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Commentary
Building a Patient Safety Toolkit for use in general practice.
July 20, 2016
Bell BG, Spencer R, Marsden K, et al. InnovAiT. 2016;9(9):557-562.
Although most patient safety efforts have focused on inpatient care, the majority of health care actually takes place in the ambulatory setting. This commentary discusses the development of a toolkit for general practitioners in the United Kingdom that provides various instruments to help prevent and analyze safety problems. Materials included in the kit are a trigger tool, medication reconciliation form, and significant event audit template.
