Safer Care North East (SCNE) was launched in July 2008 as a key enabling strategy. It provides a focus on specific clinical safety issues and on the development of the safe culture, systems and processes which must underpin all effective pathways of care. There are 9 specific clinical safety themes:

• Managing the Deteriorating Patient
• Drug Safety
  
  • Anti-Coagulants
  • Insulin
  • Opiates
• Healthcare Associated Infection
• Suicide and Unexpected Death
• Safe Surgical Procedures
• Care Transfers, Handovers and Discharges (inter-disciplinary and inter-agency working)
• Falls
• Review and action on Outlying Mortality Rates