2008 Field Review of Patient Safety Solutions
The 2008 Patient Safety Solutions currently under development are:
- Prevention of patient falls
- Prevention of pressure ulcers
- Response to the deteriorating patient
- Communication of critical test results
- Prevention of bloodstream infections associated with central lines
An international internet-based field survey is one of the most critical stages in the Solutions development process. The World Alliance for Patient Safety and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Solutions have sought opinions from the international community regarding the content, feasibility, and applicability of the 2008 set of patient safety solutions, as well as input as to potential barriers to using the solutions and ways in which the solutions may need to be adapted to accommodate cultural realities in different regions of the world.
The five patient safety solutions, which will be refined on the basis of the field review survey input, will be released in the Autumn of 2008.