Qualities and attributes of a safe practitioner: Identification of safety skills in healthcare

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 483-490

  Long, Susannah Jane ^a   Arora, S ^a   Moorthy, K ^a   Sevdalis, N ^a   Vincent, C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONESTY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SKILL; SURGEON;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 79958007712     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs.2010.043166     Document Type: Article

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