CEO Message - 15 September 2023
World Patient Safety Day, 17 September
This Sunday is World Patient Safety Day, a global movement to champion safer healthcare practices.
Engaging patients for patient safety
This year’s World Patient Safety Day theme, ‘Engaging patients for patient safety’, highlights the vital role patients and consumers play in shaping the safety and quality of our healthcare system.
Patient and consumer voices shape our practice, improve outcomes, and contribute to a positive safety culture. Working in partnership with patients, their families, carers and the wider community is critical to achieving a healthcare system that is efficient, effective and meets people’s needs.
This World Patient Safety Day, the Commission is releasing a new Guide for consumers. This guide has been developed by patients and consumers, and provides valuable insights on strengthening partnerships between patients, consumers and health services.
I also encourage you to view our new Consumer Insights Video Series to hear directly from consumer representatives on their experiences working to improve health care.
Safe health care is person-centred health care, and we will continue to support, encourage and empower patients and consumers to help improve health care for everyone.
As we stand together on this important day, I invite you to reflect on your role in patient safety. Whether you are a patient or consumer, healthcare professional, manager or policymaker, your dedication and commitment contribute to safer healthcare practices.
Yours sincerely,
Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan
Chief Executive Officer
For more information, visit: safetyandquality.gov.au/WPSD
