"HA Risk Alert" latest issue published
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The 66th issue of "HA Risk Alert" was published today (July 29) by the Hospital Authority (HA) as a risk management and communication initiative to further strengthen the reporting and monitoring of clinical incidents in public hospitals.
In the first quarter of 2022 (January to March), there were seven sentinel events reported, comprising four cases of retained instrument/material after surgery/interventional procedure, one case of a procedure involving wrong body part, one case of medication error and one case of maternal mortality. Among the 20 reported serious untoward events, there were 19 related to medication error and one patient misidentification.
"Subsequent to incident review and analysis of the root causes of these incidents, important lessons for patient safety have been identified, while recommendations are made and shared in this publication to avoid similar events in future," the HA spokesperson said.
The HA Head Office has released the latest "HA Risk Alert" to all staff. It can also be accessed by the public at www.ha.org.hk/riskalert. "HA Risk Alert" is published on a quarterly basis and posted on the HA website on the last working Friday in the months of January, April, July and October. The next issue is scheduled for October 28 (Friday).
Ends/Friday, July 29, 2022
Issued at HKT 17:20
Issued at HKT 17:20
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