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Survey evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency’s Root Cause Analysis training programme in England and Wales: knowledge, beliefs and reported practices.
Wallace LM, Spurgeon P, Adams S, et al. Survey evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's Root Cause Analysis training programme in England and Wales: knowledge, beliefs and reported practices. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2009;18(4). doi:10.1136/qshc.2008.027896.
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August 26, 2009
Wallace LM, Spurgeon P, Adams S, et al. Quality and Safety in Health Care. 2009;18(4).
Formal root cause analysis (RCA) training conducted by the United Kingdom's National Patient Safety Agency improved participants' understanding of how to properly conduct an RCA. However, a follow-up survey several months later revealed that organizational barriers frequently limited the implementation and dissemination of RCA results.
