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HUNDREDS of serious adverse events in Scottish hospitals have been reported in the first in a series of reports into how health boards handle and learn from mistakes.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) published four reports yesterday into NHS Fife, Forth Valley, Western Isles and the State Hospital.
The boards together reported more than 400 significant adverse events over a period of 18 months, along with thousands more less serious incidents.
An adverse event is described as ?an unexpected or avoidable event that could have resulted, or did result in, unnecessary serious harm or death of a patient, staff, visitors or members of the public?.
The reviews, which will cover all health boards in the coming months, were ordered by the Scottish Government last year after it emerged that NHS Ayrshire and Arran had withheld reports on serious incidents.
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/health/reports-418-serious-events-at-scots-hospitals-1-2837496
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) published four reports yesterday into NHS Fife, Forth Valley, Western Isles and the State Hospital.
The boards together reported more than 400 significant adverse events over a period of 18 months, along with thousands more less serious incidents.
An adverse event is described as ?an unexpected or avoidable event that could have resulted, or did result in, unnecessary serious harm or death of a patient, staff, visitors or members of the public?.
The reviews, which will cover all health boards in the coming months, were ordered by the Scottish Government last year after it emerged that NHS Ayrshire and Arran had withheld reports on serious incidents.
http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/health/reports-418-serious-events-at-scots-hospitals-1-2837496