17/09/2023
World Patient Safety Day is an annual global campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise awareness about patient safety and promote actions to improve it. This year focusses on "Engaging Patients in Patient Safety" which is a big concern across all health sectors. While healthcare professionals play a critical role in ensuring patient safety, engaging patients in this endeavor can lead to even better outcomes.
When patients are actively engaged as collaborators in their healthcare, substantial improvements are observed in safety, patient contentment, and health results. Through active participation as integral members of the healthcare team, patients can play a role in enhancing the safety of their own care and that of the entire healthcare system.
Creating platforms and opportunities that empower a wide range of patients, families, and communities to express their opinions, concerns, expectations, and preferences will go a long way in achieving better health outcome.
At InSiGHt Health Consulting Ltd, we build in patients' perspective in designing our quality improvement plan and system. This enables us to guage service quality and expectation from the patients perspective to ensure we build a holistic quality improvement approach.
Note that, patient safety is not a one-day concern—it's an ongoing commitment. Let's ensure that every day is a step forward in our mission to protect and improve the lives of patients worldwide.
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