Where will your journey take you?

What does being part of Safety in Practive involve?

  • Establish a two to three person Patient Safety team which should preferably comprise of staff members from different staff groups.
  • Send your Patient Safety team to four evening learning sessions per year.
  • Attend meetings in your pharmacy to discuss data collected during the programme and identify areas for improvement.
  • Complete one Clinical Modules and one Safety Culture Tool.

Safety in Practice is a 3-year programme. Pharmacies choose to re-enroll annually. Each year practices focus on a new module.

  • Training in quality improvement skills, tools and techniques to make patient care safer.
  • Quality improvement support and facilitation to assist with improvements in systems and processes.
  • An opportunity to share and learn with other pharmacies.
  • A financial contribution of to cover practice staff time (this amount will be paid by the DHB in a single payment provided that all of the mandatory requirements specified are met throughout the year)

Month

Activity (Please note this timeline is approximate and subject to change)

Feb - May 2020

Submit an expression of interest 

Jul - Dec 2020

Receive and sign contract to participate in the programme

Aug-Sept 2020

Attend Learning Session 1 Quality Improvement Workshop (Compulsory for 1st year teams only)

Sep - Nov 2020

Monthly audits and improvement on chosen safety modules

Nov 2020

Attend Learning Session 2 (NB: This session may be provided online via ZOOM) 

Dec 20-Mar 2021

Monthly audits and improvement on chosen safety modules, carry out safety culture tool 

Mar 2020

Attend Learning Session 3 (NB: This session may be provided online via ZOOM) 

Mar - Jun 2019

Monthly audits and improvement on chosen safety modules, apply learnings from culture tool

Jun 2020

Attend Learning Session 4 (NB: This session may be provided online via ZOOM or Face to Face) 

What areas does the programme focus on?

Clinical Modules

Anticoagulants

Medication Reconciliation

NSAIDs

Opioids

SSRIs

Safer Culture Tools

Safety Climate Survey

Signficant Event Analysis