Department Circular No. 2023-0449
Department Circular No. 2023-0449
Cascading of the Safe and Sound I: Basic Course on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in the DOH Academy
Cascading of the Safe and Sound I: Basic Course on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in the DOH Academy
Download the issuance: DC No. 2023-0449 dated September 25, 2023
Addressed to DOH executives, central and regional directors, BARMM Ministry of Health, directors and chiefs of government and private health facilities, local government units, request dissemination of information on the open-access and self-paced eLearning course hosted in the DOH Academy, jointly developed by the HFDB and UP College of Medicine.Â
See also: A.O. No. 2020-0007 (National Policy on Patient Safety in Health Facilities)
READ: Department Memorandum (DM) No. 2023-0150, "Guidance in the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023," and DM No. 2023-0283, "Supplemental Guidance to the Celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2023"
PUBLIC ADVISORY
PUBLIC ADVISORY
HFDB is different from HFSRB
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph
For concerns related to Permit to Construct, License to Operate and Certificate of Accreditation, and for fact-finding and actions on complaints against hospitals and other health facilities, the responsible office under the Department of Health is the Health Facilities and Services Regulatory Bureau (HFSRB). Visit their official website for more information: hfsrb.doh.gov.ph