Programs NSW Patient Safety
The objective of the Patient Safety Program is to reduce harm to patients through the identification and rectification of system vulnerabilities. It applies a simple, standardised, approach to improving the safety of healthcare in NSW.
The program is an important component of the NSW Patient Safety and Clinical Quality Program, launched in 2004.
Program Overview
Background
The Patient Safety team utilises the electronic Incident Information Management System (IIMS) to identify risks to patient safety, as reported by NSW Health staff. These insights help to determine where State-wide improvements to clinical care can be made. The information obtained from IIMS data analysis has been the basis for many CEC projects and continues to highlight emerging issues across the public health system.
An important part of the patient safety program is to inform and work with NSW Health, Area Health Services and clinical groups to address the patient safety issues identified during review of aggregated data.
