World Patient Safety Day takes place on Wednesday 17 September 2025.
The World Health Organisation and health and social care services internationally mark the day by identifying a key focus area to improve and promote patient safety.
Each year it brings an opportunity to raise public awareness, foster collaboration and mobilise global action to improve patient safety.
World Patient Safety Day 2025 is dedicated to ensuring safe care for every newborn and child, with a special focus on those from birth to nine years old. This year’s theme is:
'Safe care for every newborn and every child, Patient safety from the start!'
It highlights the need to act early to protect children and improve lifelong outcomes.
The World Health Organisation's campaign objectives are to:
- Raise global awareness of safety risks in paediatric and newborn care in all health care settings, emphasising the specific needs of children, families and caregivers.
- Mobilise governments, health care organisations, professional bodies and civil society to implement sustainable strategies for safer care for newborns and children, as part of broader patient safety and quality initiatives.
- Empower parents, caregivers and children in patient safety by promoting education, awareness and active participation in care.
- Advocate for strengthening research on patient safety in paediatric and newborn care.
More about World Patient Safety Day 2025 - WHO.int
Resources
- Walk and Talk Improvement Podcast: “Safe care for every newborn and every child. Patient safety from the start” with Dr Ulfat Shaikh - Podbean.com
- Patient Safety Together Spotlight Series highlighting key messages for World Patient Safety Day
- World Health Organisation campaign materials (logos, key messages and resources) - WHO.in
Note
Information and resources will be uploaded as they become available