Patient Safety in Action: Building strong and effective Partnerships
Patient Safety in Action: Building strong and effective Partnerships
30 November 2013
“Change is possible in an African hospital through a partnership based approach. Partnership working can be a channel for change when there is individual passion supported by institutional support… The strong partnership between Kisiizi and Chester is the foundation upon which change has been stimulated.”
Dr Tonny Tumwesigye, Medical Superintendent, Church of Uganda Hospital, Kisiizi and Mrs Sarah Hoyle, APPS Focal Point, Countess of Chester Hospital, England.
The unique APPS partnership-based approach to patient safety improvement can bring benefits to both arms of the partnership. The nature of these benefits is distinct in either arm. Though the nature of this ‘bidirectional learning’ can often