The Blueprint for improved Patient Safety: Virtual Patient Safety Conference
The COVID-19 pandemic is presently among the biggest challenges and threats to face the world and humanity, and health care is living its greatest crisis in patient safety ever! The pandemic has exerted unprecedented pressure on health systems worldwide. Health systems can only function with health workers, and a knowledgeable, skilled and motivated health workforce is critical for the provision of safe care to patients. World Health Organisation
Every year, avoidable harm leads to the deaths of thousands of patients. Unsafe care also causes the long-term suffering of tens of thousands and costs the health service billions of pounds. Some great progress has been made over the last 20 years, but patient safety remains a persistent problem. It has been advised that health and social care need to think and act differently to make the transformational change needed to realise a patient-safe future.
The patient safety learning: A blueprint for action paper provides details of six evidence-based foundations for action to address the causes of unsafe care:
These foundations form a blueprint for action.
The Blueprint for improved Patient Safety: Virtual Patient Safety Conference will provide a timely opportunity to listen, learn and engage directly with some of the leading patient safety experts in the UK and Europe, with interactive speaker sessions, workshops and roundtables all from your house or remote location.
If you are interested in learning about the latest developments in patient safety, this event will provide you with a high-value experience.
Register for The Blueprint for improved Patient Safety: Virtual Patient Safety Conference.
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The Blueprint for improved Patient Safety: Virtual Patient Safety Conference
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