Continuous improvement of patient safety

"This report makes the case for changing the way patient safety is approached in the NHS. It argues that change is needed in: how safety is understood, because current approaches to measurement don’t provide the full picture; how safety is improved, because existing approaches alone will not address the most intractable problems; how risk is perceived, because comfort-seeking behaviours will not create a genuine culture of learning."

Published alongside the report is a safety improvement check list, as well as pointers to a host of other resources from the Health Foundation focused on assisting organisations in improving patient safety.

Continuous improvement of patient safety: The case for change in the NHS
J Illingworth
The Health Foundation
November 2015

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Developing a ward round checklist to improve patient safety

"This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a ward round review checklist on one general medical ward in a district general hospital in the UK."

Developing a ward round checklist to improve patient safety

BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u204775.w2440

G Hale, D McNab

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The endoscopy safety checklist

"We conclude that use of the endoscopy safety checklist is an opportunity for cost-effective quality improvement in endoscopy services. On-going attention needs to be given to encourage routine uptake of the checklist for its true potential on safety and outcomes to be realised."

The endoscopy safety checklist: A longitudinal study of factors affecting compliance in a tertiary referral centre within the United Kingdom
M Matharoo et al.
BMJ Quality Improvement Reports 2015;4: doi:10.1136/bmjquality.u206344.w2567

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A CEO checklist for high-value health care

"The items in this checklist reflect core elements for the health care transformation needed to deliver high-value care—better outcomes at lower costs."

A CEO checklist for high-value health care
D Cosgrove, et al.
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
June 2012

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