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By
Charles Vincent, Smith and Nephew Foundation Professor of Clinical Safety Research, Imperial College London; Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
Description
Patient safety is of fundamental importance to all healthcare systems. Errors are common and patients are frequently harmed. Doctors,
nurses, healthcare managers, policy makers and governments across the world are now working to improve the safety of healthcare. This
book provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of this rapidly developing field. The book takes an international perspective
citing research and practice from the UK, US, Europe, Australia and other countries. The book will be valuable for clinical staff who
want to understand patient safety and make their own unit safer; patient safety managers, risk managers, medical directors; policy makers
seeking to understand the risks posed by their healthcare systems; students and doctors and nurses in training.
Contents
Medical harm: a brief history. The evolution of patient safety. Studies of errors and adverse events in healthcare: the nature and scale
of the problem. Reporting and learning systems. Human error and systems thinking. Understanding how things go wrong. The aftermath: caring
for patients harmed by treatment. Supporting staff after serious incidents. Culture and leadership for safety. Making healthcare safer:
clinical interventions and process improvment. Using information technology to reduce error. People create safety.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 268 pages, publication date: NOV-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-10120-5
ISBN-10: 0-443-10120-5
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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