ReviewBMC family practice2014
Tools for primary care patient safety: a narrative review.
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Who cites it
30 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- Patient safety measures for virtual consultations in primary care: a systematic review.BMJ quality & safety · 2026Pooled it
- Patient safety incidents in the psychiatric inpatient setting: determinants, consequences, and strategies. A systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Potential value of patient record review to assess and improve patient safety in general practice: A systematic review.The European journal of general practice · 2018Pooled it
- Systematic review of patient safety interventions in dentistry.BMC oral health · 2015Pooled it
- Evaluation of the psychometric performance of the Spanish and Catalan versions of the patient reported experiences and Outcomes of Safety in Primary Care (PREOS-PC)-Compact questionnaire.The European journal of general practice · 2024Article
- Post-pandemic patient safety: have the characteristics of incidents with harm changed? Comparative observational study in primary care via review of medical records with a trigger tool.BMC primary care · 2024Observational
- How is diagnostic uncertainty communicated and managed in real world primary care settings?BMC primary care · 2024Article
- Mapping Strategies for Strengthening Safety Culture: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Training through Simulation Using the Crisis Resource Management Tool for Primary Care Professionals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Organ pedalboard as a rehabilitation tool: A qualitative exploratory study of healthcare providers' perceptions and recommendations.PloS one · 2024Article
- Involving patients and carers in patient safety in primary care: A qualitative study of a co-designed patient safety guide.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Article
- Patient safety incidents in dentomaxillofacial imaging: reported adverse events from Hospital District Helsinki and Uusimaa and the City of Helsinki during 2012-2017.Oral radiology · 2023Article
- Primary Care, Burnout, and Patient Safety: Way to Eliminate Avoidable Harm.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessing patient experience with patient safety in primary care: development and validation of the ASK-ME-questionnaire.BMJ open · 2022Article
- A comparative assessment of two tools designed to support patient safety culture in UK general practice.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- Psychometric Testing of Errors of Care Omission Survey: A New Tool on Patient Safety in Primary Care.Journal of patient safety · 2021Article
- Assessment of Patient Safety Culture in Public General Hospital in Capital City of Vietnam.Health services insights · 2021Article
- A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices.Journal of patient safety · 2020Article
- Development of the prototype concise safe systems checklist tool for general practice.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Identifying 'avoidable harm' in family practice: a RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method consensus study.BMC family practice · 2019Article
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPatient safety in primary care is a developing field with an embryonic but evolving evidence base. This narrative review aims to identify tools that can be used by family practitioners as part of a patient safety toolkit to improve the safety of the care and services provided by their practices.
methodsSearches were performed in 6 healthcare databases in 2011 using 3 search stems; location (primary care), patient safety synonyms and outcome measure synonyms. Two reviewers analysed the results using a numerical and thematic analyses. Extensive grey literature exploration was also conducted.
resultsOverall, 114 Tools were identified with 26 accrued from grey literature. Most published literature originated from the USA (41%) and the UK (23%) within the last 10 years. Most of the literature addresses the themes of medication error (55%) followed by safety climate (8%) and adverse event reporting (8%). Minor themes included; informatics (4.5%) patient role (3%) and general measures to correct error (5%). The primary/secondary care interface is well described (5%) but few specific tools for primary care exist. Diagnostic error and results handling appear infrequently (<1% of total literature) despite their relative importance. The remainder of literature (11%) related to referrals, Out-Of-Hours (OOH) care, telephone care, organisational issues, mortality and clerical error.
conclusionsThis review identified tools and indicators that are available for use in family practice to measure patient safety, which is crucial to improve safety and design a patient safety toolkit. However, many of the tools have yet to be used in quality improvement strategies and cycles such as plan-do-study-act (PDSA) so there is a dearth of evidence of their utility in improving as opposed to measuring and highlighting safety issues. The lack of focus on diagnostics, systems safety and results handling provide direction and priorities for future research.
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