Topic: Safe surgery
Document Owner: National acute operations
National Group: Acute hospitals division
Effective From: 01 June 2022
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This HSE national policy is to endorse the principles of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist and the HSE Patient Safety Strategy to ensure that all patients undergoing surgical procedures do so safely, by providing guidance for safe practice throughout the surgical patient pathway, and introducing key safety steps that can be incorporated into the operating theatre. Patient safety can be maximised and incidents minimised.