Home » Sample Page » Patient Safety Africa Quality of Care Assessment ToolPatient Safety Africa Quality of Care Assessment Toolby admin Quality of Care Assessment Rapid Preliminary Review · 2026–2027 Cycle Organization Type Select Public (Government) Private Missionary / Voluntary Service Level Select Primary Care Secondary Care Tertiary Centre (ICU) PSGAfr.22.01 Identification 0 / 10 ▾ Staff and Patients including allergy status Staff Photo ID 0 1 2 Patients ID/wrist band 0 1 2 Bar coded ID bands 0 1 2 Colour coded Patient ID band for allergy 0 1 2 Allergy status on medical notes 0 1 2 PSGAfr.22.02 Medical Records 0 / 10 ▾ Collection, analysis and publication of service statistics (monthly) 0 1 2 Timely and efficient Outpatient appointment system 0 1 Information Governance (IG) training 0 1 2 Availability of Electronic Health Records 0 1 2 Patients have access to records and pregnant women are offered copies of their notes 0 1 2 A named lead to manage all of the above including data confidentiality and feedback 0 1 PSGAfr.22.03 Acute/Emergency Care 0 / 10 ▾ Track and Trigger patients to safety Maternal Early Warning Scores training and use (MEWS) 0 1 2 Essential drugs & equipment availability 0 1 2 Early Warning Scores training and in use (EWS) 0 1 2 Ambulance service availability 0 1 2 Named leads x2 for emergency and maternal emergency care 0 1 2 PSGAfr.22.04 Blood Transfusion Safety 0 / 5 ▾ SHOT Audits 0 1 Transfusion competency training 0 1 Direct access to blood bank 0 1 2 A named lead to manage the above 0 1 PSGAfr.22.05 Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) 0 / 10 ▾ Water available for WASH and hand hygiene training 0 1 2 3 Sanitizers and PPEs available 0 1 2 Staff routinely offered vaccination against Hepatitis B 0 1 2 Local antibiotics guidelines 0 1 A named IPC lead to coordinate the above 0 1 2 PSGAfr.22.06 Medicines Safety 0 / 10 ▾ Drug prescription and administration continuous audit 0 1 2 Medicines storage, labelling and double checking guidelines 0 1 2 Insulin Pens availability and use 0 1 2 Incidents management and education system 0 1 2 A named lead to coordinate all the above 0 1 2 PSGAfr.22.07 Surgical Safety 0 / 10 ▾ Surgical and invasive procedures consenting guidelines 0 1 2 WHO surgical safety checklist & Team communication (huddles/briefs) 0 1 2 Perioperative antibiotic guidelines 0 1 Perioperative pain assessment and management protocols 0 1 2 Monthly data of surgical case numbers and incidents 0 1 2 A named lead to coordinate audits and learning 0 1 PSGAfr.22.08 Medical Devices Safety 0 / 5 ▾ Database of all medical devices including service history 0 1 2 3 Access to national and international Medical Devices Alerts (MDA) 0 1 A named responsible person for the above 0 1 PSGAfr.22.09 Team Communication 0 / 10 ▾ Team handover guidelines 0 1 2 Patients’ referral guidelines 0 1 2 Training and use of SBAR 0 1 Patient satisfaction and feedback management system 0 1 2 3 A patient experience team to manage feedback 0 1 2 PSGAfr.22.10 Clinical Governance (CG) 0 / 20 ▾ Falls prevention SOPs available and in use 0 1 2 3 Safeguarding Lead available and active 0 1 2 Safeguarding for vulnerable groups (elderly, children, disabled) 0 1 2 3 Data collection, monthly audits and publication of statistics 0 1 2 3 Incident reporting (IR) system and analysis 0 1 2 3 Essential training and staff appraisals 0 1 2 3 A named Lead for Clinical Governance 0 1 2 3 Score: 0 / 100 Submit Assessment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Website Comment * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