All Outputs (2)

Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review (2020)
Journal Article
Avery, A. J., Sheehan, C. L., Bell, B. G., Armstrong, S. J., Ashcroft, D. M., Boyd, M. J., …Carson-Stevens, A. (2021). Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review. BMJ Quality and Safety, 30(12), 961-976. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2020-011405

Objective To estimate the incidence of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England; describe and classify the associated patient safety incidents and generate suggestions to mitigate risks of ameliorable factors contributing to the incident... Read More about Incidence, nature and causes of avoidable significant harm in primary care in England: retrospective case note review.

Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study (2017)
Journal Article
Bell, B., Campbell, S., Carson-Stevens, A., Prosser Evans, H., Cooper, A., Brindley, C., …Avery, A. (2017). Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 7(2), Article e013786. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013786

Introduction: Most patient safety research has focused on specialist-care settings where there is an appreciation of the frequency and causes of medical errors, and the resulting burden of adverse events. There have, however, been few large-scale rob... Read More about Understanding the epidemiology of avoidable significant harm in primary care: protocol for a retrospective cross-sectional study.