HEALTH AND SAFETY - Patient safety Flashcards
(13 cards)
how many pts are harmed while receiving hospital care?
1 in 10
how many pts are harmed in primary or outpatient care?
4 in 10
what is one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world?
unsafe care
what is the protocol for wrong site surgery?
standing operating procedure (sop) - wrong site surgery prevention protocol
what precautions are in place for hospital associated infections?
standard infection control precautions (SICPs)
what protocols are in place to avoid swallowing accidents?
handpiece safety check
airway protection
patient position in dental chair
what training is in place for sharps injury prevention?
sharps awareness - safer sharps devices
sharps placement - training and education
what protocol is in place to avoid incorrect patient details?
patient identification protocol - name DOB address postcode
what is the scottish patient safety programme (SPSP)?
a unique national initiative that aims to improve the safety and reliability of health and social care and reduce harm, wherever care is delivered
what information does healthcare improvement scotland provide?
news and events
evidence - advice, guidance and standards
improvement - implementation support
scrutiny - assurance, measurement and reporting
what is the NHS education for Scotlands (NES) mission?
to provide education that enables excellence in health and care for the people in Scotland
what are the sections on patient safety zone that NES provide?
- adverse effects
- patient safety training
- human factors
- safety, skills and improvement research collaborative
what is the key purpose of the Turas SKIRC (safety, skills and improvement research collaborative)?
to research, design, innovate, implement and evaluate complex educational interventions that focus on facilitating individual, team, organisational and national learning and upskilling of the NHS scotland workforce
