Assessment of the implementation of a national patient safety alert to reduce wrong site surgery

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 409-415

  Rhodes, P ^a   Giles, S J ^b   Cook, G A ^b   Grange, A ^a   Hayton, R ^c   Maxwell, M J ^d   Sheldon, T A ^e   Wright, J ^a  

^a BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

EID: 61449083689     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.023010     Document Type: Article

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