Safety express: A strategic health authority's approach

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 677-683

  Morris Thompson, Trish ^a   Aldred, Vicky ^a   Clark, Nicola ^a   Marks Maran, Di ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Falls; Patient harm; Pressure ulcers; QIPP; Safety express; Urinary tract infections (UTI); Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862878655     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.11.677     Document Type: Article

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