Increasing the awareness of patient misidentification.
The scale of misidentification of patients in the health service is significant and can lead to incorrect treatment and even death. The National Patient Safety Agency has recently issued advice on how to prevent misidentification in hospitals. Within the health service as a whole, there is still potential for improved practice.
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Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.
D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom