Governing patient safety: lessons learned from a mixed methods evaluation of implementing a ward-level medication safety scorecard in two English NHS hospitals.

Angus I G Ramsay; Simon Turner; Gillian Cavell; Alice Oborne; Rebecca E. Thomas; Graham Cookson; Naomi J. Fulop

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Governing patient safety: lessons learned from a mixed methods evaluation of implementing a ward-level medication safety scorecard in two English NHS hospitals.

January 29, 2014

Ramsay AIG, Turner S, Cavell G, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(2):136-46.

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Unsafe medication practices and errors occur frequently in hospitals. This study found that ward-level medication safety scorecards were well received by hospital staff but did not result in fewer medication risks.

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