A framework for managing patient safety as an organisational phenomenon
Abstract
Care delivery is an organisational responsibility. The evolution of models of care, treatment regimes and available technologies in conjunction with economical and temporal pressures make health care systems among the most complex organisations in industrial landscape nowadays. Hence the provision of safe health care services cannot rely exclusively on singular behaviours, and it cannot be simply explained in terms of ability and carefulness of practitioners.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Occupational Health and Safety Research
Publication details
- Pages
- 177–178
- Publication date
- 6 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter