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An Introduction to the
Patient Safety First Campaign
for England
A presentation to participating Trusts
* Background to the Campaign
* The vision for the Campaign
* The interventions
* How the Campaign will work with non-acute
organisations
* Supporting resources
* What your commitment involves
* Next steps
Background to the Campaign
The size and impact of safety incidents
in the non-acute sector is still unclear,
however the overwhelming interest
from PCTs, Mental Health and
Ambulance Trusts has shown that all
sectors of healthcare want to be
involved
HAZARDOUS
(>1/1000)
Total lives lost per year
100,000
REGULATED
Health Care
ULTRA-SAFE
(<1/100K)
Driving
10,000
1,000
100
Mountain
Climbing
Bungee
Jumping
10
1
1
10
100
Scheduled
Airlines
Chemical
European
Manufacturing
Railroads
1,000
Chartered
Flights
10,000
Nuclear
Power
100,000 1million 10million
Number of encounters for each fatality
The vision for the Campaign
* The Campaign cause is:
To make the safety of patients everyone’s
highest priority
* The Campaign aim is to achieve:
No avoidable death, and no avoidable harm
The interventions
* Leadership for safety
* Care of the deteriorating patient
* Critical care: central line and ventilator care
bundles
* Perioperative care: the surgical site infection
bundle and World Health Organisation (WHO)
safe surgery checklist
* Reduction of harm from high risk medication:
includes anticoagulants, narcotics, insulin and
sedatives
How will the Campaign work with
non-acute organisations?
* Interventions are currently acute focused in line with the most
robust evidence, however the Campaign is committed to:
* Raising the profile of safety at Board level in all non acute
organisations through the sign up process and the Leadership
intervention
* Acting as a ‘signpost’ to other organisations and networks who are
developing research and practical interventions for the non-acute
sector
* Supporting non-acute organisations to adapt the current interventions
where possible
Supporting resources
* An intervention ‘How to Guide’ for the Leadership
intervention
* Guidance on measurement
* An extranet site for data entry/monitoring
* Teleconference and on line support on a variety of
topics relevant to the campaign
* Local support via the ongoing development of field
teams
* Campaign website from 15th September
Supporting resources
More resources for non-acute organisations are in
development…
* Primary Care Global Trigger Tool
* Mental health Global Trigger Tool (group currently being
formed)
* Leading Improvement in Patient Safety (LIPS) Programme
being adapted for primary care audience (pilot in early 2009)
What your commitment involves
* A pledge to your organisation that safety is your highest
priority
* Agreement to work on the Leadership intervention
* Posting your results on the Campaign extranet from
September
* Consider how the clinical interventions may be adapted
for your organisation, e.g. high risk medications –
anticoagulant management in the community
Next steps
* Assign a key contact in the organisation to liaise with the
Campaign team and co ordinate activities - notify the Campaign
office of their name, job title and email address via
[email protected]
* Choose the other intervention(s) you would like to sign up for and
find enthusiastic individuals who will test out relevant
improvements in their areas