Perceived barriers to reporting adverse drug events in hospitals

"We believe that theoretical domains framework (TDF) is a comprehensive approach that enables us to better understand and classify barriers to behavior change in reporting ADEs. Classification of barriers based on different psychological domains could be effective in mapping suitable interventions to detected barriers."

Perceived barriers to reporting adverse drug events in hospitals: a qualitative study using theoretical domains framework approach
F Mirbaha, G Shalviri, B Yazdizadeh, K Gholami, R Majdzadeh
Implementation Science, 2015, 10:110

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Promoting engagement by patients and families to reduce adverse events in acute care settings

"While patient engagement in safety is appealing, there is insufficient high-quality evidence informing real-world implementation."

Promoting engagement by patients and families to reduce adverse events in acute care settings: a systematic review
Z Berger, TE Flickinger, E Pfoh, KA Martinez, SM Dy
BMJ Quality & Safety, 2014;23:548-555

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Commissioning the conditions for safer surgery

"The taskforce concluded that to achieve a continual reduction in harm, we must reduce variation in practice, promote learning from our mistakes and from improvement activities, and continue to promote organisational and professional responsibility."

Standardise, educate, harmonise: commissioning the conditions for safer surgery
NHS England Never Events Taskforce
February 2014

Quality of reporting in systematic reviews of adverse events

"Improving reporting of adverse events in systematic reviews is an important step towards a balanced assessment of an intervention."

Quality of reporting in systematic reviews of adverse events: systematic review
L Zorzela, S Golder, Y Liu, K Pilkington, L Hartling, A Joffe, Y Loke, S Vohra
British Medical Journal, 2014, 348 (8th January)

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What are the safety risks for patients undergoing treatment by multiple specialties

"More research is needed to gain insight into the underlying causes of inadequate care when multiple specialties are required to treat a patient."

What are the safety risks for patients undergoing treatment by multiple specialties: a retrospective patient record review study
RJ Baines, MC de Bruijne, M Langelaan, C Wagner
BMC Health Services Research, 2013, 13:497

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Deciphering harm measurement

"Improvement in health care quality and safety can be notable when measurement criteria are clear, evidence is strong, and policy and interventions are focused."

Deciphering harm measurement
G Parry, A Cline, D Goldmann
Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012, 307(2):2155-2156

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