"There is a significant, measurable level of harm experienced by children admitted to hospitals in the UK. While most of this harm is temporary, some of it is serious. The UKPTT offers organisations the means to measure and examine the adverse events occurring in their hospital in order to reduce harm."
Prevalence and severity of patient harm in a sample of UK-hospitalised children detected by the Paediatric Trigger Tool
SM Chapman, J Fitzsimons, N Davey, P Lachman
BMJ Open, 2014; 4: e005066
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