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Content ArticleFull recording of the recent Asia-Pacific Patient Safety Network webinar held on 20 January 2026.
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Medical errors claim lives of 18-20% hospitalised patients in Pakistan
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A staggering 18-20% of hospitalised patients in Pakistan lose their lives due to medical errors, negligence, misadministration of drugs, and deadly hospital-acquired infections, experts have warned. Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare Conference hosted by Aga Khan University (AKU) in April and organised by Riphah Institute of Healthcare, leading healthcare professionals called for urgent reforms to improve patient safety in hospitals across the country. The press conference was addressed by Executive Director of Riphah International, Asadullah Khan, Executive Director of NICVD, Prof Dr Tahir Saghir, Chairman of Patient Safety, Dr Zakiuddin, and Sayed Jamshed Ahmed. Dr Zakiuddin pointed out that several errors occur during medical treatment, including wrong drug prescriptions, incorrect injections, surgical complications, and hospital-acquired infections. “The World Health Organization (WHO) has been consistently raising awareness about patient safety, yet many developing countries, including Pakistan, continue to struggle with high rates of medical errors,” he said. He stressed the need for specialized training for medical staff and the adoption of modern patient safety systems to curb preventable mistakes. “There must be a culture where doctors and nurses acknowledge their errors and work toward rectifying them rather than concealing mistakes,” he added. Read full story Source: Business Recorder, 3 March 2025 -
Content ArticleThis mixed-methods study in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare examined how health staff in Indonesian hospitals perceived open disclosure of patient safety incidents (PSIs). The authors surveyed 262 health workers and interviewed 12 health workers. In the quantitative phase they found a good level of open disclosure practice, a positive attitude toward open disclosure and good disclosure according to the level of harm. However, in the qualitative phase they found that most participants were confused about the difference between incident reporting and incident disclosure. The authors concluded that a robust open disclosure system in hospitals could address several issues such as lack of knowledge, lack of policy support, lack of training and lack of policy. They also suggest that the government should develop supportive policies at the national level and organise initiatives at the hospital level in order to limit the negative implications of disclosing situations.
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Content ArticleOman’s healthcare system has rapidly transformed in recent years. A recent Report of Quality and Patient Safety has nevertheless highlighted decreasing levels of patient safety and quality culture among healthcare professionals. This indicates the need to assess the quality of care and patient safety from the perspectives of both patients and healthcare professionals. This study from Al-Jabri et al. aimed to examine (1) patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on overall quality of care and patient safety standards at two tertiary hospitals in Oman and (2) which demographic characteristics are related to the overall quality of care and patient safety.
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Content ArticlePatient safety has been considered the heart of healthcare quality. This study from Najjar et al. in Safety in Health aimed to explore relationships between patient safety culture and adverse event rates at unit levels in Palestinian hospitals, and provide insight on initiatives to improve patient safety. The study confirms the idea that a more positive patient safety culture is associated with lower adverse events in hospitals at the departmental levels in Palestine. Further analysis should include a more representative sample to examine the causal relationship between patient safety culture and adverse events incidents.
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Content ArticlePatient safety is an important issue in health systems worldwide. This is a systematic review of previous studies on patient safety culture in Southeast Asian countries.
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Content ArticleIn healthcare, 'speaking up' refers to when healthcare workers raise concerns regarding patient safety through questions, sharing information, or expressing their opinion to prevent harmful incidents and ensure patient safety. Conversely, withholding voice is an act of not raising concerns, which could be beneficial in certain situations. Factors associated with speaking up and withholding voices are not fully understood, especially in strong authoritarian societies, such as Malaysia. This study aimed to examine the factors associated with speaking up and withholding the voices of healthcare workers in Malaysia, thus providing suggestions that can be used in other countries facing similar patient safety challenges.
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Content ArticleJordan is a middle-income country located in the Middle East. Health services in Jordan are provided by the public and private sectors Jordan's health indicators have been internationally lauded. In 2010, Jordan was ranked the leading medical tourism destination in the Arab world and fifth globally by the World Bank. In 2003, the Minister of Health and other health sector leaders from the RMS, the Private Hospital Association (PHA), the healthcare professional councils, and medical schools met to discuss how to address some of the health system challenges and how they might improve the quality of healthcare services. In 2007, the bylaws of the new organization were endorsed by all sectors, and in December of that year, the Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC)—a private, non-profit, shareholding company—was created to act as the national healthcare accreditation agency of Jordan. The mission of the HCAC was to foster the continuous improvement of the quality and safety of healthcare facilities, services, and programs through developing internationally accepted standards, building capacity, and awarding accreditation.
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Content ArticleMedical error is a serious issue in hospitals in Jordan. This study from Suliman et al. explored Jordanian nurses' perceptions of the culture of safety in their hospitals. The Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture translated into Arabic was administered to a convenience sample of 391 nurses from 7 hospitals in Jordan. The positive responses to the 12 dimensions of safety culture ranged from 20.0% to 74.6%. These are lower than the benchmarks of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Jordanian nurses perceive their hospitals as places that need more effort to improve the safety culture.
