title: Always think 'always events'.
abstract: The concept of 'never events' - largely preventable patient safety incidents such as surgery on the wrong body part - has been widely used in managing healthcare quality. The focus is on fixing what is wrong in an institution, although it is not possible to prevent every never event, nor do they always indicate negligence.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009729:Nursing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety