Patient Safety Rights Charter : WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a first-ever Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety.
- It is the first Charter to outline patients’ rights in the context of safety.
- It will help governments and hospitals in formulating the legislation, policies and guidelines needed to ensure patient safety.
- The charter outlines the core rights of all patients in the context of the safety of health care and seeks to assist governments and other stakeholders to ensure that the voices of patients are heard and their right to safe health care is protected.
- The Charter covers 10 patient safety rights crucial to mitigate risks and prevent unintentional harm, which includes the
- Timely, effective and appropriate care
- Safe health care processes and practices
- Qualified and competent health workers
- Safe medical products and their safe and rational use
- Safe and secure health care facilities
