What is the NHS Safety Thermometer?

Maxine Power; Kevin Stewart; Ailsa Brotherton

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What is the NHS Safety Thermometer?

November 28, 2012

Power M, Stewart K, Brotherton A. Clin Risk. 2012;18(5):163-169.

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This commentary describes the design and initial test of a large-scale initiative to track incidents involving pressure ulcers, falls, urinary infections in patients with catheters, and venous thromboembolism in the National Health Service.

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