Patient Safety 7® Foundation

This foundation training course aims to assess the learner’s knowledge and understanding around the principles of patient safety. Furthermore, the student will gain further knowledge about the impact of patient safety within different environments and situations, developing their skills during application of risk assessments. Another aim of this qualification is to evaluate the learner’s understanding around the importance of involvement within patient safety as well as their knowledge on keeping the work area safe and secure. The knowledge should be based around the inclusion of the patient and teamwork within healthcare organisations. Finally, the course looks to assess the student’s understanding around the importance of risk assessment within patient safety as well as their knowledge around the multiple ways of improving their own working environment.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Most people in the UK receive safe and successful treatment throughout their episode of care. However, the complex nature of healthcare means that there are many areas of risk that can and do lead to adverse events occurring. Most of these events are minor, but some can result in extreme harm to the patient, or in the worst scenarios, death.

To counter this, we have created a course of study that prepares healthcare professionals to manage risk effectively; this is largely done by actively seeking out and analysing potential risk, reducing the likelihood of it occurring, reporting errors, evaluating past adverse events and near misses, sharing information with other professionals, and working to prevent errors from occurring in the future.

We also emphasise the importance of teamwork. Breaking down existing hierarchical structures is crucial in promoting the benefit and importance of patient safety. Currently, many healthcare professionals feel unable to speak up even when they feel something is amiss for fear of admonishment. Patient Safety 7® aims to empower every worker within the healthcare sector – cleaners, nurses, GPs, and everyone in between – to have the authority to speak up when they notice risks to patient safety.

Having a strong patient safety strategy saves time, money, resources and lives. Every patient has the right to feel that they are respected, that their condition will be treated to the highest standard and that they are safe under the care of the health professionals working

Learning outcomes

UNIT 1: UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES AND IMPORTANCE OF PATIENT SAFETY

UNIT 2: UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF PATIENT SAFETY AND HOW TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RISKS

UNIT 3: UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF INVOLVING BOTH PATIENTS AND STAFF MEMBERS IN THEIR OWN SAFETY

UNIT 4: DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY AND MANAGE RISKS

Patient Safety 7® was created as a response to the slipping standards of patient safety within the healthcare industry. We aim to improve standards in healthcare through education, providing simple solutions to frequent safety issues. Additionally, we hope to encourage healthcare professionals to approach the concept in a new way that will not only improve the safety of their work environment, but also make day-to-day processes easier, simpler and safer.

Candidates must be qualified at Level 2 (or equivalent) in Maths and English. Learners also must have an interest in improving patient safety standards and improving their own standards of working practice in healthcare environments.

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