O programa nacional de segurança do paciente e as implicações nos serviços de saúde como aspecto relevante ao desenvolvimento regional

The present study aims to reflect on the National Patient Safety Program and the implications on health services as a relevant aspect of regional development. Thus, it highlights the need to implement actions that contribute to the improvement of services and to the effective access to health, considering that receiving health care is a right of everyone and the duty of the State. The professional does not intend to cause any damage to the care provided, as it has as main objective the care, however, even in an unintentional way there are still occurrences of adverse events related to health care. In view of this, the National Patient Safety Program becomes an indispensable tool to encourage the development of preventive measures so that the services make the system safer. Data collection was carried out by the State Secretariat of Health of Santa Catarina, reports of the State Sanitary Surveillance, and studies carried out on the subject in the Planalto Norte Catarinense. The data showed the initiatives that have been implemented or are being consolidated under the influence of historical, political and cultural aspects of each municipality, and the existence or not of an active Patient Safety Center. Keywords: Regional Development. Cheers.  Patient Safety.