Awareness and analysis of a significant event by general practitioners: a cross sectional survey

Levels of agreement on the grading, analysis and reporting of significant events by general practitioners: a cross-sectional study

“…Our findings support previous research on the involvement of other members of the practice team in the discussion and analysis of significant events associated with their practice 15. Practice managers and receptionists are more likely to be involved in the analysis of an “administrative” significant event (eg, scenario B) than GP colleagues.…”

“…This is encouraging given the difficulty for a substantial minority of GPs in identifying, prioritising and analysing significant events 15 17 23. However there is no uniformly agreed definition of what constitutes a healthcare “significant event” and only a single broad-based attempt has been published 3.…”

A qualitative study of why general practitioners may participate in significant event analysis and educational peer assessment

“…17 Recent research has also shown that a large minority of GPs failed to demonstrate the knowledge to undertake an event analysis, which indicates a possible educational concern. 18 General medical practice is characterised by uncertainty and complexity. 19 Our finding of differences in the perceived difficulties in resolving significant events reflects similar work on undertaking event analyses.…”

Significant event analysis: a comparative study of knowledge, process and attitudes in primary care

“…The purpose of this study was therefore to survey the wider primary care team in order to determine: (1) respondents' awareness of a recent significant event; (2) whether a full, structured analysis of the event was attempted; (3) the risk perception of that specific event recurring; (4) which internal forums are used for discussing events, the types of staff involved in these meetings and their level of involvement; and (5) attitudes to significant events and their analysis. A further aim was to compare contemporary perceptions with a similar survey of GPs conducted in the same region over 5 years ago to determine if there had been improvements – or otherwise – in knowledge, application and attitudes [17,19].…”