To promote patient involvement and enhance patient safety, hospitals across the State are being motivated to set up Patient Advisory Councils (PACs). This body will include representatives from the patients and the hospital management.
On World Patient Safety Day which is observed on September 17, the Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO), and the Patient for Patient Safety Foundation (PFPSF) have come together to emphasise the critical importance of patient engagement in healthcare. These organisations are advocating the establishment of PACs, and the promotion of Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)
PREMs are self-reporting instruments that gauge patients’ perceptions of their care experiences and help assess whether healthcare providers are meeting patients’ needs.
