Key patient safety documents - Patient Safety Board

Click on links to download publications in relation to Patient Safety in Surgery.

- Guide to the Assessment of Competence and Performance in Practising Surgeons - ANZ Journal of Surgery 2009

- BMJ Editorials - 24 January 2009

- Surgical Safety Checklist - New England Journal of Medicine - 29 January 2009

- Safety at the Sharp End - A Guide to Non-Technical Skills

- WHO - Safer Surgery Saves Lives - background paper

- Department of Health - Safety First

- Department of Health - Coding for Success

- Institute for Health Improvement - Leadership Guide to Patient Safety