TY - JOUR T1 - Safety first JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - e559 LP - e560 DO - 10.7861/fhj.ed.8.3.1 VL - 8 IS - 3 A2 - Fox, Kevin Y1 - 2021/11/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/8/3/e559.abstract N2 - Welcome to this issue of the Future Healthcare Journal (FHJ).It's been a busy time for the journal. The transition to being online only has been achieved and we hope you are receiving communications about the issue usefully but not excessively, through email, social media and our website. Downloads of our papers from the website and via PubMed continue to rise and I am equally delighted that submissions continue to be buoyant. Our diverse editorial board (including physician associates; patient and carer representatives; nurses; trainees; and younger and more senior clinicians) provides strategic guidance to myself and the editorial team at the Royal College of Physicians. Despite their other substantial commitments, the board further contributes enthusiastically by writing and managing submissions. I am deeply indebted to them all. Equally I am hugely grateful to our authors and loyal readership. We are always looking to improve the interaction we have with you all, so do feed back to us your thoughts.The themed articles focus on safety and, in particular, patient-centred safety.I would like to thank two of our board members, Dr John Dean and Dr … ER -