The European Network for Patient Safety (EUNetPaS) project established an umbrella network of all 27 EU Member States, international organisations, and stakeholders in the field of healthcare (healthcare professionals, patients, institutions, scientists) to encourage and enhance collaboration in the field of patient safety. EPF was an associated partner in this project, which came to an end in June 2010.
The objectives of the project were to promote coherence at the EU level through recommendations and common tools, promote a patient safety culture based on no-blame reporting, promote education and information on patient safety and to create a permanent collaboration network on patient safety.
Outcomes of the project include a tool to measure patient safety culture, guidelines for education and training, a virtual library of European reporting and learning systems, recommendation on medication safety and an establishment of national Patient Safety Platforms in 13 EU Member States.
EPF was particularly involved in WP2 (Education and training on patient safety) and contributed to the preparation of “A General Guide for Education and Training in Patient Safety”. The guide aims to support healthcare providers on national and local levels to design, establish and evaluate training interventions in patient safety in order to ultimately promote transferability of methods (process and content) from one Member State to another. The document is furthermore designed as a practical tool, which is accompanied by a web-based version with context-specific examples from various EU countries. The target audience for the guide consists of all relevant stakeholders: health professionals and other healthcare workers, relevant management and administrative staff in healthcare settings as well as healthcare policy makers and patients themselves. EPF was also involved in evaluation of the project.
The project was funded by the EU Health Programme 2007 call. It was coordinated by HAS (the French National Authority for Health). The project started in February 2008 for a duration of 30 months. The total budget was 2 894 392 euros.
For further information about the project and its deliverables, please visit the website: www.eunetpas.eu