Research papers

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1. Effectiveness of clinician-directed default nudges on reducing overuse of tests and treatments in healthcare: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (BMJ Quality and Safety, 18 July 2025)

   • Adminstering medication
   • Diagnosis
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Adminstering medication
     • Diagnosis
     • Tests / investigations
     • Systematic review

   By Clare Hinkley, 5 June

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   • 5 June

2. Perceptual error in medical practice (Dr Paul Greig, 2016)

   • Human error
   • Human factors
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Human error
     • Human factors
     • Packaging/ labelling/ signage
     • Cognitive tasks

   By Patient Safety Learning, 30 January

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   • 30 January

3. Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis (16 January 2026)

   • Research
   • Medicine - Neurology
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Research
     • Medicine - Neurology
     • Autism
     • Pregnancy
     • Medication
     • Systematic review
     • ADHD

   By Patient Safety Learning, 19 January

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   • 19 January

4. Ottawa Hospital Patient Safety Study: incidence and timing of adverse events in patients admitted to a Canadian teaching hospital (13 April 2004)

   • Canada
   • Patient safety incident
   • (and 2 more)

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     • Canada
     • Patient safety incident
     • Research
     • Admission

   By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2025

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   • 30 June, 2025

5. Adverse events in patients with return emergency department visits (24 December 2014)

   • Research
   • Patient safety incident
   • (and 4 more)

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     • Research
     • Patient safety incident
     • Emergency medicine
     • Readmission
     • Monitoring
     • Canada

   By Patient Safety Learning, 30 June, 2025

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   • 187 views
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   • 30 June, 2025

6. Operationalising FRAM in healthcare: A critical reflection on practice (February 2023)

   • Research
   • System safety
   • (and 1 more)

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     • Research
     • System safety
     • Resilience

   By Patient Safety Learning, 18 May, 2025

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   • 412 views
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   • 18 May, 2025

7. Non-technical error leading to patient fatalities in the Australian surgical population (29 April 2025)

   • Australia
   • Patient death
   • (and 5 more)

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     • Australia
     • Patient death
     • Surgery - General
     • Research
     • Skill-based issue
     • Communication
     • Decision making

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 May, 2025

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   • 383 views
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   • 16 May, 2025

8. Revisiting hospital patient safety culture in China: a nationwide network analysis (6 May 2025)

   • China
   • Organisational culture
   • (and 3 more)

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     • China
     • Organisational culture
     • Quality improvement
     • Research
     • Teamwork

   By Patient Safety Learning, 16 May, 2025

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   • 349 views
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   • 16 May, 2025

9. Patient safety articles by Professor Braithwaite

   • System safety
   • Resilience
   • (and 4 more)

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     • System safety
     • Resilience
     • Implementation
     • Research
     • Organisational culture
     • Leadership

   By Patient Safety Learning, 15 May, 2025

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   • 290 views
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   • 15 May, 2025

10. Effectiveness of incident reporting tools in ensuring patient safety: A systematic-narrative hybrid review (30 April 2025)

    • Patient safety incident
    • Reporting
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Patient safety incident
      • Reporting
      • Research
      • Organisational culture

    By Patient Safety Learning, 15 May, 2025

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    • 489 views
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    • 15 May, 2025

11. Population-health impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England during 2000–20: a retrospective analysis (4 January 2025)

    • Medication
    • Research
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Medication
      • Research
      • Funding

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 April, 2025

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    • 477 views
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    • 26 April, 2025

12. Anesthetists’ Knowledge, Attitude, and related Factors on Patient Safety in Government Hospitals in Ethiopia a Multicenter Approach (28 December 2024)

    • Anaesthetist
    • Ethiopia

    By Patient_Safety_Learning, 8 January, 2025

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    • 387 views
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    • 8 January, 2025

13. Global healthspan-lifespan gaps among 183 World Health Organization member states (11 December 2024)

    • Global health
    • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 13 December, 2024

