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The patient safety rights charter: A vision for the future of patient care

Content Editor: Dr. M Swathi Shenoy

September 25, 2023 at 12:30:00 PM

Patient Safety

Content Editor: Dr. M Swathi Shenoy

  • World Patient Safety Day is celebrated every year on 17th September and this year's theme was "Engaging patients for patient safety." 

  • To earmark this event, a global conference on patient safety and patient engagement was held recently. 

  • The event ended with agreement on the first-ever patient Safety rights charter. 

  • This charter: 

  1. Outlines the core rights of the patient 

  2. Seeks to assist Governments in ensuring that the patients' voices are heard.  

  • Each year, 1 in 10 patients experience harm in healthcare settings, most of which are preventable.  

  • This year, emphasis is laid on: 

  1. Listening to the family of the patients 

  2. Learning from their experiences

  3. Involving them in every aspect of patient care 

  • The aim of this event was to shift from "care designed for patients" to "care designed with patients."

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