PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Stephen Rogers
TI  - A structured approach for the investigation of clinical incidents in health care: application in a general practice setting.
DP  - 2002 Oct 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - S30--S32
VI  - 52
IP  - Suppl
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S30.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/52/supplement/S30.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract2002 Oct 01; 52
AB  - The NHS has made patent safety a national priority. A particular challenge is to ensure that lessons are learned from clinical incidents and that individuals and agencies take corrective action. A structured approach for the investigation of clinical incidents in health care is introduced and an example of its application in a general practice setting is presented The framework was originally developed for the investigation and analysis of incidents in hospitals, but the approach could also find application in general practice.