The NHS Patient Safety Strategy. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The NHS Patient Safety Strategy. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published July 2019

The NHS Patient Safety Strategy.

NHS Improvement. July 2, 2019.

The United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) has been at the forefront of patient safety innovation. This strategy seeks to further implement approaches that explore and optimize the intersection of systems and human behaviors to support safe care at the NHS. The framework builds upon the perspectives of patients, staff, and organizations to achieve whole system improvement and sustain those changes through effective intervention and program design.

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