Background Although it is widely recognised that frail older persons need adaptation of healthcare services, it is unclear how hospital care in general can best be tailored to their frailty. Objective ...

Background: The transfer of care for hospitalized patients between inpatient physicians is routinely mediated through written and verbal communication or “sign-out”. This study aims to describe how ...

Methods Retrospective case record reviews of 1000 adults who died in 2009 in 10 acute hospitals in England were undertaken. Trained physician reviewers estimated life expectancy on admission, to ...

Communication about sexual orientation and gender between clinicians, LGBT+ people facing serious illness and their significant others: a qualitative interview study of experiences, preferences and ...

Introduction Redundancy is a system design principle that introduces duplicate components to provide fault tolerance. When a component fails, a backup takes over to ensure the system still performs as ...

Introduction: Adverse events in hospitals constitute a serious problem with grave consequences. Many studies have been conducted to gain an insight into this problem, but a general overview of the ...

Objective To explore implementation of the modified early obstetric warning system (MEOWS) in practice to further understanding about the influence of contextual factors. Methods An ethnographic study ...

A step nearer to the reliable measurement of safety culture “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Latsu Safety culture is increasingly recognized as an important strategy—and perhaps ...

Background Speaking up is important for patient safety, but healthcare professionals often hesitate to voice their concerns. Direct supervisors have an important role in influencing speaking up.

Descriptions of verbal communication errors between staff. An analysis of 84 root cause analysis-reports from Danish hospitals ...

Background Double checking medication administration in hospitals is often standard practice, particularly for high-risk drugs, yet its effectiveness in reducing medication administration errors (MAEs ...

Objective To explore the challenges facing GPs' adherence to shared care arrangements for specialist drugs. Design A qualitative study using semistructured interviews; data analysed using the ...