We consider our patients to be citizens of equal value and we see the meeting with the patient as the moment of truth. Everything we do aims at creating added value for the patient. This is our aim not only for patients of today – through high quality, safety and a positive meeting – but also for patients of tomorrow – through education and research.
Patient safety has highest priority
The safety of the patient has long been a focus of high priority for all health-care personnel at Lund University Hospital. Deviation reporting and the subsequent investigation using event analysis constitutes a solid foundation for our work with patient safety. Event analysis is carried out for all serious incidents, and for all cases that are reported to the National Board of Health and Welfare under Lex Maria. It is our aim to discover deficiencies and to correct these such that further deviations cannot take place.
Patient safety consultations, which take place between the chief medical officer, development secretaries, and operational managers, are a part of our work within patient safety.
We have since 2001 published all reports made under Lex Maria accompanied by press releases, at the same time as the chief medical officer has sent them to the National Board of Health and Welfare – the first Swedish hospital to do so. The hospital wants in this way to show that we take our work with patient safety extremely seriously.