Measuring harm and informing quality improvement in the Welsh NHS: the longitudinal Welsh national adverse events study

Background, objectives and setting: Despite global activity over the past 15 years to improve patient safety, the measurement of adverse events (AEs) remains challenging. Objectives: We aimed to obtain definitive longitudinal data on harm across NHS Wales and to compare the performance of the Global...

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Main Authors: Sharon Mayor, Elizabeth Baines, Charles Vincent, Annette Lankshear, Adrian Edwards, Mansel Aylward, Helen Hogan, Paul Harper, Jan Davies, Ameet Mamtora, Emily Brockbank, Jonathon Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Health Research 2017-02-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05090