.... Patient safety Care transitions Conferences Patient care The Northwest Patient Safety Conference is an annual regional event planned and sponsored by the Washington Patient Safety Coalition (WPSC), a voluntary organization in Washington State whose history and activities are described elsewhere...

.... Collaboration Quality improvement Patient care Outcomes A significant challenge to effective and meaningful improvements in health care quality and safety is a lack of trust among the parties seeking to make those improvements. The stakeholders – including but not limited to providers, consumers...

...Abhijit Basu; Rohit Arora; Nancy Fernandes Purpose The paper's aim is to determine the quality of transfer of information in relation to NHSLA criterion “on site handover of patient care” between doctors on delivery suite of a UK teaching hospital. Design/methodology/approach A pilot project...

... as on features of the health care system itself that have impeded, in the authors' view, progress on enhancing patient safety. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Patient care Accidents Health care United States of America Essentially, there are two major views regarding the origins...

... distributed to the target participants. Whistleblowing Hospitals Patient care Ireland Health services A whistleblower can be defined as “someone who identifies an incompetent, unethical or illegal situation in the workplace and reports it to someone who has the power to stop the wrong...

... is validated when its amplitude differs from zero with p < 0.05. The residuals were tested for normality with the Shapiro Wilk test. David Buckley can be contacted at: david.buckley@gsahs.health.nsw.gov.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Patient care Statistics Risk...

... stakeholders. Health services Hospitals Quality improvement Patient care United States of America On September 26, 2008, the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new hospital accreditation program developed by the healthcare division of Det Norske Veritas (DNV). Hospitals...

... patient safety issue. Preventing AEs would reduce readmissions, patient discomfort and associated costs. Routine monitoring of AEs is recommended. Ashley Kable can be contacted at: ashley.kable@newcastle.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Patient care Safety Surgery Risk...

... of health‐care professionals. Health services Clinical governance Patient care Best practice “The pursuit of excellence has been my objective in life” is the inscription on the United States Congressional Gold Medal given in 2008 to the renowned heart surgeon Dr Michael DeBakey by an Act...

...B. Jadoon; D. Tucker; V. Miller; V. Rai; B. White Purpose The aim of this paper is to examine an audit to assess compliance with the national standards for intimate examination and to identify areas where changes are required to improve the quality of patient's care. Design/methodology/approach...

... the NHS UK £ 400 million in clinical litigation settlements with a potential liability of around £ 2.4 billion in 1998/1999 (Department of Health, 2000). The clinical negligence scheme for trusts (CNST) criteria require that trust status hospitals set up a risk management programme to improve patient care...

... in correct dosages and timing of antibiotics between procedural groups. Practical implications Although compliance improved there were large differences between the specialties. The adoption of preventive strategies is fundamental to providing safe patient care. The use of inappropriate antimicrobials...

... 2008 Patient care Risk management Health services Clinical governance National health service United Kingdom The safety alert broadcast system (SABS) is an electronic system developed by the UK Department of Health to disseminate to the NHS in England alerts written by three...

... should be taken on an individual patient basis, with due weight accorded to relevant considerations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Ethics Clinical governance Patient care Quality of life A DNAR order may be justified where resuscitation would not be successful from...

... be specifically addressed as a supervision and training issue. David Curtis can be contacted at: david.curtis@qmul.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Mental illness Psychiatry Medical personnel Patient care Psychology Medical treatment The Department of Health published...

... hospital in Liverpool found that the main reasons for medical complaints were communication (26 per cent), clinical treatment (50 per cent) and attitude of staff (24 per cent) (Tubb and Griffith‐Evans, 2002). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Hospitals Complaints Patient care Surgery...

... do not demonstrate a commitment to patient‐safety initiatives, their registration may be at risk. Originality/value This article highlights an aspect of the duties of a doctor that many in the medical profession may be unaware of. Medical practice Patient care Primary care Regulation...

... areas was developed and implemented. The key areas of evaluation included clinical care as well as the managerial and professional practices that support patient care. The Expert Panel, consisting of predominantly nursing staff, was recruited from within the organisation. During the evaluation...

... as that of a ballpoint pen. J. Shah can be contacted at: jyoti.shah@imperial.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Urinary system Medical treatment Medical informatics Information media Leaflets Patient care Flexible cystoscopy is a common diagnostic procedure that is undertaken...

... practical, effective and has not been discredited. David Birnbaum can be contacted at: david.birnbaum@ubc.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Quality improvement Quality management techniques Patient care No less than two decades ago, while employed as a hospital...