Safety First: Top of Your Board's Agenda: 100 Day Challenge Survey Report.

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Safety First: Top of Your Board's Agenda: 100 Day Challenge Survey Report.

July 22, 2009

The Patients Association. Harrow, Middlesex, UK: The Patients Association; June 2009.

This publication summarizes the results of a United Kingdom hospital survey that identified strengths and weaknesses in National Health Service efforts to support organizational patient safety commitment and improvement. The report closes with suggestions to support board-level engagement in this work.

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