RIYADH: The Saudi Health Council (SHC) has advised health facilities across the Kingdom to report medical errors for a national database.
This will determine the reasons behind errors and document how often they occur.
The move was decided during the 82nd meeting of the council at its headquarters, presided over by Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, health minister and chairman of the council, the SHC said on Wednesday.
Ahmed bin Mohammed Alamry, the secretary-general of the SHC, urged health facilities to report medical errors. The SHC issued directives to the health sector to support the program and coordinate with the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) through an electronic link to exchange reports on negative incidents related to medicines and medical equipment.
