Patient Safety Immediate Response
A series of actions in the moment to consider for immediate management/response to a patient safety incident.
- R.E.S.P.O.N.D. Checklist – Appendix C: Safety Incident Immediate Response & Reporting Policy
There are two streams for patient safety incidents when something has not gone as expected or intended – see Patient Safety Firewall document.
- Privileged (Protected) Review
- Accountability Review
The Quality Improvement Committee and all other Quality Improvement Committees in the SHA are part of the same Quality Improvement Committee for the purposes of the definition of “committee” in The Evidence Act, s. 10 and the application of privilege - see DRAFT Quality Improvement Sub-Committee Terms of Reference (Note: Pending approval by Quality & Safety Oversight Committee)