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Patient Safety Research

Working to facilitate the spread and use of research findings to inform safer health care in all WHO Member States

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Global patient safety research priorities.

Patient safety is a global issue affecting countries at all levels of development. Understanding the magnitude of the problem and the main contributing factors is essential in order to devise appropriate solutions. WHO Patient Safety has produced a list of global research priorities that indicate the broad areas where are substantial knowledge gaps and where it is expected that further knowledge will significantly contribute to improving patient safety and reducing harm. To read the report, click on the link below.

Global priorities for research in patient safety - report [pdf 270kb] | Global priorities for research in patient safety - advocacy booklet [pdf 1.05MB] | More information about global patient safety research priorities

Areas of work

WHO Patient Safety Small Research Grants
Set up to stimulate research on patient safety priority areas by providing seed funding for small research projects.

Methods and measures
The focus of WHO Patient Safety is on clarifying the methods and measures necessary to advance the knowledge around patient safety issues particularly in developing and transitional countries, and to respond to new and as yet unmet research questions.

Strengthening capacity
Emphasis on strengthening and scaling up sustainable capacity through developing institutional competency and mainstreaming research programmes within existing health systems.

Country research studies
Fostering research in developing countries to help understand the magnitude and nature of patient safety issues, through multi-country studies and actions at country level.


ABOUT US

Sir Liam Donaldson
WHO Patient Safety

The research programme team

Background to the research programme

Focus of WHO Patient Safety Research


HIGHLIGHTS

Case studies - patient safety research

Global patient safety research network

Primary care patient safety research


OTHER PROGRAMMES

Reporting & Learning
WHO Draft Guidelines for Adverse Event Reporting and Learning Systems to improve the safety of patient care.

Taxonomy
Aiming to define, harmonize and group patient safety concepts into an internationally agreed classification.


CONTACT US

To contact the research team, please email psresearch@who.int