title: The imperative to improve safety in NHS healthcare organisations.
abstract: Since the publication of a report on learning from adverse events in the NHS a decade ago, healthcare organisations have signed up to programmes to improve safety, investing staff, time and other resources in systems for reporting events and developing processes to ensure better outcomes. This article highlights initiatives that build on this work.
authors.affiliation: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Maxine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Power
mesh_terms: D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom