Is health care getting safer?
Vincent CA, Aylin PP, Franklin BD, et al. Is health care getting safer? BMJ. 2008;337:a2426. doi:10.1136/bmj.a2426.
This commentary reflects on data from the United Kingdom's National Health Service to underscore the current inadequacy of methods to measure safety. Similar to a past commentary from the United States, the authors call for more systematic data collection strategies that will better monitor and track progress in patient safety.