Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The Report of a Rapid Policy Review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The Report of a Rapid Policy Review. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published June 2018

Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare: The Report of a Rapid Policy Review.

Williams N. Department of Health and Social Care. London, England: Crown Copyright; 2018.

Accountability for errors and organizational assessment of failures affect incident reporting. This policy review explores how potential legal ramifications stemming from investigations of negligence can hinder improvement efforts and outlines recommendations to support safety culture in health care.

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