Patient Safety Organizations

Patient safety organizations, encompassing both health care focused entities and patient advocacy groups, play pivotal roles in safeguarding the well-being of patients within the complex landscape of health care. These organizations collectively serve as guardians of patient safety by addressing a spectrum of crucial responsibilities such as

• promoting patient safety

• analyzing and identifying systemic issues

• develop strategies to mitigate risks to eliminate avoidable harm

• offer education and training programmes to health care professionals to enhance competencies related to patient safety

• share best practices and successful interventions across health care organizations

• help to standardize safety protocols

• guide and set requirements for health care organizations to comply

• emphasize the importance of health care, patient safety and quality ecosystem

• foster a culture of continuous improvement in health care, driving organizations to prioritize patient safety

Overall, patient safety organizations are essential for reducing errors, improving health care quality and ensuring the well-being of patients and health care professionals.

Here are some patient safety organizations dedicated to improving patient safety and quality in health care. We encourage you to visit their websites to be aware of their initiatives. This will empower you in your ongoing pursuit safer health care practices:

*Note: this is a non-exhaustive list that will be periodically updated. If you wish to include your patient safety and health care quality organization, please email to: gkps@singhealth.com.sg

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

• Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare

• Canadian Patient Safety Institute

• Center of Excellence for Patient Safety and Quality, Airlangga University

• Duke Center for Healthcare Safety & Quality

• ECRI Institute

• Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB).

• Imperial College London - Institute of Global Health Innovation

• Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

• ISMP Canada

• International Alliance of Patients' Organizations

• International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua)

• John Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality

• Malaysia Patient Safety Council and Initiatives

• Mothers Against Medical Error

• National Health Service - Patient Safety

• National Quality Forum

• Patient Academy for Innovation and Research

• Patient For Patient Safety Network Asia-Pacific

• Patient for Patient Safety Canada

• Patient for Patient Safety Ireland

• Patient for Patient Safety US

• Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF)

• Riphah Institute of Healthcare and Safety (RIHIS)

• Saudi Patient Safety Center

• SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ)

• SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN)

• The Beryl Institute

• The Centre for Patient Safety Research and Practice

• The Healthcare Accreditation Institute, Thailand

• The Institute for Healthcare Improvement

• The Joint Commission

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• VHA National Center for Patient Safety

• World Health Organization Patient Safety Flagship Unit

• World Organization of Family Doctors- Working Party: Quality & Safety

• World Patients Alliance

***Note: updated as of 30 January 2024.