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Conceptual and practical challenges associated with understanding patient safety within community-based mental health services.
December 7, 2022
Averill P, Vincent CA, Reen G, et al. Health Expect. 2023;26(1):51-63.
Patient safety research on inpatient psychiatric care is expanding, but less is known about outpatient mental health patient safety. This review of safety in community-based mental health services revealed several challenges, including defining preventable safety events. Additionally, safety research has focused on harm caused by the patient instead of harm caused by mental health services, such as delays in access or diagnosis.
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