Global Patient Safety: Law, Policy and Practice

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This book explores patient safety themes in developed, developing and transitioning countries. A foundation premise is the concept of ‘reverse innovation’ as mutual learning from the chapters challenges traditional assumptions about the construction and location of knowledge. This edited collection can be seen to facilitate global learning. This book will, hopefully, form a bridge for those countries seeking to enhance their patient safety policies. Contributors to this book challenge many supposed generalisations about human societies, including consideration of how medical care is mediated within those societies and how patient safety is assured or compromised. By introducing major theories from the developing world in the book, readers are encouraged to reflect on their impact on the patient safety and the health quality debate. The development of practical patient safety policies for wider use is also encouraged. The volume presents a ground-breaking perspective by exploring fundamental issues relating to patient safety through different academic disciplines. It develops the possibility of a new patient safety and health quality synthesis and discourse relevant to all concerned with patient safety and health quality in a global context. Global Patient Safety- Front Cover Global Patient Safety Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Notes on contributors Preface Chapter 1: Patient safety policy development in the NHS in England What has happened since? The intervening years NHS Resolution (NHSLA) A sense of history The Mid Staffordshire crisis What next? Rising clinical negligence costs and patient safety The NRLS Conclusion References Chapter 2: The health law, ethics and patient safety interface Introduction Francis Reports Definition of safety Techniques of improving safety Law The National Health Service The General Medical Council Nursing and Midwifery Council Conclusion References Chapter 3: Patient safety and substantive English medical law Introduction The existence and extent of a duty The standard of care Medical consent Confidentiality Best interests and patient identity Conclusion References Chapter 4: Board governance for better, safer healthcare Governing patient safety Theoretical framings of Board governance Empirical work relating governance and performance Measuring and assessing safe care Internal Board oversight External regulation and accountability Recent large-scale study in the NHS Discussion Funding acknowledgement References Chapter 5: Speaking up or blowing the whistle for better, safer care Seeking better, safer care Whistleblowing: the canary in the mine? Political and legal context Unpacking whistleblowing The legal underpinnings Safer spaces for speaking up An emerging typology of organisational spaces Funding acknowledgement References Chapter 6: Patient safety, the ‘safe space’ and the duty of candour: Reconciling the irreconcilable? Introduction A question of veracity and the duty of candour The safe space and the Health Service Safety Investigation Bill Conclusions and the future Funding Acknowledgement References Chapter 7: Religious and cultural beliefs: The potential for patient safety to be compromised Introduction Guidelines on religious/cultural beliefs, patient safety and healthcare Ritual male circumcision Female genital mutilation Jehovah’s Witnesses refusing blood transfusions Overall trends What is the impact of religious/cultural belief on patient safety and what are the instances where such belief compromises this safety? References Chapter 8: Patient safety in Oman Introduction Development of patient safety as a concept and as a practice in Oman Implementing patient safety into practice Challenges and opportunities Solutions and barriers Conclusion References Chapter 9: State adverse health incident reporting systems in the United States: An introduction and contextual discussion Introduction The U.S. health care environment and its impact on the frequency of adverse events State-by-state adverse event reporting systems in the United States and evidence of progress The patient’s role in safety: the Joint Commission’s “Speak Up” initiatives Conclusion References Chapter 10: Adverse health events in Minnesota Introduction Impact of the reporting law Root Cause Analysis investigations Recommendations and evolution of the system Appendix A Appendix B Chapter 11: The role of regulatory frameworks in Latvian patient safety culture Introduction Patient safety discussion and system development in Latvia Patient safety Reporting and Learning System in Latvia Patient safety and the labyrinth of liability Role of the Treatment Risk Fund in the patient safety culture in Latvia Conclusion References Chapter 12: Patient safety in Thailand Introduction Thailand’s patient safety profile Patient safety initiatives Quality tools and mechanisms to promote patient safety in hospitals Programmes and mechanisms to promote patient safety in the healthcare system Conclusion: lessons learned References Chapter 13: Patient safety in Uganda Introduction The healthcare landscape in Uganda: what affects patient safety? Ugandan healthcare law and protection of patient rights Medication safety: an in-depth example drawing on experience from antiretroviral treatment provision Conclusions: the future of patient safety issues in Uganda References Chapter 14: Patient safety in Nigeria: An emergent concept Introduction The state of patient safety in Nigeria Patient safety policy in Nigeria Patient safety and law in Nigeria Emerging solutions to the state of patient safety in Nigeria References Chapter 15: A critical analysis of patient safety strategies in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) Introduction The healthcare system structure of KRI Future strategies of patient safety for KRI Conclusion References Chapter 16: Patient safety and the health transition: Understanding and addressing the high level of lifestyle-related non-communicable diseases in the Pacific region Introduction Options and choices Agency and responsibility Individuals, communities and context The dependency dilemma Patient safety in Kiribati Patient safety in Tuvalu Conclusion References Chapter 17: The Japanese Obstetric Compensation System for Cerebral Palsy – a case study of a no-fault compensation system Introduction The Japan Obstetric Compensation System for Cerebral Palsy Overview of JOCS-CP Investigation of cerebral palsy Conclusion References Appendix Chapter 18: Conclusion: Global patient safety – power of the dream Introduction: Raisa and her story Global patient safety: themes Patient safety into the future General conclusions References Index