title: National Patient Safety Agency leads national implementation of measures to reduce the incidence of retained surgical materials.
authors.forename: Sukhmeet S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Panesar
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cleary
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sheikh
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology