The complexity of patient safety reporting systems in UK dentistry

TY - JOUR

T1 - The complexity of patient safety reporting systems in UK dentistry

AU - Renton, T.

AU - Master, S.

PY - 2016/10/21

Y1 - 2016/10/21

N2 - Since the 'Francis Report', UK regulation focusing on patient safety has significantly changed. Healthcare workers are increasingly involved in NHS England patient safety initiatives aimed at improving reporting and learning from patient safety incidents (PSIs). Unfortunately, dentistry remains 'isolated' from these main events and continues to have a poor record for reporting and learning from PSIs and other events, thus limiting improvement of patient safety in dentistry. The reasons for this situation are complex.This paper provides a review of the complexities of the existing systems and procedures in relation to patient safety in dentistry. It highlights the conflicting advice which is available and which further complicates an overly burdensome process. Recommendations are made to address these problems with systems and procedures supporting patient safety development in dentistry.

AB - Since the 'Francis Report', UK regulation focusing on patient safety has significantly changed. Healthcare workers are increasingly involved in NHS England patient safety initiatives aimed at improving reporting and learning from patient safety incidents (PSIs). Unfortunately, dentistry remains 'isolated' from these main events and continues to have a poor record for reporting and learning from PSIs and other events, thus limiting improvement of patient safety in dentistry. The reasons for this situation are complex.This paper provides a review of the complexities of the existing systems and procedures in relation to patient safety in dentistry. It highlights the conflicting advice which is available and which further complicates an overly burdensome process. Recommendations are made to address these problems with systems and procedures supporting patient safety development in dentistry.

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U2 - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.782

DO - 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.782

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84992029401

SN - 0007-0610

VL - 221

SP - 517

EP - 524

JO - British Dental Journal

JF - British Dental Journal

IS - 8

ER -