1. Safe With Us is a patient safety initiative developed by The Royal College of Chiropractors

2. Participation in the initiative represents a commitment from us to undertake a number of safety-focused activities: Appoint a chiropractor as a ‘Patient Safety Lead’ for our clinic Hold patient safety clinic meetings Identify and share patient safety incidents that occur, nearly occur or could occur in our clinic Discuss and learn from patient safety incidents in other clinics (through reference to CPiRLS) Discuss and learn from relevant fitness to practice cases (through reference to GCC website or annual FTP report) Post your own incidents on CPiRLS Agree and adopt a patient safety incident policy in relation to the above

3. Role of Patient Safety Lead: To organise and lead regular patient safety meetings to include routine sharing of reported Patient Safety Incidents To help ensure practitioners and staff report patient safety incidents within the clinic To receive reports of Patient Safety Incidents occurring in their clinic To actively encourage all chiropractors in the clinic to share all patient safety incidents via CPiRLS (www.cpirls.org) and to assist them in the process as required To liaise with all clinicians and staff to identify the need for change, and to implement appropriate changes To encourage the implementation of routine clinical audit

4. Commitment from chiropractors in the clinic: To routinely report patient safety incidents to the Patient Safety Lead To attend the regular patient safety meetings organised by the Patient Safety Lead To consider sharing patient safety incidents widely among the chiropractic profession via CPiRLS (www.cpirls.org) To assist in the process of identifying the need for change (perhaps through audit) and implementing agreed changes in liaison with the Patient Safety Lead

5. Commitment from other clinic staff: To routinely report patient safety incidents to the Patient Safety Lead To attend the regular patient safety meetings as needed To assist in the process of identifying the need for change and implementing agreed changes in liaison with the Patient Safety Lead

6. Why should we participate in the initiative? Helps us demonstrate to patients that we are committed to their safety (optional – we may not wish to use the publicity materials) Provides a structure for us to consider, share and learn from safety incidents locally and nationally for the benefit of patients Allows us to identify the need for change in relation to patient safety and wellbeing Through CPiRLS, helps other clinics improve aspects of chiropractic patient safety Potentially contributes to CPD requirements Helps us to fulfil the requirements of the Patient Partnership Quality Mark (PPQM) and AQP status

7. Contents of Safe With Us pack: Poster, patient leaflet and logo to publicise our involvement to patients (optional to use these) Suggested plan for Patient Safety meetings CPD certificates to confirm our participation in this meeting Draft Patient Safety Incident Management Policy CPiRLS screensaver and trigger list