Learning from failure: the need for independent safety investigation in healthcare

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 439-443

  Macrae, Carl ^a   Vincent, Charles ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; HEALTH SERVICE; LEARNING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LEARNING; PATIENT SAFETY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84921486971     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: 17581095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0141076814555939     Document Type: Article

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