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Table 1 Structure elements of the county councils’ patient safety work

From: Patient safety work in Sweden: quantitative and qualitative analysis of annual patient safety reports

The county council reports that it has …

Number of county councils

Implemented

Partly implemented

Unclear reporting

Group devoted to work with antibiotics issues according to the STRAMA conceptaat the county council level (included in national financial incentive plan)

20

0

0

Electronic incident reporting system

19

0

1

Structure for interaction with patients and families regarding patient safety-related issues

17

2

1

Group devoted to working with hygiene issues

16

0

3

Training/education in patient safety-related issues

16

2

1

Structure for collaboration with Patients’ Advisory Committeeb

14

1

4

Specified measurable regional patient safety goals

13

0

6

Structure for coordination and collaboration in health care transitions involving external health care providers

13

3

3

Patient safety unit that plans, carries out and evaluates patient safety work

10

2

0

System for communicating patient safety-related information to staff and patients

7

9

3

Advisory pharmaceutical committee

5

0

0

Structure for collaboration and coordination between clinics

5

5

0

System for detection and proper treatment of seriously ill patientsd

4

3

2

National electronic system to prevent and reduce health care-associated infections and incorrect antibiotic prescriptions (the Infection Toolc) (included in national financial incentive plan)

3

14

2

  1. aSTRAMA is a multi-professional national network with the aim of achieving rational use of antibiotics in Swedish health care
  2. bPatients, relatives and staff can turn to the Patients’ Advisory committee free of charge regarding issues on publicly financed health care. They give support and guidance
  3. cInfection Tool is a national electronic system to prevent and reduce health care-associated infections and incorrect antibiotic prescriptions. The tool can be used to generate results for comparisons at the local, regional and national levels
  4. dExamples include MEWS (Modified Early Warning Score) and RETTS (Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System)