s healthcare environments
▪️ The explicit and implicit impacts of design on wellbeing and safety
▪️ Practical, system-level opportunities for change.
Oxford Open Grand Rounds are part of the MSc in Surgical Science and Practice and the PGCert in Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, and are open to clinicians globally who are interested in making a meaningful difference in and around their workplace.
Date:
11 February 2026, 14:30
Venue:
Online via zoom
Speakers:
Dr Helen Higham (University of Oxford),
Dr Laura vincent (Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust),
Dr Lilli Cooper (General Medical Council)
Organising department:
Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences
Organiser:
Olivia Lounsbury (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Oxford Open Grand Rounds
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yh0iGOjHR0CfgWLfIxjGeQ#/registration
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Louise King,
Ben Alexander
