Offers an introduction on improving patient safety in primary and secondary care. This title covers an area of increasing importance in healthcare and provides a description of the underlying principles that influence practice.

This brand new title in the popular ABC series offers an up-to-date introduction on improving patient safety in primary and secondary care. The ABC of Patient Safety covers an area of increasing importance in healthcare and provides a clear description of the underlying principles that influence practice. Patient safety is now an integral part of the training for all Foundation doctors and is rapidly becoming a component of many undergraduate and postgraduate exams, including the nMRCGP. This book is an ideal companion for this training.A wide variety of clinical staff and managers in primary and secondary care will find this book an essential text, offering an ideal theoretical and practical aid to patient safety. GPs and practice managers will find this book of particular interest, as well as medical and nursing students.

1 The Scope of the Problem.
2 The Nature of Error.
3 Diagnosis.
4 Use of Medication.
5 Communication and Patient Safety.
6 Organisational Culture.
7 Principles of Clinical Risk Management.
8 Learning from Threats to Patient Safety.
9 Patient Safety and the Law.
10 The Healthcare Policy Context.
11 The Impact on Patients and Healthcare Professionals.
12 Future Directions