A review of the current evidence base for significant event analysis

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 520-536

  Bowie, Paul ^a   Pope, Lindsey ^a   Lough, Murray ^a  

^a NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Barriers; Clinical audit; Facilitating factors; Patient safety; Significant event analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CONFIDENTIALITY; DATA BASE; DYNAMICS; EDUCATION; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACILITATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; LEADERSHIP; LIFE EVENT; MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SIGNIFICANT EVENT ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 64549083332     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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