Patient Safety

Patient Safety

1. Patient Safety Governance & Culture

  • Safety governance structure setup
  • Safety culture assessments (HSOPS, PSC)
  • Just Culture & accountability framework
  • Safety walkrounds & safety huddles
  • Patient Safety Committee establishment

2. Patient Safety Event Management

  • Incident reporting system setup
  • Event grading & trend analysis
  • RCA, ACA, FMEA capability building
  • Sentinel event review support
  • Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA) monitoring
  • Learning-from-events training

3. High-Risk Clinical Safety Programs

  • Medication safety (high-alert, LASA, anticoagulants)
  • Infection prevention & control alignment
  • Surgical safety (WHO checklist audits)
  • Maternal & neonatal safety bundles
  • ICU bundles (VAP, CLABSI, CAUTI)
  • Emergency & trauma safety
  • Blood transfusion safety
  • Falls & pressure injury prevention

4. Patient Identification & Communication Safety

  • Two-identifier patient ID process
  • SBAR & handoff communication training
  • Closed-loop critical communication
  • Critical lab result communication safety

5. Clinical Safety Bundles & Rapid Response

  • Early warning score implementation (MEWS/PEWS)
  • Rapid Response Team (RRT) optimization
  • Code Blue & Code Pink readiness
  • Sepsis early detection pathways
  • Stroke & STEMI safety protocols

6. Patient & Family Engagement in Safety

  • Patient education materials
  • Bedside safety boards
  • Discharge & medication reconciliation
  • Complaint & feedback safety analysis
  • Family participation in care processes

7. Safety Competency Training & Certification

  • CPPS exam preparation
  • Patient safety officer training
  • Safety coaching for clinical teams
  • Teamwork & communication training
  • Human factors & systems-thinking workshops

8. Technology & Digital Safety

  • Clinical decision support & alert safety
  • Electronic incident reporting systems
  • Barcode medication administration training
  • Safety dashboards & predictive analytics
  • Digital consent & safe e-documentation

9. Safe Environment of Care

  • Hazard identification & safety rounds
  • Fire, disaster & emergency preparedness
  • Biomedical & equipment safety
  • Safe facility design consultation

10. Community & Public Health Safety

  • Maternal–child safety outreach
  • Safety training for small hospitals
  • Home care safety protocols
  • Rural health safety programs