ID-FRM-001: Patient Identification Check Log

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Form · ID-FRM-001 · Version 1.0 · Approved by the ASF Expert Committee

Supports: 1.1

Purpose

To record the identifier check for each sampled specimen label. Used for the audit of the last 20 labels.

How to complete

• Complete one form per patient, per area or per period, as the purpose states.
• Tick Yes, No or N/A. Any No is actioned at once and reported to the person named in the procedure.

Checks

Item to check	Standard reference
Patient identifier 1 (full name) checked against request	Two identifiers match [E-007]
Patient identifier 2 (date of birth or ID number) checked	Two identifiers match [E-007]
Label applied at bedside with date and time	Yes for every label [E-007]
Wristband present and legible	Yes [E-007]

Evidence

Reference	Note
E-007	WHO Patient Safety Solutions series (2007).
E-009	ASF Expert Committee consensus.

Change history

Version	Date	What changed	Approval
1.0	—	First approved version	Approved by the ASF Expert Committee

E-learning for this document

• Correct Patient Identification (—)
• Patient Identification, Informed Consent and Patient Rights (T-07)

References

• World Health Organization (2007). Nine patient safety solutions, including correct patient identification. Geneva: WHO. Open source (E-007)
• Accréditation Sans Frontières (2026). ASF Expert Committee consensus on Standard 1. (E-009)