Online Incident Reporting: Key to Fostering Open Communication
Open communication is critical in fostering a safety culture and a positive work environment in healthcare. In this blog, we […]
Key Findings: Safety Incident Reporting in Care Homes
In this blog, we are sharing the key findings on safety incident reporting in care homes in a paper published
Fall Prevention in Hospitals and Nursing Homes
Falls are a Growing Problem Falls occur at all ages but are common among older people. According to some studies,
Burden of Harm to the Patients
In this blog post, we are sharing the key messages on the burden of unsafe care taken from the Global
Five Common RCA Mistakes
Is your RCA Process Effective? Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a systematic and robust investigation process to identify the underlying causes
The importance of near miss reporting in healthcare
You didn’t see it coming Imagine your hospital had just encountered its first case of wrong-site surgery. As the Quality
Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety: Get it Right, Make it Safe!
This year’s World Patient Safety Day theme is “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” with the slogan “Get it right, make
Strategies to Improve Medication Safety and Reduce Harm in Polypharmacy
In our previous blog, we discussed high-risk situations arising from look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medications and high-alert medications which can cause significant medication
Strategies to Reduce Medication Errors in High-risk Situations
In our previous blog Medication Safety – A Priority in Patient Safety, we briefly touched on the three priority areas where
Medication Without Harm – A Priority in Patient Safety
Are medication errors one of the most frequently reported incident types in your hospital? What can be done to prevent
How To Create-Track-Monitor Healthcare Incident Report Using Excel?
Incident Reporting in Hospitals In the healthcare industry, incident reporting is an important task that records all the unusual events
Under-reporting Patient Safety Incidents: A Real Problem
Amy had been a staff nurse in the same hospital for 30 years. Her shift starts with making rounds in