Incident type | Incidents (n (%)) |
---|---|
Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient) | 2384 (20) |
Treatment, procedure | 2070 (17) |
Medication | 1673 (14) |
Other | 1023 (8) |
Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments) | 921 (8) |
Documentation (including records, identification) | 809 (7) |
Patient accident | 730 (6) |
Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring/review | 685 (6) |
Medical device/equipment | 677 (6) |
Consent, communication, confidentiality | 602 (5) |
Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment) | 348 (3) |
Infection control incident | 96 (<1) |
Self-harming behaviour | 27 (<1) |
Disruptive, aggressive behaviour | 21 (<1) |
Patient abuse (by staff/third party) | 7 (<1) |
Total | 12073 |
↵* Neonatal incident defined as any reported incident occurring in a baby less than 28 days of age.