Commitment To Advance Patient and Workforce Safety

The National Action Alliance is a community of healthcare provider organizations and federal, private, and community partners, including patients and their families, who share a commitment to forging innovative pathways toward safer healthcare for patients and the healthcare workforce. The National Action Alliance encourages organizations to commit to the aims of the National Action Alliance and participate in the National Action Alliance's projects and initiatives. Your commitment strengthens the community as it continues its collective journey towards zero preventable harm in healthcare. Healthcare provider organizations can commit to the five aims of the National Action Alliance by emailing NationalActionAlliance@hhs.gov. The email should be sent from your executive lead on safety, and should commit to completing an organizational safety self-assessment by World Patient Safety Day 2025 (Sept. 17, 2025). The executive lead should join the National Action Alliance listserv to become an active participant and leverage webinars, tools, and other safety resources, and contribute to learning.

Please find the commitment below or download a PDF (220 KB).

National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety Commitment

Vision

Safe care everywhere, zero preventable harm for all.

Mission

A total systems approach to safety that is focused on culture, leadership, and governance; patient and family engagement; workforce safety and well-being; and learning health system development toward our vision of zero preventable harm.

Commitment

To support the National Action Alliance’s vision, we commit to:

1. Championing patient and workforce safety. Designating an Executive Lead on safety to directly interface with the highest-ranking person in the organization.
2. Performing an organizational safety self-assessment and implementing a safety plan that addresses identified gaps, including in healthcare equity.
3. Empowering the patient's voice in all aspects of safety.
4. Strengthening safety competencies for all team members.
5. Collaborating when it comes to safety. Transparently sharing progress on safety initiatives and lessons learned and leveraging and contributing to safety resources as an active participant of the National Action Alliance.