The Danish patient safety experience: the Act on Patient Safety in the Danish Health care system

Mette Lundgaard, Louise Rabøl, Elisabeth Agnete Brøgger Jensen, Jacob Anhøj, Beth Lilja

    Abstract

    This paper describes the process that lead to the passing of the Act for Patient Safety in the Danisk health care sytem, the contents of the act and how the act is used in the Danish health care system. The act obligates frontline health care personnel to report adverse events, hospital owners to act on the reports and the National Board of Health to commuicate the learning nationally. The act protects health care providers from sanctions as a result of reporting. In January 2004, the Act on Patient Safety in the Danish health care system was put into force. In the first twelve months 5740 adverse events were reported. the reports were analyzed locally (hospital and region), anonymized ad then sent to the National Board af Health. The Act on Patient Safety has driven the work with patient safety forward but there is room for improvement. Continuous and improved feedback from all parts of the system is essential to maintain the level of reporting.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftItalian Journal of Public Health
    Vol/bind2
    Udgave nummer3-4
    Sider (fra-til)64-68
    Antal sider5
    StatusUdgivet - 2005

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