Supporting patients and staff to improve patient safety

January 18, 2016

Approximately 10% of hospital patients are harmed by the care they receive, leading to many approaches to improving safety, including an international emphasis on patient involvement. Within a previous research programme the project group developed ThinkSAFE, a user-informed robust approach supporting patient and family involvement in improving in-patient safety. To support broad, effective and rapid dissemination and implementation of ThinkSAFE, an Implementation Package was developed in collaboration with five regional NHS Foundation Trusts, as part of this AHSN NENC Patient Safety Collaborative funded project.

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