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Content ArticlePatient safety is fundamental to healthcare and is a major concern for the Republic of Maldives. For strengthening the patient safety framework, Ministry of Health (MOH), Republic of Maldives had requested the WHO for assistance in assessing prevalent the status in the year 2016. Now the Ministry of Health has decided to develop the National Strategic plan for the Patient Safety in the country. This report looks at the current patient safety situation in the Maldives and their action plan for implementation of a patient safety framework.
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Content ArticleThe purpose of this study was to identify challenges in applying certain standards, techniques for the Baku Health Center in Azerbaijan.
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Content ArticlePatient safety culture is a vital component in ensuring high-quality and safe patient care. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess doctors’ and nurses’ perceptions of patient safety culture in five public general hospitals in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study found that the mean scores among nurses were significantly higher than that among physicians for several categories: supervisor/manager expectations staffing management support for patient safety teamwork across units handoffs and transitions Nurses reported significantly higher patient grades than physicians (75% vs 67.1%) and around two-thirds of physicians and nurses reported no event in the past 12 months (62.8 and 71.7% respectively). The authors recommend that hospitals develop and implement intervention programs to improve patient safety, including around teamwork and communication, encouraging staff to notify incidents and avoiding punitive responses.
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Content ArticleThis study in the journal Dove Press aimed to explore the experience of patient safety culture among South Korean advanced practice nurses in hospital-based home healthcare. 20 nurses involved in home healthcare were recruited from twelve hospitals located in three different cities throughout South Korea. The authors concluded that there were significant aspects of patient safety culture in hospital-based home healthcare, allowing for good continuity of care for patients. These aspects include communicating with caregivers, building community partnerships, understanding unexpected home environments and enhancing the safety of nurses.
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Content ArticleIn this study, Aniza Ismail and Norhani Mazrah Khalid assessed the baseline level and mean score of every domain of patient safety culture among healthcare professionals at a cluster hospital in Malaysia and identifed the determinants associated with patient safety culture. The study found that healthcare professionals at the cluster hospital showed unsatisfactory patient safety culture levels. Most of the respondents appreciated their jobs, despite experiencing dissatisfaction with their working conditions. The priority for changes should involve systematic interventions to focus on patient safety training, address the blame culture, improve communication, exchange information about errors and improve working conditions.
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Content ArticleThis article and video tell the story of Rihan Neupane, a baby born prematurely in Dhapasi, Nepal, who was left in a vegetative state following a series of medical errors including a missed diagnosis of meningitis. His parents had chosen a private international hospital for their maternity care, but were let down by a series of medical errors including Rihan being mistakenly given a massive paracetamol overdose. Although external hospital safety inspectors found the hospital negligent on many counts, the hospital continued to deny any wrongdoing or responsibility for Rihan's condition. Rihan's father Sanjeev Neupane talks about his family's experience in the embedded video.
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Content ArticleIn 2019, the Korean National Patient Safety Incidents Inquiry was conducted in the Republic of Korea to identify the national-level incidence of adverse events. This study determined the incidence and detailed the characteristics of adverse events at 15 regional public hospitals in the Republic of Korea. The authors concluded that a review of medical records aids in identifying adverse events in medical institutions and helps prioritise actions to reduce their incidence.
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Patient Safety is a healthcare discipline that aims to prevent and reduce risks, errors, and harm that occur to patients during the provision of health care. As per WHO, millions of patients are harmed every year due to unsafe medication practices, 2.6 million deaths annually in low-and middle-income countries alone. Today, patient harm due to unsafe care is a large and growing global public health concern and is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Most of this patient harm is avoidable. The Asia Pacific Patient Safety Network's mission is to advocate for patient safety, where everyone receives safe and high-quality medical care while reducing unavoidable harm due to unsafe care across the globe. Call to Action Patients, patient advocates, caregivers, pharmacists, healthcare workers, policymakers and industry experts are invited to take the pledge to support the statements to address patient safety across the globe. Patient advocates from throughout the Asia-Pacific region gathered under one umbrella on the 17 November 2021, to explore some of the nuances that must be addressed to ensure patient safety. These conversations culminated in five strategies which are aligned to WHO GPSAP 2021-2030 in Strategic Objective 4: Patient and Family Engagement, namely: Engage - Partner and engage patients, families and civil society organisations in co-development of policies, plans, strategies, programmes and guidelines to make health care safer. Learn - Learn from the experience of patients and families exposed to unsafe care to improve understanding of the nature of harm and foster the development of more effective solutions. Capacity Building - Build the capacity of patient advocates and champions in patient safety. Transparency - Establish the principle and practice of openness and transparency throughout health care, including through patient safety disclosure to patients (and families when permitted). Education & Empowerment - Provide information and education to patients and families for their involvement in self-care and empower them for shared decision-making in relation to patient safety. #UniteForPatientSafety Campaign You can also join the virtual course - Patient Safety: Understanding the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 -
Content ArticleDespite under-reporting, health workers (HWs) accounted for 2-30% of the reported COVID-19 cases worldwide. In line with data from other countries, Jordan recorded multiple case surges among HWs. This study from Tarif et al. looked at infection prevention and control risk factors in HWs infected with Covid-19. Study findings confirmed the role of hand hygiene as one of the most cost-effective measures to combat the spreading of viral infections.
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Content ArticleFor specialist treatment, Palestinians often need to be referred to a hospital outside Gaza – then apply for a travel permit. Tight budgets and restrictions mean few are granted. Int this Guardian article, one woman details the obstacles she has faced.
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News ArticleThe World Health Organization (WHO) announces that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea, has achieved maturity level four (ML4), the highest level in WHO’s classification of regulatory authorities for medical products. WHO has formally assessed the medical product regulatory authorities of 33 countries, of which only the Republic of Korea is listed as attaining this level in regulation for both locally produced as well as imported medicines and vaccines. This achievement represents an important milestone for the Republic of Korea and for the world, signifying that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), the national regulatory authority for medicines and vaccines, is operating at an advanced level of performance with continuous improvement Only about 30% of the world’s regulatory authorities have the capacity to ensure medicines, vaccines and other health products are produced to required standards, work as intended and do not harm patients. WHO’s benchmarking efforts identify regulatory authorities that are operating at an advanced level so that they can act as a reference point for regulatory authorities that lack the resources to perform all necessary regulatory functions, or which have not yet reached higher maturity levels for medical product oversight. “This is a great testament for Republic of Korea’s commitment for ensuring safe and effective medicines and vaccines, and investing in building a strong regulatory system,” said Dr Mariângela Simão, Assistant Director-General, Access to Medicines and Health Products. “We hope the achievement will be sustained and also help promote confidence, trust and further reliance on national authorities attaining this high level”. Read full story Source: WHO, 29 November 2022
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UK to recruit nurses from Nepal under new government deal
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Up to 100 nurses are to be recruited from Nepal to work in the NHS, despite global restrictions on employing health workers because of staff shortages in the country. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Government of Nepal have signed a new government-to-government agreement regarding the recruitment of Nepali health professionals to the UK. The move comes after the new health and social care secretary Steve Barclay announced plans to “significantly increase” overseas recruitment of health workers to help mitigate staff shortages in the UK. A 15-month pilot phase will initially see up to 100 nurses recruited from Nepal to work at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Read full story Source: Nursing Times (23 August 2022) -
Content ArticleThis document, Malaysian Patient Safety Goals 2.0 – Guidelines on Implementation & Surveillance explains the details of the new Malaysian Patient Safety Goals, known as MPSG 2.0. It describes the: Malaysian Patient Safety Goals and KPIs. The technical specifica!on of the associated KPIs (i.e., rationale, strategies & implementation, definition, inclusion and exclusion criteria, formula of KPI, numerator, denominator and target for each goal). The data collection process and format.
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Content ArticlePatient safety is intended to prevent harm or to halt accidents and negative side effects that patients may experience because of various treatment options. The aim of this study is to monitor the responses of medical students towards patient safety issues, introduce the term and practice to medical students, and fill the gap between clinical education and quality control. Medical therapy breakthroughs have resulted in an increase in side effects and hazards. Patient safety should be taught in medical schools from the beginning. The medical students’ inadequate patient safety knowledge exemplifies the failure of unorganised education to keep up with new safety ideas, therefore, it is advised that patient safety topics be covered from the very beginning of the medical school curriculum. This can be achieved through lectures, discussion groups, practice-based learning rounds, case study, simulation, patient tracking and other formats.
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Content ArticlePatient safety is a fundamental concern in healthcare, especially in high-risk settings such as operating theatres, where there is an increased likelihood of adverse events. Nonetheless, studies within the operating theatre setting remain limited. This study examined the influence of organisational and individual factors, and the moderating effects of job position, gender, and experience toward patient safety culture among perioperative staff at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) in Malaysia. Most respondents (67.2%) were registered nurses. The stress recognition dimension had the highest mean positive response rate at 73.0%, whereas the perceptions of the management dimension had the lowest at 22.6%. The study findings revealed a significant positive relationship between individual factors and the perception of patient safety culture Overall, the perception of patient safety culture in the SGH operating theatre was perceived as moderate, with substantial room for improvement. The lowest positive response rate in the management dimension implies the need for the organisation to address staffing shortage issues and improve workplace support to increase patient safety. Individual factors, such as job satisfaction and stress recognition, were significantly associated with these perceptions. Future studies should explore influences such as government policies, budget allocation, and technological advancements to further enhance patient safety culture in operating theatres.
