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Patient Safety

Ensuring patient safety is a fundamental element of high quality health care. Providing safe, quality health care to Canadians is a priority for all governments, health care professionals, organizations and institutions.

What Information is Available

This section contains information on efforts to improve patient safety in Canada, and a number of reports and other resources on patient safety. You will also find links to information on provincial and territorial initiatives to improve patient safety, and to international sites.