ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

Patient safety is a key priority for all of us as patients, providers and decision-makers. In the spirit of Canadian Patient Safety Week, we are launching the latest version of our Why I Report Toolkit.  

RL started the Why I Report Toolkit earlier this year, inspired by amazing responses from the healthcare community sharing why they prioritize patient safety reporting.  

With this version we are hope to provide resources to support Canadian healthcare organizations as they shine the spotlight on patient safety realities in Canada and how reporting can help make a different.

TOOLKIT 

The Why I Report Toolkit comes with a variety of digital and print-ready materials for you to display throughout your organization! These resources can be used to engage staff in sharing why they report and to promote your organization's commitment to patient safety.  

Toolkit picture

In the toolkit you will find:  

  • Customizable, ready-to-print posters  
  • "Why I Report" printable word bubbles to engage your staff through an awareness activity  
  • Screensavers 
  • Intranet banners 
  • Social media assets  

Complete the form below to download your toolkit!  

WHY DID WE DO THIS?

Supporting the improvement of patient safety and quality of care is a fundamental part of what we do at RL. According to research, reporting is a key aspect of patient safety as it is instrumental in changing provider behavior, management processes and care practice1. However, up to 86% of events are not reported to incident reporting systems2.

That means that decisions and initiatives are currently based on the fraction of data that is captured. By raising awareness of the power of reporting, we can help create a non-punitive culture that empowers hospital staff and patients to report – that means accurate, complete data to power larger change.

When done well, reporting can drive change for a culture of safety and support a just culture. And you can bring the focus to near misses and good catches as learning opportunities to prevent harm from reaching patients and employees. We want to raise awareness around reporting as one of the key elements of the larger patient safety and harm reduction picture.  

Be sure to share your stories and hashtag #WhyIReport.

DID YOU KNOW?

“Patient safety is a fundamental principle of health care” according to the World Health Organization and understanding the underlying causes and results of the events is crucial to its achievement3-4.

Over the next 30 years in Canada, within acute and home care settings, there could be roughly 400,000 average annual cases of patient safety incidents (PSIs), costing around $6,800 per patient and generating an additional $2.75 billion in healthcare treatment costs per year5.

70% of reports lead to follow-up investigations and can result in substantial policy change2.


References

  1. Anderson, JE, Kodate, N, Walters, R, and Dodds, A. "Can Incident Reporting Improve Safety? Healthcare Practitioners' Views of the Effectiveness of Incident Reporting." Int J Qual Health Care. 2013; 25: 141-50.
  2. Hospital incident reporting systems do not capture most patient harm: OIG, Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
  3. World Health Organization. Patient Safety. 2014. Available from http://www.who.int/topics/patient_safety/en/.
  4. Larizgoitia I, Bouesseau M-C, Kelley E. WHO Efforts to Promote Reporting of Adverse Events and Global Learning. J Public Health Res. 2013;2:e29.
  5. Canadian Patient Safety Institute. "The Case for Investing in Patient Safety." 2017.