How the misuse of Datix incident reporting is compromising safety: Nurses say that Datix reports are often ignored or downgraded, and this is even when they report unsafe staffing levels or medication errors.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals are being asked to downgrade patient safety incidents on a frequent basis, according to nursing staff who spoke to us.

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Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 6 - 8
Main Author: Sheth Trivedi, Shruti
Format: pictorial Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Apr2025
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
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