Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai
Emphasizing Safety for Personnel at All Levels
on the Occasion of Patient Safety Goal Safety Week 2022
Recently Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai organized the Patient Safety Goal Safety Week 2022 at the hospital’s main conference hall to maintain the quality standard of health services in line with the standard of hospitals under the BDMS network. This event was to enhance the readiness of all levels of hospital staff and personnel by reinforcing the understanding of “International Patient Safety Standards” (International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) and implementing them in practice.
Because “Patient Safety” is the utmost goal that all personnel consider important.
As a hospital accredited with JCI standards, with a policy emphasizing patient-centered care (Patient Centricity), Bangkok Hospital Chiang Mai recognizes the importance of hospital quality development processes to elevate the quality aspect of safety under the International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG). Therefore, regular training, development, and quality testing of personnel at all levels are organized continuously. Not only medical personnel from various professional fields providing direct patient care but also non-medical staff of the hospital need to have practical knowledge to enhance the safety for service users in all aspects, whether they are accountants and financial officers, procurement officers, HR officers, customer service officers, porters, interpreters, security officers, housekeepers, and IT officers, etc.
In 2022, practical examinations in various activity-based formats are organized with specifically designed tests, providing 9 stations for medical personnel and 6 stations for non-medical staff, such as:
- Station on Correct Patient Identification
- Station on Reporting Critical Results of Diagnostic Tests
- Station on Receiving Verbal and/or Telephone Medical Orders
- Station on Hand off Communication Policies
- Station on High-alert Medicine Safety Practices
- Station on Control of High Concentration Medications in Patient Care Units
- Station on Look-Alike Sound-Alike Medications Safety Practices
- Station on Ensuring Safe Surgery
- Station on Hand Hygiene Clinical Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Disease
- Station on Guidelines for Reducing the Risk of Healthcare-associated Infections
- Station on Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm from Falls, such as Accidents, Slip, Fall, Bed Falls, etc.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has invited member countries worldwide to set patient safety goals. World Patient Safety Day is celebrated every year on September 17 to campaign globally among member countries to recognize the importance of setting patient safety goals. This aims to stimulate health personnel, patients, and the general public to recognize importance and act towards actual implementation in healthcare facilities around the world. The slogan for 2022 was Medication Without Harm. Click to view more details here (Click)
