According to the World Health Organization, as many as one in 10 patients are harmed while receiving hospital care - seven out of 100 hospitalized patients acquire health care-associated infections.

Training vendors that come into a hospital environment is an important part of patient safety planning, according to a recent blog post from IntelliCentrics. 1. Reduce the spread of disease.

The NQF views safety as a fundamental and essential attribute of quality healthcare. Without safety there simply cannot be high quality. The NQF also considers improving patient safety as an ethical ...

What does it take to transform an entire health system into a national leader in patient safety? Hartford HealthCare didn’t just ask the question — they answered it.

Challenges with health technology adoption and reductions in maternal services could also threaten patient safety this year, according to an ECRI study. To create the top 10 list of patient safety ...

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with Hamad Healthcare Quality Institute (HHQI), launched the National Training Programme for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Qatar. The ...

Clinicians’ increased burdens are making it harder for valid concerns voiced by patients, their families and their caretakers to be acknowledged, raising the risk of missed diagnoses and exacerbated ...

A new patient safety training package could be rolled out to all nurses in a bid to reduce cases of avoidable harm and generate a culture change within the NHS. Subscribe today for unlimited access to ...

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A consultant histopathologist says being made a dame in the King's New Year Honours is a "wonderful way" to start 2026. Dr Suzy Lishman, who is also a medical examiner at Peterborough City Hospital, ...