Introduction to Patient Safety in Primary Care - A GP's Story course

This session illustrates a real GP’s understanding of what patient safety means in primary care.

This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in December 2020.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• State the extent of the problems that occur in primary care in relation to patient safety
• Describe how the complexity of primary care can impact on patient safety
• List the potential barriers to improving patient safety in primary care
• Start thinking about how to develop a programme to improve patient safety in your own practice

Take a few moments to consider the areas that are prone to errors in primary care and how relatively simple errors can have serious consequences.