title: [Safer Swedish healthcare requires coherent and persistent efforts].
abstract: Despite a development in Swedish patient safety work in recent years, unambiguous results are missing. Here we propose some activities that will result in improved patient safety. Patients and employees are a strong driving force, and should be given a more important role. The level of education in patient safety must be raised in all levels in the system. Effective systems for learning, sharing and follow-up need to be reinforced. The understanding on how the health-care system adapts to varying circumstances, resilience, needs development. The knowledge basis of what constitutes and creates safety in psychiatry, paediatric care, primary care, and in care of the elderly must be developed.
authors.affiliation: - Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Pelle
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gustafson
authors.affiliation: Patientförsäkringen LÖF - Stockholm, Sweden Patientförsäkringen LÖF - Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ahlberg
authors.affiliation: KTH - , Sweden KTH - , Sweden.
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ekstedt
authors.affiliation: - Bromma, Sweden - Bromma, Sweden.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lindh
authors.affiliation: - , Sweden - , Sweden.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pukk Härenstam
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Care Analysis - Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linköping, Sweden Division of Health Care Analysis - Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linköping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rutberg
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013548:Sweden