Adverse health-care events: Part 2. Incident reporting systems

Bird, D.; Milligan, F.

Professional Nurse 18(10): 572-575

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0266-8130
PMID: 12808856
Document Number: 559021
This paper, the second in a series of four on adverse health events, outlines the process for reporting, investigating and learning from clinical incidents. It outlines the nursing contribution and nurses' responsibility with regards to effective clinical risk management in order to achieve a major cornerstone of clinical governance--making the NHS safer for patients.

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