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FOREWORD
BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF HEALTH (MEDICAL)
Today patient safety is a popular terminology or “tag
line”, both in the public and private healthcare
organizations. It is an essential and vital component of
good quality nursing care and an integral part of clinical
governance.
As the front liners or the gatekeepers in healthcare
delivery, nurses play an important role in preventing
error or patient safety incident from happening.
This book will be useful for nurses to have a better understanding nurses
on the implementation of Malaysian Patient Safety Goals.
The MOH has adopted the system approach in managing patient safety
issues and internalization of safety culture. Ministry of Health has been
promoting patient safety for many years and will continue to do so to
ensure safety of patient at all times and also protecting them from
unethical practices and harmful. Staff are kept up-to-date with the
current medical advances through conference and implementation of
CME, CPD and other quality initiatives. In the effort to ensure risk
management initiatives are implemented at all times in the clinical area.
As patients become more educated and empowered in their demand for
health care, there must be effective communication between all parties
involved in patient care to ensure correct practice according to clinical
guidelines and standard procedures.
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