Background Visiting restrictions were enacted in Aotearoa New Zealand to reduce
transmission of COVID-19 and protect the healthcare system. This research aimed to …

Background Failure to recognise deterioration early which results in patient death, is
considered failure to rescue and it is identified as one of the leading causes of harm to …

Background Patient activated rapid response (PARR) services allow patients and family
members to escalate care in hospital without agreement by their primary care team. Methods …

Aim This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the readiness of international hospitals to
implement consensus-based quality metrics for rapid response systems (RRS) and evaluate …

The aim of this project was to introduce and evaluate the Call 4 Concern©(C4C) service,
which provides patients and relatives with direct access to critical care outreach services …

The theme of patient safety is particularly topical, given the current climate in which, one
might argue, the patient voice (and those of patient advocates) have effectively become …

Safety is central to patient care but our understanding of how we ensure and manage safe
care is changing. This edition of the Future Healthcare Journal brings together reviews and …