2. The first requirement of
any Hospital is that it does
the sick
“NO HARM”.
Florence Nightingale
3. Are we following the longstanding cornerstone
of medicine “Do NO Harm”?
Are we unintentionally harming patients whom
we are seeking to help?
Do we know the burden of unintended death
and morbidity due to preventable adverse
events?
4. DEFICIT OF QUALIFIED
HEALTH-CARE PROVIDERS
The deficit in 57 countries are estimated
to be 2.4 million doctors, nurses and
midwives.
12. WHICH PATIENTS ARE MORE
AT RISK…????
Complex surgery
Multiple Medical
conditions
Emergencies
Geriatric patients
Pediatric patients
Any patient who
cannot perform ADL
(Acts of Daily Living)
A physically /
mentally challenged
13. Failure of a planned action to be
completed as intended or the use
of a wrong plan to achieve an aim,
do not all result in injury.
HEALTH CARE ERROR
14. NEAR MISS
An event that almost happened or an
event that did happen but no one knows
about.
If the person involved in the
near miss does not come forward, no one
may ever know it occurred.
15. Nursing
shortage
Lack of
standards
Malfunctioning
instruments
Poor leadership
and teamwork
Poor infection
control practices
Poor
communication
Poor
infrastructure
16. What is Patient Safety ?
“Patient safety is a health care discipline
that emphasizes the reporting ,the analysis
and prevention of medical error that often
leads to adverse health care events.”
WHO
“Patient safety is defined as prevention of
harm to the patients”
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
17. Objectives of Patient Safety
Create patient safety culture
Increase hospital accountability towards
its patients and society
Decrease adverse events in hospitals
Implement programmes to prevent the
recurrence of adverse events
23. Patient Safety Solutions
Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Medication Names
Patient Identification
Communication During Patient Hand-over
Performance of Correct Procedure at Correct
body site
Control of Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions
24. Assuring Medication Accuracy at
Transitions in Care
Avoiding Catheter and Tubing Mis-
Connections
Single Use of Injection Devices
Improved Hand Hygiene to Prevent Health
Care-associated Infection
25. Reduce the risk of patient harm from falls.
Report critical results of tests and diagnostic
procedures on a timely basis
Identify patients at the risk of suicide
Prevention of pressure ulcers
26. Absence of evidence is not the
evidence of absence
Always look for what is wrong before
looking
who is wrong
Yes…it is necessary