Policies and strategies
View publications on policies and strategies for patient safety
Patient safety assessment manual 2nd edition
safety is a global health concern, affecting patients in all health care settings, whether in developed or developing countries. Research studies have...
The quality and safety aspect of health care is of utmost importance in health service delivery. Health services that are provided should be of very high...
Patient safety tool kit
The Patient safety tool kit describes the practical steps and actions needed to build a comprehensive patient safety improvement programme in hospitals...
This document outlines a four-step approach for developing a patient safety policy and a strategic plan: • situation analysis • national patient...
Patient safety assessment manual 1st edition
Unsafe health care remains a problem of immense magnitude worldwide. The development of solutions and initiatives aimed at driving change towards greater...
Final version; not amended after the meeting in June 2008
Other publications on policies and strategies
- Patient safety and right -Developing tools to support consumer health literacy: 2010 (EURO)
- Assuring the quality of health care in the European Union: a case for action
- Guidance on developing quality and safety strategies with a health system approach
- The Tallinn Charter: Health Systems for Health and Wealth (English, French, German, Russian)
- Policy Brief: Safer hospitals for safer patient care (EMRO)
- First regional workshop on patient safety : a report
- Report of technical discussions and promoting patient safety at health care institutions at the CCPDM WHO/South East Asia Region Conference: 2006
- Performance Assessment Tool for Quality Improvement in Hospitals (PATH)
- A background for national quality policies in health systems / by Charles D. Shaw and Isuf Kalo