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Exploring how ward staff engage with the implementation of a patient safety intervention: a UK-based qualitative process evaluation.

August 2, 2017

Sheard L, Marsh C, O'Hara JK, et al. BMJ Open. 2017;7(7):e014558.

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This study evaluated the implementation of a patient safety intervention. Frontline staff engagement with the intervention was highly variable and the intervention was not implemented as intended across the study sites. These results underscore the challenge of translating patient safety research into practice.

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