[The Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030: Identifying actions for safer primary health care]
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[The Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030: Identifying actions for safer primary health care]
Abstract
The 74th World Health Assembly adopted in May 2021 the "Global Patient Safety Action Plan: 2021-2030" to enhance patient safety as an essential component in the design, procedures and performance evaluation of health systems worldwide. It is a strategic plan that guides country governments, health sector entities, health organisations and the World Health Organisation secretariat on how to implement the assembly's patient safety resolution. Deployment of the plan will strengthen the quality and safety of health systems worldwide by spanning the entire continuum of people's health care from diagnosis to treatment and care, reducing the likelihood of harm in the course of care. The Declaration on Primary Health Care during the Global Conference on Primary Health Care in Astana, 2018, urged countries to strengthen their primary health care systems as an essential step towards achieving universal health coverage and providing access to safe, quality care without financial loss. The deployment of the Global Patient Safety Action Plan in primary care is therefore a high-priority health policy action. The Action Plan is structured into 6 strategic objectives with 35 strategic actions. We present an analysis of the strategic actions regarding healthcare organizations and the challenges ahead for their particular deployment in primary health care settings.
La 74ª Asamblea Mundial de la Salud aprobó en mayo del 2021 el «Plan de acción mundial para la seguridad del paciente 2021-2030» con el fin de potenciar la seguridad de este como un componente esencial en el diseño, los procedimientos y la evaluación del desempeño de los sistemas de salud de todo el mundo.
Se trata de un plan estratégico que orienta a los gobiernos de los países, a las entidades del sector salud, a las organizaciones sanitarias y a la secretaría de la Organización Mundial de la Salud, sobre cómo aplicar la resolución concerniente a la seguridad del paciente de la Asamblea. El despliegue del plan reforzará la calidad y la seguridad de los sistemas de salud en todo el mundo, abarcando todo el proceso de atención a la salud de las personas, desde el diagnóstico hasta el tratamiento y los cuidados sanitarios, reduciendo la probabilidad de causar daño en el curso de la atención recibida. La Declaración de la Conferencia mundial sobre atención primaria de salud en Astaná en 2018, instó a los países a fortalecer sus sistemas de atención primaria como paso esencial para lograr la cobertura sanitaria universal y dar acceso a una atención segura y de calidad sin menoscabo económico. Por ello, el despliegue del plan estrategico de seguridad del paciente en atención primaria constituye una acción de política sanitaria de alta prioridad.
El plan de acción está estructurado en siete objetivos estratégicos con 35 acciones. En este documento, presentamos un análisis de las acciones estratégicas para las organizaciones sanitarias y los retos futuros para su implementación específica en los centros de atención primaria.
Keywords: Atención Primaria; Cobertura sanitaria universal; Family medicine; Health policy; Medicina de familia; Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible; Patient safety; Política sanitaria; Primary care; Seguridad del paciente; Sustainable developments goals; Universal health coverage.
Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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