Aderonke Opawande
Patient Safety and Systems Learning Specialist · Founder, CASCADE Framework
Aderonke Opawande is a patient safety and systems learning specialist with experience across the NHS: spanning mental health, community services, acute care and international healthcare programmes. Her work focuses on turning learning into practical improvement, supporting healthcare workers and helping organisations build safer systems.
She is the author of the Patient Safety 101 book series: six practical guides covering patient safety foundations, incident learning, psychological safety, speaking up, internationally educated nurses and staff support after harm. She is also the creator of CASCADE, a practical framework for turning patient safety learning into action and measurable improvement.
Aderonke is triple board-certified in patient safety (CPPS), healthcare quality (CPHQ) and health informatics (CPHIMS), and holds a master's degree in International Healthcare Management. She is a Clinical Safety Officer and works with NHS trusts, healthcare organisations and educators to translate safety learning into measurable change.
Her published work appears in Nursing Management (RCNI), Nursing Times, the Patient Safety Learning Hub and LinkedIn: covering patient safety culture, speaking up, internationally educated nurses, healthcare waste, psychological safety and NHS governance.