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 …

The evolution of the concepts and processes underpinning the Australian Patient Safety
Foundation's systems over the last 15 years are traced. An ideal system should have the …

Patient safety has become an international priority with major research programmes being
carried out in the USA, UK, and elsewhere. The challenge is how to organize research …

Background Patients have the potential to provide feedback on the safety of their care.
Recently, tools have been developed that ask patients to provide feedback on those factors …

Patient safety is the foundation of good patient care. When a member of your family goes
into hospital or receives other healthcare then above all you want them to be safe. There is …

Patient safety is typically assessed by the frequency of adverse events or incidents, which
means we seek to determine safety by its absence rather than its presence. 1 The Safety-II …

Plans for improving safety in medical care often ignore the patient's perspective. The active
role of patients in their care should be recognised and encouraged. Patients have a key role …

Background Patient safety has been high on the agenda for more than a decade. Despite
many national initiatives aimed at improving patient safety, the challenge remains to find …

In 2001, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) was created as part of a wider reform
process to improve quality of care for patients in the National Health Services of England …

Background Tools that proactively identify factors that contribute to accidents have been
developed within high-risk industries. Although patients provide feedback on their …