Global Patient Safety- Front Cover
Global Patient Safety
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Notes on contributors
Preface
Chapter 1: Patient safety policy development in the NHS in England
What has happened since? The intervening years
NHS Resolution (NHSLA)
A sense of history
The Mid Staffordshire crisis
What next? Rising clinical negligence costs and patient safety
The NRLS
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2: The health law, ethics and patient safety interface
Introduction
Francis Reports
Definition of safety
Techniques of improving safety
Law
The National Health Service
The General Medical Council
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3: Patient safety and substantive English medical law
Introduction
The existence and extent of a duty
The standard of care
Medical consent
Confidentiality
Best interests and patient identity
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4: Board governance for better, safer healthcare
Governing patient safety
Theoretical framings of Board governance
Empirical work relating governance and performance
Measuring and assessing safe care
Internal Board oversight
External regulation and accountability
Recent large-scale study in the NHS
Discussion
Funding acknowledgement
References
Chapter 5: Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care
Seeking better, safer care
Whistleblowing: the canary in the mine?
Political and legal context
Unpacking whistleblowing
The legal underpinnings
Safer spaces for speaking up
An emerging typology of organisational spaces
Funding acknowledgement
References
Chapter 6: Patient safety, the โsafe spaceโ and the duty of candour:
Reconciling the irreconcilable?
Introduction
A question of veracity and the duty of candour
The safe space and the Health Service Safety Investigation Bill
Conclusions and the future
Funding Acknowledgement
References
Chapter 7: Religious and cultural beliefs: The potential for patient
safety to be compromised
Introduction
Guidelines on religious/cultural beliefs, patient safety and healthcare
Ritual male circumcision
Female genital mutilation
Jehovahโs Witnesses refusing blood transfusions
Overall trends
What is the impact of religious/cultural belief on patient safety and what are the instances where such belief compromises this safety?
References
Chapter 8: Patient safety in Oman
Introduction
Development of patient safety as a concept and as a practice in Oman
Implementing patient safety into practice
Challenges and opportunities
Solutions and barriers
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9: State adverse health incident reporting systems in the
United States: An introduction and contextual discussion
Introduction
The U.S. health care environment and its impact on the frequency of adverse events
State-by-state adverse event reporting systems in the United States and evidence of progress
The patientโs role in safety: the Joint Commissionโs โSpeak Upโ initiatives
Conclusion
References
Chapter 10: Adverse health events in Minnesota
Introduction
Impact of the reporting law
Root Cause Analysis investigations
Recommendations and evolution of the system
Appendix A
Appendix B
Chapter 11: The role of regulatory frameworks in Latvian patient
safety culture
Introduction
Patient safety discussion and system development in Latvia
Patient safety Reporting and Learning System in Latvia
Patient safety and the labyrinth of liability
Role of the Treatment Risk Fund in the patient safety culture in Latvia
Conclusion
References
Chapter 12: Patient safety in Thailand
Introduction
Thailandโs patient safety profile
Patient safety initiatives
Quality tools and mechanisms to promote patient safety in hospitals
Programmes and mechanisms to promote patient safety in the healthcare system
Conclusion: lessons learned
References
Chapter 13: Patient safety in Uganda
Introduction
The healthcare landscape in Uganda: what affects patient safety?
Ugandan healthcare law and protection of patient rights
Medication safety: an in-depth example drawing on experience from antiretroviral treatment provision
Conclusions: the future of patient safety issues in Uganda
References
Chapter 14: Patient safety in Nigeria: An emergent concept
Introduction
The state of patient safety in Nigeria
Patient safety policy in Nigeria
Patient safety and law in Nigeria
Emerging solutions to the state of patient safety in Nigeria
References
Chapter 15: A critical analysis of patient safety strategies in
Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI)
Introduction
The healthcare system structure of KRI
Future strategies of patient safety for KRI
Conclusion
References
Chapter 16: Patient safety and the health transition: Understanding
and addressing the high level of lifestyle-related
non-communicable diseases in the Pacific region
Introduction
Options and choices
Agency and responsibility
Individuals, communities and context
The dependency dilemma
Patient safety in Kiribati
Patient safety in Tuvalu
Conclusion
References
Chapter 17: The Japanese Obstetric Compensation System for
Cerebral Palsy โ a case study of a no-fault
compensation system
Introduction
The Japan Obstetric Compensation System for Cerebral Palsy
Overview of JOCS-CP
Investigation of cerebral palsy
Conclusion
References
Appendix
Chapter 18: Conclusion: Global patient safety โ power of the dream
Introduction: Raisa and her story
Global patient safety: themes
Patient safety into the future
General conclusions
References
Index