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Patient safety / Charles Vincent.

Author/creator Vincent, Charles, Dr.
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Descriptionxiii, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Medical harm : a brief history -- The emergence of patient safety -- Integrating of safety and quality -- The nature and scale of error and harm -- Reporting and learning systems -- Measuring safety -- Human error and systems thinking -- Understanding how things go wrong -- Caring for patients harmed by treatment -- Supporting staff after serious incidents -- Clinical interventions and process improvement -- Design for patient safety -- Using information technology to reduce error -- Creating a culture of safety -- Patient involvement in patient safety -- Procedures, violations, and migrations -- Safety skills -- Teams create safety -- Safe organisations : bringing it all together -- High performing healthcare systems.
Local noteLaupus-WCP
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010003436
ISBN9781405192217 (pbk.)
ISBN1405192216 (pbk.)

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Laupus Books - Stacks W 84.41 V769P 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold