A very public failure: lessons for quality improvement in healthcare organisations from the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

Walshe K; Offen N.

The authors provide an analysis of the Bristol Royal Infirmary inquiry and explain what should be applied from that incident to inform quality improvement efforts at other health care organizations.

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