Background NHS North East is responsible for ensuring that quality and improvement targets are met and that all NHS organisations in the region are providing good quality services to meet the needs of local communities. Following the recommendations made in the 2006 report commissioned by former Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson, Safety first: a report for patients, clinicians and healthcare managers, the SHA set up a patient safety action team which has developed a strategy with nine objectives – one of which is reducing mortality. The SHA has also set up a regional patient safety strategic forum. The idea behind the forum is that it is SHA-wide encompassing all of the SHA hospital trusts. It is chaired by one of the trust chief executives and looks at areas that are of c

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