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Despite progress in patient safety, preventable harm such as medication errors and unsafe procedures still cause three million deaths per year globally. This is often due to system failures rather than individual healthcare worker mistakes. Disconnected operations and data silos prevent effective use of healthcare data, stopping improvements in quality care. Connecting these systems would enable effective incident recording and insights to inform better healthcare decisions. Technologies, including artificial intelligence, could increase efficiencies and contribute to a proactive culture centred around patient safety.