Table 2

Breakdown of incidents reported at Liverpool Women's Hospital

2005–2007
Total incidents reported1521
Adverse event400 (26%)
Near-miss1121 (74%)
Impact
 Near miss/no injury400
 Insignificant injury230
 Minor injury119
 Moderate injury41
 Major/extensive injury3
 Catastrophic injury/permanent harm5
 Death as a result of event2*
Risk scoring
 Very low 972(64%)
 Low485 (32%)
 Moderate58 (4%)
 High6 (<1%)
  • * Two babies died following a hospital-acquired bloodstream infection.