Threats to patient safety in primary care reported by older people with multimorbidity: baseline findings from a longitudinal qualitative study and implications for intervention

• Main Authors: Rebecca Hays (Author), Gavin Daker-White (Author), Aneez Esmail (Author), Wendy Barlow (Author), Brian Minor (Author), Benjamin Brown (Author), Thomas Blakeman (Author), Caroline Sanders (Author), Peter Bower (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In primary care, older patients with multimorbidity (two or more long-term conditions) are especially likely to experience patient safety incidents. Risks to safety in this setting arise as a result of patient, staff and system factors; particularly where these interact or fail t...