Mortality and morbidity meetings: An untapped resource for improving the governance of patient safety?

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 576-585

  Higginson, Juliet ^a   Walters, Rhiannon ^a   Fulop, Naomi ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL GOVERNANCE; GROUP PROCESSES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 84862984030     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000603     Document Type: Article

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