Background The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO-SSC) is a global tool designed to enhance teamwork ...

Karolina Kogut, Nobhojit Roy, Mary E. Brindle The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has been a cornerstone of surgical ...

Background The optimal performance of doctors is critical to delivering high-quality, safe healthcare. However, 6–12% of doctors may experience challenges that impact their work performance. In many ...

Background Reducing hospitalisations in heart failure (HF) requires organisational models for rapid optimisation, education and structured follow-up. Evidence on complex programmes in outermost or ...

Background Debriefings help teams learn quickly and treat patients safely. However, many clinicians and educators report to struggle with leading debriefings. Little empirical knowledge on optimal ...

Background Patient safety training of healthcare professionals is a new area of education. Assessment of the pertinent competencies should be a part of this education. This review aims to identify the ...

1 Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, The James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 2 The James ...

Background Improving integration and continuity of care across sectors within resource constraints is a priority in many health systems. Qualitative operational research methods of problem structuring ...

Correspondence to Martin Bromiley, Clinical Human Factors Group, The Health Foundation, 90 Long Acre, London WC2E 9RA, UK; info{at}chfg.org Sir Robert Francis, in his inquiry into failings at the Mid ...

Correspondence to Eric J Thomas, University of Texas at Houston, Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, 6410 Fannin, UPB 1100.45, Houston, TX 77030, USA; eric.thomas{at}uth.tmc.edu ...

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1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9DX, UK 2 Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and ...