Incident reporting and patient safety

Editorial

Charles Vincent. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 Jan 13;334(7584):51.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39071.441609.80.

Abstract

Reporting is useful, but more emphasis is needed on measurement and safety improvement programmes

Competing interests: CV has acted as paid adviser to the National Patient Safety Agency.

Seeing the picture through "lean thinking".
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Sensitivity of routine system for reporting patient safety incidents in an NHS hospital: retrospective patient case note review.
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