Vincent Patient Safety

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4443-2386-3
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

When you are ready to implement measures to improve patient safety,this is the book to consult. Charles Vincent, one of the world'spioneers in patient safety, discusses each and every aspect clearlyand compellingly. He reviews the evidence of risks and harms topatients, and he provides practical guidance on implementing saferpractices in health care.
The second edition puts greater emphasis on this practical side.Examples of team based initiatives show how patient safety can beimproved by changing practices, both cultural and technological,throughout whole organisations. Not only does this benefitpatients; it also impacts positively on health care delivery, withconsequent savings in the economy.
Patient Safety has been praised as a gateway tounderstanding the subject. This second edition is more than that- it is a revelation of the pervading influence of healthcare errors, and a guide to how these can be overcome.
"... The beauty of this book is that it describes the complexityof patient safety in a simple coherent way and captures the breadthof issues that encompass this fascinating field. The authorprovides numerous ways in which the reader can take this subjectfurther with links to the international world of patient safety andevidence based research... One of the most difficult aspects ofpatient safety is that of implementation of safer practices andsustained change. Charles Vincent, through this book,provides all who read it clear examples to help with thesechallenges" From a review in Hospital Medicine by Dr SuzetteWoodward, Director of Patient Safety.
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Autoren/Hrsg.

Vincent, Charles

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
The nature of the book.
Inspiration, acknowledgements and thanks.
SECTION ONE The Evolution of Patient Safety.
Chapter 1 Medical harm: a brief history.
Chapter 2 The emergence of patient safety.
Chapter 3 Integrating safety and quality.
SECTION TWO The Hazards of Healthcare.
Chapter 4 The nature and scale of error and harm.
Chapter 5 Reporting and learning systems.
Chapter 6 Measuring safety.
SECTION THREE From Accident Analysis to SystemDesign.
Chapter 7 Human error and systems thinking.
Chapter 8 Understanding how things go wrong.
SECTION FOUR The Aftermath.
Chapter 9 Caring for patients harmed by treatment.
Chapter 10 Supporting staff after serious incidents.
SECTION FIVE Design, Technology and Standardization.
Chapter 11 Clinical interventions and process improvement.
Chapter 12 Design for patient safety.
Chapter 13 Using information technology to reduce error.
SECTION SIX People Create Safety.
Chapter 14 Creating a culture of safety.
Chapter 15 Patient involvement in patient safety.
Chapter 16 Procedures, violations and migrations.
Chapter 17 Safety skills.
Chapter 18 Teams create safety.
SECTION SEVEN The Journey to Safety.
Chapter 19 Safe organizations: bringing it all together.
Chapter 20 High performing healthcare systems.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Charles Vincent, Professor of Clinical Safety Research
Imperial College London
Director National Institute for Health Research Centre for PatientSafety and Service
Quality, Imperial College Healthcare Trust