Patient safety gets boost as Medilag Consult, Patient Academy seal pact against medical negligence
From left: Prof. Kola Oyedeji, Director, Medilag Consult, Kunle Thomas, CEO, Patient Academy International), and Prof. Ademola Oremosu (Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, jointly holding the newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoA).
By Chioma Obinna
To tackle medical negligence and improving the quality of healthcare delivery in Nigeria, Patient Academy International and Medilag Consult have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to strengthen patient safety, clinical governance and patient-centred care across the country’s health sector.
The partnership is expected to deepen capacity building for healthcare professionals while promoting best practices in patient experience, public engagement and quality improvement in hospitals.
Under the agreement, both organisations will jointly provide specialised training and professional development programmes for clinicians, hospital administrators and other healthcare workers to enhance service delivery and reduce preventable medical errors.
The collaboration will begin with a series of intensive two-day and three-day courses focusing on patient experience management, clinical governance, patient and public engagement, and strategies for addressing medical negligence while improving patient safety.
Speaking on the significance of the agreement, the partners said the initiative was designed to strengthen quality healthcare systems by equipping health professionals with practical skills needed to deliver safer, more patient-centred services.
According to them, the collaboration “aims to enhance patient experience, patient safety and clinical governance, address medical negligence, as well as strengthen patient and public engagement.”
They added that the core objective of the partnership is “to strengthen quality and capacity development in Nigeria’s healthcare sector and beyond.”
The organisations noted that the partnership combines their expertise to deliver high-quality training and professional development opportunities for clinicians, administrators and other professionals working closely with healthcare providers.
They expressed confidence that the training programmes would help healthcare institutions improve patient outcomes, foster greater public confidence in the health system and support a culture of continuous quality improvement.
“The collaboration is expected to equip healthcare professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to improve patient outcomes, foster public trust, reduce preventable healthcare errors, and support continuous quality improvement within healthcare institutions in Nigeria and beyond,” the partners said.
Healthcare experts have repeatedly identified patient safety, clinical governance and effective patient engagement as critical pillars for improving health outcomes and reducing avoidable harm in Nigeria’s healthcare system, where concerns over medical negligence and quality of care have continued to attract public attention.