European Patient Safety Foundation: Identity and strategy 2023 (10 February 2023)

Summary

This document outlines the identity and strategy of the European Patient Safety Foundation (EPSF), an independent, public interest foundation based in Belgium.

Content

EPSF vision

Significant improvement in patient safety is possible by empowering patients and healthcare professionals through people-driven, collaborative and sustainable approaches.

EPSF mission

To improve patient safety in Europe by:

• empowering people for patient safety.
• developing innovative, meaningful, sustainable and replicable patient safety projects.
• creating a European multidisciplinary platform for exchanging knowledge and best practices.
• promoting and stimulating application of best practices that lead to longlasting changes in safety culture in healthcare.

EPSF values

• People Focus: We believe that development of safer healthcare system is only possible whenever we listen, empower, and support healthcare workers and patients.
• Collaboration: European, multi-specialty collaboration is essential to achieve sustainable improvement of patient safety in Europe.
• Ethics: Integrity, honesty, mutual respect and clear ethical rules are crucial for the establishment of long-lasting partnerships.
• Driving for quality: Anything we do, we do it well.

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