Critical Incident Reviews, Significant Adverse Event Reports and Action Plans.

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Critical Incident Reviews, Significant Adverse Event Reports and Action Plans.

April 25, 2012

St Andrews, Scotland: Scottish Information Commissioner; February 21, 2012. Reference No: 201100433.

This report describes an investigation into a 5-year delay in action plans for critical incident reviews in Scotland.

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