Safe Patients/Safe Staff™
Safe Patients/Safe Staff is an award-winning innovative and comprehensive health-care safety program designed to address the growing problem of violence within the health-care sector.
The Safe Patients/Safe Staff program has been recognized as providing an evidenced-based approach to the care of patients demonstrating aggressive behaviours in health-care settings. The program uses proactive consultative models, standardized safety plans, staff training/ workshops and collaboration with other experts in the field.
78% of staff report the Safe Patients/Safe Staff program helped to improve their safety at work.
Significantly decreased staff burden in the care of aggressive patients.
In three years following implementation, Mount Sinai Hospital increased the number of patients engaged in the program by 40%.
The Safe Patients/Safe Staff Program was awarded the 2015 Healthcare Safety Award from the Canadian College of Health Leaders.