The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 275 No 7361 p158
6 August 2005

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Safety agency launches web portal to share knowledge

The National Patient Safety Agency has launched a web portal to provide health care professionals with tools, advice and details of research on best practice in patient safety.

The site (www.saferhealthcare.org.uk) is a joint project between the NPSA, BMJ Publishing Group and the US Institute for Healthcare Improvement. It will provide e-learning using interactive tools, a discussion forum for health care professionals to share learning and ideas, feedback from NPSA data gathering tools, access to and expert reviews of patient safety information from other sources, and information about conferences and training.

NPSA joint chief executive Sue Osborn said: “Health professionals can be assured of accessing relevant, up-to-date information about the most recent advances in patient safety. It provides a single, central point of access to the best range of patient safety information.”