WHO: Global Celebrations of World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2022 (21 April 2023)

Summary

On Saturday 17 September 2022, the fourth annual World Patient Safety Day took place, established as a day to call for global solidarity and concerted action to improve patient safety. Medication safety was chosen as the focused for World Patient Safety Day 2022 due to the substantial burden of medication-related harm at all levels of care. In this report, the World Health Organization (WHO) provides an overview of activities in the countries that observed World Patient Safety Day 2022 to make this event.

Content

Surveying activity across 136 WHO member states that observed World Patient Safety Day 2022, the report details:

•  Activities and events held by WHO headquarters, regional offices and country offices.
• National events, conferences and webinars held in different member states.
• Publications and videos highlight key issues relating to World Patient Safety Day, including a blog by Patient Safety Learning and a Patient Safety Spotlight Interview with Angela Carrington, Lead Pharmacist for Medication Safety In Northern Ireland.
• Involvement of patients and healthcare professionals in events and activities.
• Media coverage.