title: Key issues within safe practice.
abstract: Reducing risk in health-care practice encompasses a wide range of activities. Here we look at three examples of safe practice issues: the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts, standards for record keeping and the importance of clear patient consent.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Marko
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000592:standards*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom