Table of Content

Preliminary 'health warning' and note on legislation

Developing the approach to mapping

• Setting the scene


• Work programme development schedule


• Compatability with other European initiatives

Methodology

• Initiating the work package


• Data to be collected

Analysis of data

• Question 1 Standard definition


• Question 2 National bodies/Institutions for Patient Safety


• Question 3 Taxonomy


• Question 4 Standards/Guidelines


• Question 5 Experts


• Question 6 National reporting systems


• Question 7 Local incident reporting systems


• Question 8 No faults/no blame compensation system


• Question 9 Legal disclosure of adverse incident data


• Question 10 Public availability of patient safety incident information


• Question 11 Liability arrangements


• Question 12 Whistle blowing


• Question 13 Profesional patient safety organisations


• Question 14 Risk management qualifications


• Question 15 Risk or safety managers required


• Question 16 Training in patient safety


• Question 17 Specialist patient organisations for patient safety


• Question 18 National patient safety campaigns


• Question 19 Peer review schemes with patient safety focus


• Question 20 Learning about patient safety (documents)

Discussion and Conclusions

• Overview


• General observations


• Direction of further work


• Final remarks

Appendices

• Appendix A: Framework for data collection


• Appendix B: England and Wales response on NLRP (Question 6)


• Appendix C: Country responses where national reporting systems are partial (Question 6)


• Appendix D: Countries that report details of local reporting systems (Question 7)


• Appendix E: Liability arrangements that have special features (four countries)


• Appendix F Whistle-blowing policy


• Appendix G: Full (blank) copy of the survey instrument (questionnaire)