RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Public inquiries, patient safety and the implementation gap
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 7
OP 9
DO 10.7861/fhj.2023-FR103
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Helen Hughes
YR 2023
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/10/1/7.abstract
AB A decade on from the Francis report, avoidable patient harm continues to occur and we have continued to see new inquiries and reviews into serious patient safety scandals. A failure to listen to patients or learn from previous investigations, a corrosive blame culture, a lack of effective leadership and an unresponsive regulatory framework are alarming and often reported themes that we review here.