ThinkSAFE | Be Safe – A guide for patient safety for patients and families (July 2015)

Summary

ThinkSAFE is developed by Newcastle University, in partnership with NHS staff and patients.  Research has shown that by encouraging patients and their families to work together with hospital staff, safety can be improved during the patient’s stay in hospital.

Content

The project ThinkSAFE helps staff, patients and their families to co-operate and improve patient safety. This film is shown at the patient’s bedside and covers:

• how patients can make changes to their behaviour to improve safety
• suggested actions that patients can take
• possible barriers to involving patients in improving their safety.