The National Health Commission has issued a notification to launch a special patient safety campaign spanning from 2023 to 2025. This initiative aims to enhance patient safety management systems in Class 2 and above hospitals, improve relevant institutional systems and working mechanisms, and timely eliminate various risks within the medical process and hospital environment.
Campaign Goals and Targets
For three consecutive years, hospitals are required to complete at least one round of hospital inspections and special training on patient safety annually. By the end of 2025, the campaign aims to significantly improve the level of patient safety management, targeting approximately 2.5 adverse events reported per 100 discharged patients annually. Additionally, the mortality rate of low-risk inpatients is expected to decrease.
Document Outline and Measures
The document outlines three main aspects and 12 specific measures to achieve these goals. Firstly, ensuring the safety of medical service elements involves hospitals strengthening the safety management of drugs, consumables, medical facilities and equipment, and personnel. Standardized processes should be introduced, and risks and hidden dangers identified.
Medical Service Process Safety
Secondly, hospitals are required to ensure the safety of the medical service process by strengthening the management of daily diagnosis and treatment, examination and testing, emergency first aid, hospital infection control, deep vein thrombosis prevention, and other processes.
Optimizing Patient Safety Management Mechanism
Thirdly, hospitals should optimize the patient safety management mechanism by establishing sound and normalized management systems, improving the mechanism for reporting and handling adverse events, and enhancing safety awareness and creating a safety culture within the institution.
Conclusion
The special patient safety campaign initiated by the National Health Commission underscores the importance of patient safety in healthcare delivery.With a focus on systematic improvements and the establishment of robust safety measures, this campaign aims to create a safe healthcare environment for patients and improve the quality of healthcare services.
