ABC of patient safety
By: edited by John Sandars and Gary Cook.
Contributors: Sandars, John, MB.; Cook, Gary, 1952-
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405156929
Subjects: Hospital care -- Safety measures.; Hospital care -- Quality control.; Patient Care -- standards.; Medical Errors -- prevention & control.; Safety Management -- methods.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The scope of the problem / Bob Phillips, John Sandars; title: The nature of error / Jenny Firth-Cozens, John Sandars; title: Diagnosis / John Sandars; title: Use of medication / Darren M. Ashcroft, Judith A. Cantrill; title: Communication / Martin Beyer ... [et al.]; title: Organisational culture / Tanya Claridge, John Sandars; title: Principles of clinical risk management / Julie Price, Keith Haynes, Peter Nicklin; title: Learning from threats to patient safety / Maureen Baker, Richard Thomson, John Sandars; title: The legal context / Michael Jones, Gary Cook; title: The healthcare policy context / Bob Phillips, Kieran Walshe; title: The impact on patients and healthcare professionals / Amanda Howe, Peter Walsh; title: Future directions in patient safety and clinical risk / Aziz Sheikh, Maureen Baker, Richard Thomson.