Safety measurement and monitoring in healthcare: a framework to guide clinical teams and healthcare organisations in maintaining safety.

Patients, clinicians and managers all want to be reassured that their healthcare organisation is safe. But there is no consensus about what we mean when we ask whether a healthcare organisation is safe or how this is achieved. In the UK, the measurement of harm, so important in the evolution of pati...

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Main Authors: Vincent, C, Burnett, S, Carthey, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2014