SIRAN events and training
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Peer Reviewer Training
Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026
Time: 10am - 11:30am
Reviewer training is a free event for clinical staff from SIRAN member organisations. The training is a great learning experience for those who are interested in participating in the virtual peer reviews of organisations signed up to SIRAN.
We strongly encourage individuals organising and reviewing other members to attend this online training, which will cover the process of virtual peer reviews.
A poster outlining the benefits of becoming a peer reviewer can be found here.
Learning objectives
The training will give potential reviewers the opportunity to gain practical knowledge about how to conduct a peer review visit. The online training session will involve presentation and discussion to develop the skills of a reviewer.
By the end of the training participants will be able to:
- describe the overall peer review process
- deliver the role and responsibilities of a peer reviewer before, during and after the peer review
- troubleshoot and manage complaints and other difficulties that may arise during a peer review
- describe and promote the ethos of the SIRAN peer-reviews
- understand how to effectively carry out and participate in a virtual peer review.
The training is free to member services.
Patient Safety Workshops
SIRAN are hosting a series of interactive workshops which will run online for one hour, starting with a presentation and then leading on to an open discussion with the group. CPD certificates will be available on request following each workshop.
Moving beyond 'tick-box' learning and embedding thematic reviews
- Why thematic reviews often become "tick-box" exercises and how to avoid this.
- Innovative approaches to conducting thematic reviews that generate deeper learning and insight.
- Moving beyond SMART action plans: when alternative approaches may better support improvement.
- Learning from homicide reviews.
- Learning from deaths in community mental health settings.
- Cross-system thematic analyses and identifying system-wide themes.
- Turning review findings into meaningful service improvement.
Understanding safety management systems in mental health
- An overview of Brook’s research approach
- The general principle and benefits of a Safety Management System approach
- Common components of an SMS approach; and what these may look like in healthcare
- Recommendations for healthcare organisations aspiring to adopt an SMS approach
Navigating coroner relationships under PSIRF
- The role and remit of the Coroner.
- Understanding the purpose and scope of an inquest.
- What evidence coroners require and how it is used in proceedings.
- Preparing effective witness statements: expectations and level of detail required.
- The use of Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) reports within inquest proceedings.
- Preventing Future Deaths (PFD) reports: purpose, implications, and organisational responses.