Learning from the design and development of the NHS Safety Thermometer

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 287-297

  Power, Maxine ^a   Fogarty, Matthew ^b   Madsen, John ^c   Fenton, Katherine ^d   Stewart, Kevin ^e   Brotherton, Ailsa ^a   Cheema, Katherine ^f   Harrison, Abigail ^a   Provost, Lloyd ^g  

^a SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS Commissioning Board   (United Kingdom)

^c Health and Social Care Information Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^f NHS South East Coast   (United Kingdom)

^g Associates in Process Improvement   (United States)

Author keywords

Harm; Measurement; Testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DEVICE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERMOMETER; ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 84901823625     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzu043     Document Type: Article

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