title: Adverse health-care events: Part 2. Incident reporting systems.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hinchingbrooke Healthcare NHS Trust, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Milligan
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009739:Nursing Services / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*