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​The ​Saudi Patient Safety Center (SPSC) is committed to promoting a safe and high-quality health care system in the Kingdom a​nd around the region with a goal of zero patient harm. Our vision is a safer healthcare for ALL, and our strategic mission is to eliminate preventable harms in our healthcare system, by empowering patients and supporting healthcare professionals, through building capacity, partnering with all stakeholders in developing national policies, creating evidence based guidelines and executing programs. In the pursuit of this vision and strategic mission, our actions will be guided by the following values:    

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How to apply for National Patient Safety Award:

  1. Please download the PowerPoint presentation file suitable for the candidate type (individual or organization) and preferred language (Arabic or English) to be used as a model when submitting entries and answering contest questions. Most of the submissions received did not adequately highlight patient safety efforts To assess them adequately.
  2. Please fill out the PowerPoint with the proposed information and add other information as needed.
  3.  Send the PowerPoint and all supporting files and attachments to awardsspc@spsc.gov.sa
  4.  Copy and paste the same content in the PowerPoint to the submission page of the award.

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​​The SPSC has established the Annual National Patient Safety Award to recognize individuals (both healthcare providers and community members) and organizations (both healthcare and community), who have helped bring Saudi Healthcare Sector closer to the goal of zero patient harms. The National Patient Safety Award will serve as an essential national forum for those at the forefront of safety, quality improvement and clinical excellence initiatives. The National Patient Safety Award ceremony will offer opportunities of Learning and Simulation, where attendees will gain understanding of situations, reactions, and interactions through participation in interactive simulations of health care scenarios. Award ceremony participants will also gain the opportunity to network with other professionals passionate about patient safety and to share best practices. ​They will go home armed with tools and information they can use in order to make a direct impact. Award winners are selected according to the following criteria:
  • Impact – Objectively demonstrate the impact of the initiative on the Patient Safety
  • Engagement - Patient engagement initiatives continue to be major drivers of healthcare reform around the globe. How initiative used engagement, collaboration and partnership with patients, families, staff and leaders towards the goal of Patient Safety.
  • Spread and Sustainability – Initiative should offer solutions that can be adapted or replicated by others. Initiative should promote a culture of safety within an organization.
  • Innovation - Describe how this project or initiative is innovative in developing, adapting or adopting new approaches that improved patient safety​