Berwick report
This was an independent report examining patient safety in the NHS.
In March 2013, the British Prime Minister appointed US safety expert Professor Don Berwick to lead an expert group. The group was asked to advise the NHS in England on reducing harm to patients.
It was initiated only a month after the publication in February of the shocking public inquiry report by Robert Francis QC into the breakdown of care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust. It published in August 2014 here.
The group was called the National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England,. It included 15 recognised experts from the US and the UK. Their bios are below.
The terms of reference (full set below) set two specific tasks:
To reflect on the findings of the Francis Inquiry’s final report, in relation to the quality of care and safety of patients in the NHS
To form a set of principles for, and approach to implementation of, a whole-system approach to achieving harm-free care throughout the NHS in England.
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