Patient Safety

When you are ready to implement measures to improve patient safety, this is the book to consult. Charles Vincent, one of the world's pioneers in patient safety, discusses each and every aspect clearly and compellingly. He reviews the evidence of risks and harms to patients, and he provides practical guidance on implementing safer practices in health care. The second edition puts greater emphasis on this practical side. Examples of team based initiatives show how patient safety can be improved by changing practices, both cultural and technological, throughout whole organisations. Not only does this benefit patients; it also impacts positively on health care delivery, with consequent savings in the economy. Patient Safety has been praised as a gateway to understanding the subject. This second edition is more than that -- it is a revelation of the pervading influence of health care errors, and a guide to how these can be overcome. REVIEWS: "...The beauty of this book is that it describes the complexity of patient safety in a simple coherent way and captures the breadth of issues that encompass this fascinating field. The author provides numerous ways in which the reader can take this subject further with links to the international world of patient safety and evidence based research...One of the most difficult aspects of patient safety is that of implementation of safer practices and sustained change. Charles Vincent, through this book, provides all who read it clear examples to help with these challenges" From a review in Hospital Medicine by Dr Suzette Woodward, Director of Patient Safety. Access 'Essentials of Patient Safety -- Free Online Introduction': www.wiley.com/go/vincent/patientsafety/essentials

ISBN 1405192216   Pages 432 ISBN13 9781405192217 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 670 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd   Published in Chicester Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)   Height (mm) 231 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 159 Publication date 25 Jun 2010   Spine width (mm) 24 DEWEY 362.110289   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Preface
		The nature of the book
		Inspiration, acknowledgements and thanks
SECTION ONE		The Evolution of Patient Safety
Chapter 1		Medical harm: a brief history		3
Chapter 2		The emergence of patient safety		14
Chapter 3		Integrating safety and quality		31
SECTION TWO		The Hazards of Healthcare
Chapter 4		The nature and scale of error and harm		49
Chapter 5		Reporting and learning systems		75
Chapter 6		Measuring safety		96
SECTION THREE		From Accident Analysis to System Design
Chapter 7		Human error and systems thinking		119
Chapter 8		Understanding how things go wrong		141
SECTION FOUR		The Aftermath
Chapter 9		Caring for patients harmed by treatment		171
Chapter 10		Supporting staff after serious incidents		192
SECTION FIVE		Design, Technology and Standardization
Chapter 11		Clinical interventions and process improvement		211
Chapter 12		Design for patient safety		230
Chapter 13		Using information technology to reduce error		246
SECTION SIX		People Create Safety
Chapter 14		Creating a culture of safety		269
Chapter 15		Patient involvement in patient safety		290
Chapter 16		Procedures, violations and migrations		307
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"This book is essential reading for everyone in health care, but in particular it is a must read for those starting out, training to be the future doctors, nurses, managers and other health-care practitioners". (British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 1 January 2011)

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Version	Price	Published	Edition
Paperback	£24.99	2005
Electronic Book	£53.94
Electronic Book	£53.94
Audio-Visual / Multimedia Item	£41.98	2010	2nd Revised edition