Abstract
Over five years, the Global Trigger Tool (GTT) has been used to measure harm events on random case-notes at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital. The GTT has been adapted to a District General Hospital governance setting within the National Health Service. Overall, serious harm levels have diminished, though increased instances of more minor harm indicate that further improvements need to be made.
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References
1.UK Adverse Event Trigger Tool . See http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/SafetyGeneral/Tools/IHIGlobalTriggerToolforMeasuringAEsUKVersion.htm