Regional adverse incident learning (RAIL)

The Regional Adverse Incident Learning model (RAIL) has been approved by the departmental board of the DHSSPS and the Health Minister.

RAIL will aim to:

• maximise the reporting of adverse incidents and near misses;
• ensure that learning from all incidents and near misses, where relevant, is identified;
• provide a mechanism to share learning from adverse incidents in a meaningful way within the HSC;
• ensure that learning from adverse incidents is put into practice in a timely manner.

The project team and project board have been established and both have had their first meetings. Mrs Mary Hinds, Director of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, is the Project Team Director, and Dr Jim Livingstone, Director of Safety and Quality, DHSSPS, is the Senior Responsible Officer for the project. Membership includes representation from the DHSSPS, PHA, Health and Social Care Board (HSCB), Health and Social Care Trusts (HSCTs), Business Support Organisation (BSO), RQIA and Patient and Client Council.