The WHO (2009b) Surgical Safety Checklist is intended to be used as a tool by clinicians to improve safety during surgical operations, and reduce unnecessary deaths and complications. It has introduced organisational guideline to reduce patient harm and decreased complications resulting from surgery . WHO (2009b) states that at least half-a-million deaths per year worldwide would be prevented with effective implementation of the checklist. The checklist covers tasks that should be carried out before induction of anaesthesia, before skin incision and before the patient leaves the operating theatre. It is important to ensure the checklist is not used as a tick-box exercise and that the actions are implemented. This can be achieved through educating staff