Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Clinical Risk Management : Enhancing Patient Safety, Hardback Book

Clinical Risk Management : Enhancing Patient Safety Hardback

Edited by Charles Vincent

Hardback

Description

The aim of this book is to reduce the risks of medical treatment and enhance the safety of patients in all areas of healthcare.

The first section discusses human error, the incidence of harm to patients, and the development or risk management.

Chapters in the second section discuss the reduction of risk in clinical practice in key medical specialties.

The third section discusses features of the healthcare systems that are essential to safe practice, such as communication of risk to patients, the design of equipment, supervision and training, and effective teamwork.

The fourth section describes how to put risk management into practice, including the effective and sensitive handling of complaints and claims, the care of injured patients and the staff involved, and the reporting, investigation and analysis of serious incidents.

Information

Information