Adverse events and near miss reporting in the NHS

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-283

  Shaw, R ^a,b   Drever, F ^a   Hughes, H ^a   Osborn, S ^a   Williams, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 23644458537     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2004.010553     Document Type: Article

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