Improving healthcare safety through patient safety incident response
World Patient Safety Day 2026, observed on 17 September, highlighted the importance of safe care for people living with noncommunicable diseases. This article explores the community nurse's role in promoting patient safety, examining how the NHS Patient Safety Incident Response Framework supports compassionate engagement, systems-based learning and continuous improvement.
Authors
- Edward Baker
Institutions
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Community Nursing
- Published
- 2026-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2026.0172
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00