1 University of Technology Sydney, Centre for Health Communication, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 2 HSPIB, NSW Ministry of Health, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 3 Emergency Department, ...

Theories provide a way of understanding and predicting the effects of patient safety practices (PSPs), interventions intended to prevent or mitigate harm caused by healthcare or risks of such harm.

Qualitative research can make a valuable contribution to the study of quality and safety in health care. Sound ways of appraising qualitative research are needed, but currently there are many ...

Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands M Ouwens, Centre for Quality of Care Research (KWAZO 117), Radboud University Nijmegen ...

1 Professor of Health Policy and Management, The Nordic School of Public Health and The Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and The Faculty of Medicine, Bergen University, Norway 2 Robert Ratner Professor ...

Correspondence to: Dr J Øvretveit, Professor of Health Policy and Management, The Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg, Box 12133, S-40242 Sweden; jovret{at}aol.com. Quality improvement ...