title: Implementing solutions to prevent patient harm.
abstract: This article is the last in this series based on the Seven Steps to Patient Safety. Each article analyses one of the seven steps and offers a resource for healthcare staff to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes relating to patient safety. This article identifies solutions and actions that healthcare staff can take to improve patient safety.
authors.affiliation: University of Luton, Education Centre, Bedford. frank.milligan@luton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Milligan
mesh_terms: D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*