One in every 10 patients experience harm in healthcare, and about 50% of harms are preventable, according to an April 18 news release from WHO. The Patient Safety Rights Charter is the first to ...

Jeff Surges is a board member and former CEO of RLDatix, a leading global provider of connected healthcare operations software and services. Unsafe care is a global public health issue. According to ...

Dr. Rudi Eggers is Director, Integrated Health Services, World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters; Dr. Irina Papieva is Technical Officer, Patient Safety Flagship, Integrated Health Services, WHO ...

European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (ESAIC) fully supports WHO’s Medication without Harm campaign; other society initiatives present a broad response and include the key patient ...

More than half of healthcare-associated infections can be prevented by proper hand hygiene by caregivers, according to the World Health Organization. Hand Hygiene Day was May 5. The WHO promotes hand ...

At the annual meeting of The Leapfrog Group, patient safety AI showed potential, but it was the efforts of front-line staff ...

Dubai, September 18 th, 2006: To fight the spread of healthcare-associated infections, also known as nosocomial infections, which affect millions of patients each year, the United Arab Emirates ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) will host the 8th annual World Patient Safety, Science and Technology Summit (WPSSTS) virtually April 29 and April 30, ...

A study finds higher nurse turnover significantly raises patient falls in U.S. acute care units, highlighting workforce stability's role in safety.

A consultant histopathologist says being made a dame in the King's New Year Honours is a "wonderful way" to start 2026. Dr Suzy Lishman, who is also a medical examiner at Peterborough City Hospital, ...