The conceptual framework for the international classification for patient safety

Overview

The document set out to define, harmonize and group patient safety concepts into an internationally agreed classification in a way that is conducive to learning and improving patient safety across systems. It should be noted that the conceptual framework for the ICPS is not a classification. Instead it describes a comprehensive information model for understanding the epistemology of patient safety incidents. A visual representation of the Conceptual Framework is available to view below. 

• Visual representation of the conceptual framework