Electrical Safety First and Public Health Scotland
Protecting the public from preventable harm requires more than good intentions. It demands robust data, cross-sector collaboration, and a shared commitment to learning from real-world evidence.
That is why our partnership with Public Health Scotland, the public health body of NHS Scotland, is such an important milestone in the pursuit of safer homes and products.
At the heart of this partnership lies a focused and forward-thinking research collaboration. Together, the two organisations are working to improve the way electrical product-related injuries are identified, monitored, and understood across the healthcare system.
We have long advocated for better evidence to support safety standards, product design improvements, and targeted public awareness campaigns.
Public Health Scotland, with its expertise in population-level health data and surveillance, brings the analytical capability and health system insight needed to tackle this challenge at scale.
Together, we aim to bridge the gap between consumer safety intelligence and clinical data.
What this partnership achieves
This partnership is a powerful example of how charities and public health institutions can work together to tackle complex safety challenges.
By combining expertise, sharing insight, and focusing on prevention, this collaboration moves the system closer to a future where avoidable electrical injuries are not just treated, but prevented.
Safer data leads to safer decisions, safer products, and safer lives.
What we are working on together
By analysing survey data from Accident & Emergency (A&E) attendees, and conducting follow-up interviews, the research seeks to shine a clearer light on injuries linked to electrical products, incidents that too often remain hidden within injury coding systems that are no longer fit for purpose.
Every year, thousands of people attend A&E departments with injuries sustained in the home.
Yet the true scale and nature of injuries caused by electrical products can be difficult to pinpoint.
Existing hospital coding practices are not designed to capture the specific product, fault, or circumstance that led to an injury. As a result, vital intelligence that could help prevent future harm is frequently lost.
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