Today is World Patient Safety Day!

September 17, 2024

World Patient Safety Day calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety.

This year’s theme, “Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety”, focuses on the essential role of accurate and timely diagnoses in improving patient safety.

On this World Patient Safety Day, we asked staff across Northern Health the all-important question – “What does patient safety mean to you?”

Here’s what they had to say…