Avedis Donabedian Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona, and CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain Background: There is growing recognition of patients’ ...

The clinical microsystem puts medical error and harm reduction into the broader context of safety and quality of care by providing a framework to assess and evaluate ...

Background Little is known about factors affecting implementation of patient safety programmes in low and middle-income countries. The goal of our study was to evaluate the implementation of a patient ...

Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands Ms J E van Doormaal, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Postbus 30001, ...

Correspondence to Professor Rachel Ann Elliott, Manchester Centre for Health Economics, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK; ...

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Background High-quality antenatal care is important for ensuring optimal birth outcomes and reducing risks of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the usual ...

Introduction Improving the quality of self-management support (SMS) for treatment-related toxicities is a priority in cancer care. Successful implementation of SMS programmes depends on tailoring ...

1 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Patient Safety Center, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...

Background Assessing the quality of care and service delivery through the analysis of ad hoc indicators is a relevant process for quality monitoring and improvement with a view to providing patients, ...

Dr M J M H (Kiki) Lombarts, Academic Medical Center, Department of Social Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, the Netherlands; M.J.Lombarts{at}amc.uva ...

Background The 2-week wait referral pathway for suspected colorectal cancer was introduced in England to improve time from referral from a general practitioner (GP) to diagnosis and treatment.