Patient Safety Tips

You can help make your health care experience safer. That’s the idea behind a number of OHA and partner initiatives that look at educating patients about being active partners in patient safety. Often it’s a just matter of asking a few simple questions.

To learn more about what you can do, choose from the links below.

Your Health Care – Be Involved - Acute Care Sector

OHA’s five common sense tips engage and encourage patients to become more involved in their health care.

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Your Health Care – Be Involved - Home and Community Sector

OHA’s five common sense tips engage and encourage patients to become more involved in their health care.

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Clean Hands Protect Lives

OHA and Ministry of Health and Long Term Care's campaign is designed to educate patients about the importance of hand washing.

Download Pamphlet: English | French

Download Card: English | French

Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI)

CPSI provides leadership and coordinates activities necessary to build a culture of patient safety.

Ministry of Health and Long Term Care - Patient Safety

This site features information for patients, health care professionals and the public on patient safety issues.