Towards a sociology of healthcare safety and quality

Allen, Davina; Braithwaite, Jeffrey; Sandall, Jane; Waring, Justin

Abstract

The contributions to this collection address technologies, practices, experiences and the organisation of quality and safety across a wide range of healthcare contexts. Spanning three continents, from hospital to community, maternity to mental health, they shine a light into the boardrooms, back offices and front-lines of healthcare, offering sociological insights from the perspectives of managers, clinicians and patients. We review these articles and consider how they contribute to some of the dilemmas that confront mainstream approaches to quality and safety and then look ahead to outline future lines of sociological inquiry to progress the theory and practice of quality and safety.

Citation

Allen, D., Braithwaite, J., Sandall, J., & Waring, J. (2016). Towards a sociology of healthcare safety and quality. Sociology of Health and Illness, 38(2), 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12390

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 15, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Dec 17, 2015
• Publication Date: 2016-02
• Deposit Date: Mar 11, 2019
• Journal: Sociology of Health & Illness
• Print ISSN: 0141-9889
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 181-197
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12390
• Keywords: sociology; quality and safety; healthcare; theory
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1624043
• Publisher URL: https://www.health.org.uk/journal-article/towards-a-sociology-of-healthcare-quality-and-safety