What can we learn about patient safety from information sources within an acute hospital: a step on the ladder of integrated risk management?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of data already existing within hospitals for monitoring patient safety. SETTING: An acute hospital in southern England. DESIGN: Mapping of data sources proposed by staff as potentially able to identify patient safety issues followed by an in-depth analysis of the c...

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Main Authors: Hogan, H, Olsen, S, Scobie, S, Chapman, E, Sachs, R, McKee, M, Vincent, C, Thomson, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008