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World Health Organisation (WHO) launched Patient Safety Rights Charter at Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety

Posted 20 Apr 2024

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  • Charter was developed within framework of World Patient Safety Day 2023 under theme “Engaging patients for patient safety”. 
    • It will provide healthcare workers, leaders and governments with the tools to build patient-centred healthcare systems, improving patient safety and reducing risk of harm.
    • It is a key resource intended to support implementation of Global Patient Safety (GPS) Action Plan 2021–2030.
      • India has signed GPS Action Plan 2021-2030.

 

  • Patient safety
    • A framework of organized activities that creates cultures, processes, procedures in health systems which promote safety and minimise the risk of harm to patients.

 

  • Concerns associated with Patient safety
    • Around 1 in every 10 patients is harmed in healthcare and more than 3 million deaths occur annually due to unsafe care.
    • Above 50% of harm is preventable; half of this is attributed to medications.
    • Other: Unsafe surgical procedures, healthcare-associated infections, diagnostic errors, patient misidentification, unsafe blood transfusion etc.

 

  • Initiatives taken to ensure Patient Safety
    • Global: World Alliance for Patient Safety; WHO Patient Safety Initiatives (2015–2020); National patient safety implementation framework (2018–2025); Global Patient Safety Challenge etc.
    • India: National patient safety implementation framework (2018–2025), etc.

 

Charter covers 10 Patient Safety Rights

  • Right to timely, effective and appropriate care.
  • Right to safe health care processes and practices.
  • Right to qualified and competent health workers.
  • Right to safe medical products and their safe and rational use.
  • Right to safe and secure healthcare facilities.

 

  • Right to dignity, respect, non-discrimination, privacy and confidentiality.
  • Right to information, education and supported decision making.
  • Right to access to medical records.
  •  Right to be heard and fair resolution. 
  • Right to patient and family engagement.
  • Tags :
  • WHO
  • patient safety
  • Global Patient Safety (GPS) Action Plan 2021–2030

Articles Sources

https://www.who.int/news/item/18-04-2024-who-launches-first-ever-patient-safety-rights-charter
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