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    • 1,482 views
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    • 13 December, 2024

14. Stories, statistics, and memory (11 June 2024)

    • Research
    • Communication

    By Patient Safety Learning, 5 September, 2024

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    • 784 views
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    • 5 September, 2024

15. Sleep deprivation from the perspective of a patient hospitalized in the intensive care unit—qualitative study (21 September 2020)

    • Fatigue / exhaustion
    • Patient suffering
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Fatigue / exhaustion
      • Patient suffering
      • Research
      • Qualitative
      • HDU / ICU

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 July, 2024

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    • 449 views
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    • 9 July, 2024

16. Poor sleep and insomnia in hospitalized adults (22 May 2023)

    • Patient suffering
    • Hospital ward
    • (and 2 more)

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      • Patient suffering
      • Hospital ward
      • Fatigue / exhaustion
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 9 July, 2024

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    • 620 views
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    • 9 July, 2024

17. Association between anaesthesia–surgery team sex diversity and major morbidity (5 May 2024)

    • Anaesthesia
    • Organisational culture
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Anaesthesia
      • Organisational culture
      • Surgery - General
      • Teamwork
      • Staff factors
      • Patient
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 6 July, 2024

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    • 485 views
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    • 6 July, 2024

18. Reducing hospitalizations and multidrug-resistant organisms via regional decolonisation in hospitals and nursing homes (1 April 2024)

    • Care home
    • USA
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Care home
      • USA
      • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
      • Healthcare associated infection
      • Hospital ward
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 14 June, 2024

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    • 622 views
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    • 14 June, 2024

19. Leveraging social science-healthcare collaborations to improve teamwork and patient safety (December 2015)

    • Collaboration
    • Teamwork
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Collaboration
      • Teamwork
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 14 February, 2024

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    • 14 February, 2024

20. Validity of 16 AHRQ Patient Safety Indicators to identify in-hospital complications: a medical record review across nine Swiss hospitals (9 November 2023)

    • Quality improvement
    • Surgery - General
    • (and 5 more)

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      • Quality improvement
      • Surgery - General
      • Evaluation
      • Indicators
      • Healthcare
      • Research
      • Assessment

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 February, 2024

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    • 8 February, 2024

21. How to overcome health-compromising behaviors: The Health Action Process Approach (9 May 2008)

    • Patient
    • Behaviour
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Patient
      • Behaviour
      • Obesity
      • Substance / Drug abuse
      • Motivation
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 January, 2024

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    • 29 January, 2024

22. Interprofessional staff perspectives on the adoption of or black box technology and simulations to improve patient safety: a multi-methods survey (25 October 2023)

    • Simulation
    • Technology
    • (and 4 more)

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      • Simulation
      • Technology
      • Human factors
      • Research
      • Data
      • Operating theatre / recovery

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 January, 2024

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    • 29 January, 2024

23. Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic (June 2023)

    • Patient safety incident
    • Never event
    • (and 7 more)

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      • Patient safety incident
      • Never event
      • Patient death
      • Patient harmed
      • Research
      • HDU / ICU
      • Medication
      • Follow up
      • Medical device / equipment

    By Patient Safety Learning, 29 June, 2023

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    • 697 views
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    • 29 June, 2023

24. Leadership in breast screening and the importance of appropriate communication during the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (December 2022)

    • Pandemic
    • Communication
    • (and 3 more)

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      • Pandemic
      • Communication
      • Leadership
      • Cancer
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 26 May, 2023

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    • 591 views
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    • 26 May, 2023

25. Preventable harm because of outpatient medication errors among children with leukemia and lymphoma: A multisite longitudinal assessment (27 January 2023)

    • Children and Young People
    • Medication
    • (and 6 more)

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      • Children and Young People
      • Medication
      • Adminstering medication
      • Cancer
      • Paediatrics
      • Human factors
      • Patient harmed
      • Research

    By Patient Safety Learning, 8 February, 2023

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    • 794 views
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    • 8 February, 2023