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Publishing best practices is part of the responsibilities of the Saudi Center for Patient Safety. These practices consist of a set of medical applications, interventions, and procedures based on proven evidence and scientific studies. Adopting and implementing these practices helps improve and elevate the quality of healthcare provided across all health sectors, which in turn reinforces and develops the concept of safety and harm reduction to ensure safe healthcare.

Introduction

The main progress in the patient safety movement in Saudi Arabia was the call for a common language -classification to categorize medical events within patient safety in the country. The Saudi Patient Safety Classification was published in 2018.

The purpose of developing the National Patient Safety Classification

The purpose of the national patient safety classification is to enable the classification of patient safety information using standardized sets of concepts.

Patient safety rating value

Providing a unified and cohesive structure for event reports in Saudi Arabia through a practical classification conveys the message that the healthcare sector will maintain a unique focus on patient safety.

Saudi Patient Safety Centre (SPSC) national dose error reduction software and smart pump position paper.

A component paper of the SPSC's national position on intravenous medication safety in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia