This brand new title in the popular ABC series offers an up-to-date
introduction on improving patient safety in primary and secondary
care. The ABC of Patient Safety covers an area of increasing
importance in healthcare and provides a clear description of the
underlying principles that influence practice. Patient safety is
now an integral part of the training for all Foundation doctors and
is rapidly becoming a component of many undergraduate and
postgraduate exams, including the n MRCGP. This book is an ideal
companion for this training.
A wide variety of clinical staff and managers in primary and
secondary care will find this book an essential text, offering an
ideal theoretical and practical aid to patient safety. GPs and
practice managers will find this book of particular interest, as
well as medical and nursing students.
Table of Content
1 The Scope of the Problem.
John Sandars.
2 The Nature of Error.
Jenny Firth-Cozens, John Sandars.
3 Diagnosis.
John Sandars.
4 Use of Medication.
Darren M Ashcroft, Judith A Cantrill.
5 Communication and Patient Safety.
Martin Beyer, Julia Rohe, Keith Haynes, Peter J
Nicklin.
6 Patient Safety Culture.
Tanya Claridge, John Sandars.
7 Principles of Clinical Risk Management.
Julie Price, Keith Haynes, Peter J Nicklin.
8 Learning from Threats to Patient Safety.
Maureen Baker, Richard Thomson, John Sandars.
9 Patient Safety and the Law.
Michael Jones, Gary Cook.
10 The Healthcare Policy Context.
Robert L Phillips.
11 The Impact on Patients and Healthcare Professionals.
Amanda Howe, Peter Walsh.
12 Future Directions.
Aziz Sheikh, Maureen Baker, Richard Thomson
About the author
John Sandars, GP and Senior Lecturer in Community Based Education,
Medical Education Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. John is a
general practitioner and has a major interest in patient safety
education. He was a member of the MRC Patient Safety Research
network and is an adviser to Saferhealthcare, a web based online
resource sponsored by the NPSA and BMJ.
Gary Cook, Consultant Epidemiologist, Stepping Hill Hospital,
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport, UK; Honorary Senior
Fellow in Public Health, University of Manchester.
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