Patients often notice the drift into risk before we do
Listening to patients' voices has many benefits and has been proven to contribute to care and service improvement. This article describes how consumers can help healthcare organisations detect and address performance drift, which is described as gradual deviations from best practices that become normalised over time. The authors argue that patient experiences and insights are valuable early warning signals, offering a perspective that differs from traditional safety monitoring approaches.
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