Indicator update
17/09/2020 Jenny DaviesIn our latest update we look at trends in the safety of health and social care.
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02/07/2019 Sarah ScobieWith the Patient Safety Strategy published today arguing that new technologies have the potential to transform improvements in keeping patients from harm, Sarah Scobie takes a closer look at what the possibilities are.
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07/12/2018 Sarah ScobieEnsuring care is safe and harm-free remains high on the policy agenda, and rightly so. But are we measuring and monitoring safety appropriately, and what steps could be taken to improve it in the long run? Sarah Scobie argues for a shift in our understanding.
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03/07/2015 Lucia KossarovaLooking at healthcare quality from an international perspective over time offers us a 3D picture of performance.
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27/08/2014 Ben GershlickThe proportion of patients being harmed has fallen and this is cause for celebration, but we need a range of robust measures to keep rates of harm low.