1. Britt Wendelboe Danish Society for Patient Safety Work Package 4 BMJ - Paris April 10, 2014

2. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care Conflict of interest declaration I declare having no conflict of interest linked to the work presented.

3. WP4 The main objectives of WP4 are to:  establish transferable SCP in patient safety  Develop a system of EM and share SCP through exchange mechanism  share SCP through an interactive web tool Objectives WP4

4. WP4 - DK Area Patient Safety Focus The local clinical level + National Contact Points (NCP) Target groups Health care professionals with a key position or decision making role which enables them to spread the knowledge gained from WP4 work, or take steps to implement the SCP at a local clinical level within their own institution Patient Safety Practice (PSP) Definition: A practice, behaviour, action, procedure, or structure, which directly or indirectly aims to enhance patient safety within the institution. Safe Clinical Practice (SCP) A Patient Safety Practice which has been classified as safe according to the Framework for Classifying Patient Safety Practices. Further, the Patient Safety Practice must be transferable. Frame of work WP4

5. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care Work process to display Good Practices Reporting Review National Contact Point 1. independent review (Sufficient information, sufficient English) Review National Contact Point – contact to the reporter 2. independent review (have the comments from the first reviewer been met?) First round of data collection 208 Patient Safety Practices (PSPs) gathered at the clinical level via the Work Package 4 online PSPs questionnaire Second round of data collection 134 Patient Safety Practices (PSPs) gathered at the clinical level via the Work Package 4 online PSPs questionnaire

6. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care Exchange Mechanism A PaSQ Exchange Mechanism is for sharing and exchange of information, knowledge, skills and experiences related to Patient Safety Practices and Good Organisational Practices Exchange could take place through national / European: Meetings Study tours Workshops Twinnings On-line courses Multiple partners collaboration The PaSQ Action Plan on the EMs contains 33 events

7. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care EM improves safety in Denmark Multiple partners collaboration in Norway on improvement projects Input from South West England Leadin to a study tour next fall with a group of clinicians

8. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care EM improves safety in Denmark Patient Centered care in Scotland

9. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care Exchange Mechanisms EM in Norway: Effective Improvement Strategies in Patient Safety Real Time Demand Capacity, Mental Health, Patient Involvement, Measurements, Community Health Services, Maternity Health, Patient Safety Culture Exchange with South West in England Mental Health Host of EM in Denmark Reporting and learning systems (March) 18 participants from 11 countries Patient Centered Care, Care planning and patient involvement, Mental Health, patient flow (upcoming)

10. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care DK participation in EM Hand Hygiene 17.06.2013.Vienna Austria – 1 Improving the safety of placing naso-gastric tubes 17.09.2013 United Kingdom – 9 Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) 19.09.2013, United Kingdom – 2 Effective Improvement Strategies in Patient Safety 19.09.2013. Oslo, Norway – 4 Inpatient Falls 13.11.2013., United Kingdom – 1 Self - assessment in accreditation of healthcare providers 28.11.2013. - 29.11.2013. Budapest, Hungary – 0 New technologies in dental care, radiotherapy and gynaecology 05.12.2013. Bulgaria – 0

11. European Union Network for Patient Safety and Quality of Care Quality is never an accident, it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution. It represents the wise choice of many alternatives William Foster britt.wendelboe@patientsikkerhed.dk