patient safety

Patients who suffer medical injury want to be heard

22 Nov 2017

Patients who have suffered harm due to medical injury feel better when medical staff listen closely to what they have to say about the experience, a new study shows.

Strip funding from hospitals that fail

26 Oct 2010

Hospitals with unacceptably high rates of infection or patient mortality should have their funding withheld, a UNSW patient safety expert says.

Curing the 'incurable'

08 Oct 2010

When it comes to tackling our most daunting medical emergencies, is there a case for pushing the boundaries on patient safety?

Capping and trading patient harm

03 Apr 2009

Could a system that 'caps and trades' medical errors - similar to an emissions trading scheme - improve patient safety in our hospitals?

Healthy hospitals

10 Nov 2008

Research aimed at reducing the number of patients harmed in our hospitals has been awarded $8.4 million - making UNSW the largest recipient of NHMRC Program Grants for 2009.