In Safe Hands 24-7 is a five-year national patient safety program. The aim of the program is to reduce preventable patient harm, establish lasting structures for patient safety and improve the patient safety culture in the health and care services. A group of health care experts have identified several target areas where the potential for clinical improvements is significant and possible interventions are proven effective.

In order to reduce patient harm, we need to measure adverse events and observe developments over time. Norwegian Computing Center assists the Norwegian Directorate of Health with statistical analysis and compilation of data related to the program’s measurements of patient harm and patient safety culture.

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