🎙️ Patient, your voice is the key to better care! #WorldPatientSafetyDay Remember: 🗣️ Talk openly about your symptoms ❓ Ask your doctor about anything that concerns you or if you don't understand something 🤝 Share your experiences to work together to improve diagnosis and patient safety. How can you get involved? Prepare for your doctor's appointment 🧡 Take part in local initiatives on September 17 📢 Share your story and inspire others Correct diagnosis is the foundation for effective treatment. Let's work together with doctors to “Get it right, make it safe!”*(1). Let's take care of each other. * World Patient Safety Day, established by WHO this year, focuses on the theme of improving diagnosis for patient safety with the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”. The event aims to raise public awareness and commitment to patient safety, with a special focus on the role of correct and timely diagnosis (1). (1) https://bit.ly/4glJsy1
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🌍✨ Happy World Patient Safety Day 2024! ✨🌍 This year’s theme is all about Diagnostic Safety – because getting the right diagnosis means everything for patient care! 🩺🔍 Did you know? Diagnostic errors affect millions of patients every year, leading to delays in treatment or incorrect care. But together, we can improve diagnostic accuracy and keep patients safe! 💡✅ Here’s how you can be part of the solution: 1. Communicate openly – Share all symptoms and concerns with your healthcare team 🗣️📝 2. Understand your diagnosis – Don’t hesitate to ask questions or seek clarity about test results ❓📋 3. Follow up – Ensure you get results promptly and take action if something doesn’t feel right 🩻🔁 Remember, diagnostic safety is a team effort between healthcare professionals and patients. By working together, we can ensure accurate, timely diagnoses and better outcomes for all! 🌟 #WorldPatientSafetyDay #DiagnosticSafety #SafeCare #HealthcareInnovation #PatientSafetyFirst
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World Patient Safety Day 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ It is being celebrated annually on September 17, aiming to enhance global understanding and solidarity towards promoting patient safety. This year's theme, “Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety," underscores the significance of accurate and timely diagnoses in preventing patient harm. Diagnostic errors, contributing to 16% of preventable harm, often result from a mix of cognitive and system factors, emphasizing the need for comprehensive and systematic interventions. Join us tonight 🕘 🇸🇦 at CIC Academy to get insights on this special event by our expert speaker Dr Hatim Ahmed 🇸🇩👏👏 https://lnkd.in/dqBagsD9 #Getitright #makeitsafe!"
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Carrying on with this week’s recognition of World Patient Safety Day, and the theme ‘Get it Right, Make it Safe’ Tracey Cammish, our Patient Safety and Clinical Intelligence Lead, shares her blog on how “ patient safety is not just a thing that we do, it is a foundational principle of how we do business” with an example of responding, investigating and learning from a recent Patient Safety issue. Read it here: https://ow.ly/Y9Gz50TpRpL #WorldPatientSafetyDay2024
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"World Patient Safety Day, celebrated on September 17th, focuses on enhancing patient safety through accurate diagnosis. This year's theme, 'Improving diagnosis for patient safety,' underscores the importance of getting it right. The slogan, #GetitRightMakeitSafe, highlights the critical role of diagnosis in patient outcomes. Adverse event reporting is a vital tool for improving patient safety. Increased awareness, education, and a multistakeholder approach are essential to ensure its effective implementation." #getitrightmakeitsafe #patientfirst #earlydiagnosis #accesstotreatment #सर्वेसन्तुनिरामया
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World Patient Safety Day, 17th September This year’s theme is “Listen, diagnose, understand: working together for patient safety. Find out more about the resources available⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ehQmaPY6 #WPSD2024
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Today is world patient safety day 17th September 2024. The aim of World Patient Safety Day is to raise global awareness of errors in diagnosis contributing to patient harm and emphasize the pivotal role of correct, timely and safe diagnosis in improving patient safety. “Get it right, make it safe!” Have you received an incorrect diagnosis and how did that affect you ? tell us your story! https://lnkd.in/eBezp2Dp #worldpatientsafetyday #manchestermenspeakup #patientsafety
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For World Patient Safety Day 2024, the focus is on improving diagnoses for patient safety. At Mayfair Diagnostics we know the pivotal role a correct and timely diagnosis plays in improving patient safety. We make it our goal every day to ensure our patients receive quality images and reports, and get the answers they need. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gnxST0 #PatientSafety #WorldPatientSafetyDay
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Today is World Patient Safety Day | Be informed, involved, and proactive in your diagnosis Patients families and caregivers you can be actively engaged in the diagnostic process and with your health care team: - share accurate and comprehensive information about your symptoms and medical history - make sure you understand the diagnostic process, your illness or symptoms expected progression, and next steps - check your information is up-to-date, and keep track of your symptoms, medical visits, tests and treatments. Share your questions and concerns: - don’t be afraid to ask questions - speak up, ask about alternative options or seek a second opinion if you need to - share your experiences and contribute to making diagnosis safer for others. #worldpatientsafetyday #patientsafety @WHO https://lnkd.in/gEmXAhKf
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Check out our 5 tips for Patient Safety this week! ✅ Tailor assessments and plans to each patient's needs. ✅ Ensure everyone is on the same page. ✅ Keep environments safe and adapted for all. ✅ Involve patients in decisions and respect their backgrounds. ✅Monitor progress and adjust care as needed. This week find out what you can do to help keep patients feel safe, supported and protected. #healthcaresafety #patientsafetyawareness #patientsafety
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World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2024: “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” This year’s theme for World Patient Safety Day is focused on improving diagnosis for patient safety, underlining the importance of health professionals and patients all playing their part to help achieve the best possible outcome: World Patient Safety Day, 17 September 2024: “Improving diagnosis for patient safety” (who.int)
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