Policies and strategies
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One of WHO’s core functions is to articulate ethical and evidence‐based health policy options. In line with this function, WHO’s work on patient safety facilitates the development of patient safety policies and strategies in Member states.
Guidance on policies and strategies provided in WHO publications linked below can strengthen the efforts of WHO Member States in developing safer and sustainable health care systems for improving patient safety.
View publications on policies and strategies for patient safety
22 September 2016
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...
17 October 2011
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...
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