National Patient Safety Agency: combining stories with statistics to minimise harm.

Tara Lamont; John Scarpello

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National Patient Safety Agency: combining stories with statistics to minimise harm.

December 2, 2009

Lamont T, Scarpello J. BMJ. 2009;339:b4489.

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This news item discusses "rapid response reports," a National Patient Safety Agency initiative to alert practitioners about reported patient safety incidents.

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