... Risk management Complaints In this paper we examine GPs' and psychiatrists’ narratives about transparent forms of regulation, as well as those of people involved in medical regulation, representing patients and professionals. These suggest that there are rising levels of complaints...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Risk management Doctors Medical information systems Patients Performance management The changing context of medical and healthcare regulation, combined with new approaches to promoting patient safety has produced an intense search for reliable data on risks...

... insights into behaviours associated with risk and blame can be gleaned if the theory is applied flexibly. Risk management Patients Safety Psychiatry United Kingdom National Health Service There has been considerable attention paid recently to patient safety by academics (see for example...

...Gordon C.A. Dickson; Lesley Price; William M. Maclaren; William M. Stein This exploratory study investigates perceptions of two groups of NHS staff, of a range of risks, topical and relevant to accident and emergency (A&E). Literature suggests that the effectiveness of a risk management...

... to a successful development of talking about risk and sharing decisions that benefits both themselves and patients. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Health and medicine Decision making Doctors Patients Risk management Managing risk and making decisions presents an increasingly...

... contingent. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Evidence Medical professions Risk management Contemporary health care providers are always looking for a new management strategy that will reduce costs and facilitate control. One area that has been heralded, by both government and private providers...

.... (2) Features of clinical governance thought important by the Commission for Health Improvement (2001): Consultation and patient involvement. Clinical risk management. Clinical audit. Use of research and information on effectiveness. Use of information on the patient’s experience...