Patient safety monitoring

Selection of indicators for continuous monitoring of patient safety: recommendations of the project safety improvement for patients in Europe
S Kristensen, J Mainz, P Bartels
International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 21(3), pp169-175
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Research priorities in patient safety

Global priorities for patient safety research
DW Bates, I Larizgoitia, N Prasopa-Plaizier, AK Jha
British Medical Journal, 2009, 338: b1775
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Improving hand hygiene

How-to guide: improving hand hygiene
The purpose of this guide is to help organisations reduce health-care-associated infections. It has been prepared in collaboration with a range of organisations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Free registration may be required to download this paper.

Excellence in patient safety

Hospitals in pursuit of excellence
This document has been sponsored by the American Hospital Association Quality Centre. It contains case studies focused on four key topics:

• Healthcare-acquired infection
• Patient flow
• Medication management
• Safety

Measuring adverse events

IHI Global Trigger Tool white paper: second edition
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Global Trigger Tool for Measuring Adverse Events is being used by patient safety teams in organizations around the world. This is the second edition of the white paper and contains step-by-step instructions for using this methodology. Free registration may be required to download this paper.

Measuring hand hygiene compliance

Measuring hand hygiene compliance: overcoming the challenges
This document has been published by The Joint Commission, in collaboration with a range of other organisations, including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the World Health Organization World Alliance for Patient Safety.

Finding information on adverse effects

Search strategies to identify information on adverse effects: a systematic review
S Golder, Y Loke
Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2009, 97(2), pp84-92

A qualitative study on patient experience

Transition of care: experiences and preferences of patients across the primary/secondary interface – a qualitative study
AJ Berendsen, GM de Jong, B Meyboom-de Jong, JH Dekker, J Schuling
BMC Health Services Research, 2009, 9:62

Patient safety checklist

Development and validation of the SURgical Patient Safety System (SURPASS) checklist
EN de Vries, MW Hollmann, SM Smorenburg, DJ Gouma, MA Boermeester
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2009, 18(2), pp121-126
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Article on incident reporting in surgical care

Factors influencing incident reporting in surgical care
S Kreckler, K Catchpole, P McCulloch, A Handa
Quality and Safety in Health Care, 2009, 18(2), pp116-122
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Never Events Framework 2009/2010

Never Events are serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur if the available preventative measures have been implemented. The National Reporting and Learning Service and the National Patient Safety Agency have developed the Never Events Framework 2009/2010.

Safer Patients Initiative fact files

The Safer Patients Initiative fact files demonstrate how hospitals working on the Safer Patients Initiative implemented different safety interventions.