Measuring harm

"This was the third in a series of roundtable discussions looking at potential future improvements in patient safety involving a broad approach which:

• incorporates greater involvement of patients and citizens in their own safety and the safer design of services
• measures and monitors the multiple dimensions that make up a safety culture
• develops ‘leading’ (before the event) as well as ‘lagging’ (after the event) performance measures to more 
• accurately assess the current experience of people using healthcare services."

Measuring harm: a summary of learning from a Health Foundation roundtable
The Health Foundation
October 2013

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