In 2005 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the World Alliance for Patient Safety and identified six action areas. One of these action areas is the development of "Solutions for Patient Safety". In the same year, The World Health Organization (WHO) designated the Joint Commission and Joint Commission International (JCI) as the world's first WHO Collaborating Centre dedicated solely to patient safety. This action is aimed at reducing the unacceptably high numbers of serious medical injuries around the world each day. ...More
Patient Safety Solutions
No adverse event should ever occur anywhere in the world if the knowledge exists to prevent it from happening. However, such knowledge is of little use if it is not put into practice. Translating knowledge into practical solutions is the ultimate foundation of the safety solutions action area of the World Alliance for Patient Safety. ...View Solutions
