The National Action Alliance stands as a united community of healthcare provider organizations working across settings with Federal, private, and community partners, including patients and families. All of us are actively engaged in forging innovative pathways toward safer healthcare for patients and the workforce. Active participation in the National Action Alliance’s projects and initiatives will strengthen our community and help us advance toward shared goals. Consider joining us as we continue our collective journey toward zero preventable harm in healthcare.

Please find the commitment below or download a PDF (220 KB).

National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety

Commitment

Vision

Safe care everywhere, zero preventable harm for all.

Mission

A total systems approach to safety that is focused on culture, leadership, and governance; patient and family engagement; workforce safety and well-being; and learning health system development toward our vision of zero preventable harm.

Commitment

To support the National Action Alliance’s vision, we commit to:

1. Championing patient and workforce safety. Designating an Executive Lead on safety to directly interface with the highest-ranking person in the organization.
2. Performing an organizational safety self-assessment and implementing a safety plan that addresses identified gaps, including in healthcare equity.
3. Empowering the patient's voice in all aspects of safety.
4. Strengthening safety competencies for all team members.
5. Collaborating when it comes to safety. Transparently sharing progress on safety initiatives and lessons learned and leveraging and contributing to safety resources as an active participant of the National Action Alliance.