This book helps the next generation of doctors understand how to contribute to making healthcare safer. Patient safety is increasingly important in medical practice today and is becoming a core part of training for medical students and foundation doctors. This book will enable the student or junior doctor to challenge and innovate in practice to improve patient safety and care. It takes a practical approach and explores what patient safety is, why it is important, how to involve patients, the role of education, technology and resources, how to be an innovative practitioner and measuring the impact of patient safety initiatives.

Introduction
Introducing Patient Safety: Theory, Policy and Practice - Reema Sirriyeh, Serwaa McClean and Victoria Robins
Enhancing Your Learning for Patient Safety - Naomi Quinton, Zoe Thompson, Anna Winterbottom and Vikram Jha
Involving Patients in Their Own Safety - Jane Ward, Sally Giles, Susan Hrisos, Penny Rhodes, Ikhlaq Din and Peter Walsh
Human Factors Engineering and Patient Safety - Peter Gardner
How to Be a Creative and Innovative Practitioner - Angela Grange, Valerie Rhodes and Ann Starkey
How to Innovate in Multiprofessional Teams - Beverley Slater and John Bibby
How Safe Are You? Measurement for Patient Safety - Rebecca Lawton and Gerry Armitage
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