Define patient harm
unforeseen accidents which are caused by care given to patient rather than underlying disease
What different ways can patient come to harm?
Infections
unsafe surgical care procedures
equipment
How to reduce risk of unsafe surgical procedures?
WHO surgical safety checklist
Getting 2 people to check details
How to reduce risk of infections?
Hand washing
PPE
public hesalth section!
How to reduce risk of equipment?
Training to ensure clinicians are failing using them on patients
sterilising equipment
regular equipment checkup to ensure still works