The Scottish Patient Safety Programme, which has been running for more than a year and a half is said to have decreased ventilator-acquired pneumonia cases, surgical errors and lengths of hospital stays.
Health boards across Scotland have implemented multi-disciplinary rounds where everyone involved in looking after a patient meets regularly to discuss treatment and set daily goals for patients' care.
The scheme aims to reduce adverse incidents in wards by 30% and hospital mortality rates by 15% over five years.
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The Scottish Patient Safety Programme, which has been running for more than a year and a half is said to have decreased ventilator-acquired pneumonia cas...
