Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem, life-shortening genetic disease that requires complex care. To facilitate this expert, multidisciplinary care, the CF Foundation established a Care Center ...

Background Countries with resource-poor health systems have struggled to improve access to and the quality of caesarean section (C-section; CS) for women seeking care in public health facilities.

Department of Social Psychology, London School of Economics, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Tom Reader, Department of Social Psychology, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, ...

US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA Correspondence to Dr Kerm Henriksen, US Department of Health and Human Services, Agency ...

Background Evaluation of neck trauma is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. There are several validated ...

Box 1 Longitudinal factorial design of experiments for individual patients The six individual components of this approach are not new, but in combination they are new8 9 One patient with a chronic ...

This paper defines risk and its component elements and describes where clinical practice may be starting from in terms of what is reported in the literature about understanding risks and the ...

The role and value of theory in improvement work in healthcare has been seriously underrecognised. We join others in proposing that more informed use of theory can strengthen improvement programmes ...

Background Diagnostic error incurs enormous human and economic costs. The dual-process model reasoning provides a framework for understanding the diagnostic process ...

Background Patients can have an important role in reducing harm in primary-care settings. Learning from patient experience and feedback could improve patient safety. Evidence that captures patients’ ...

Correspondence to Dr Joanna Abraham, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA; joannaa{at}wustl.edu Background Computerised provider order entry ...

Background Patients are a valuable source of information about ways to prevent harm in primary care and are in a unique position to provide feedback about the factors that contribute to safety ...