STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY

STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY

As safety is everybody’s business, building and embedding a safety culture into surgical service delivery is the key to improving patient outcomes. At an institutional level, defining ‘best practice’ within a robust governance system and bench marking against national and international norms is required prior to implementation of strategies for improvement. Clearly these strategies will vary depending on local requirements and resources . STRATEGIES FOR PATIENT SAFETY

As safety is everybody’s business, building and embedding a safety culture into surgical service delivery is the key to improving patient outcomes. At an institutional level, defining ‘best practice’ within a robust governance system and bench marking against national and international norms is required prior to implementation of strategies for improvement. Clearly these strategies will vary depending on local requirements and resources .