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Gaity Ahmad: When Patient Safety Becomes a Barrier to Care
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Apr 26, 2026, 07:57

Gaity Ahmad: When Patient Safety Becomes a Barrier to Care

Gaity Ahmad, Clinical Director Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmmary, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Patient safety.’

It’s one of the most important principles in healthcare.
But let’s be honest — sometimes it’s also used as a shield.

A way to delay.
A way to avoid decisions.
A way to hide behind process instead of fixing problems.

And while we say ‘it’s not safe’…
patients are waiting.

65+ weeks for treatment.
Finally scheduled.
Then cancelled the day before — in the name of ‘safety.’

That’s not just caution. That’s impact.

Because safety isn’t only about avoiding immediate risk —
it’s also about the harm caused by delay, uncertainty, and inaction.

Real safety is balanced, mitigated.
It protects patients and moves care forward.

If ‘safety’ stops everything,
we need to ask — who is it really protecting?.”

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