Adaptive regulation or governmentality: patient safety and the changing regulation of medicine
Journal Article
Waring, J. Adaptive regulation or governmentality: patient safety and the changing regulation of medicine. Sociology of Health and Illness, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.00527.x
Studies from across the world have shown that clinical mistakes are a major threat to the safety of patient care (World Health Organisation 2004). For the National Health Service (NHS) of England and Wales it is estimated that one in ten hospital pat... Read More about Adaptive regulation or governmentality: patient safety and the changing regulation of medicine.