New Innovations projects

New Innovations projects and PhD topics

Continuity of care: Cochrane review of effects on quality and safety of care and health outcomes

There is evidence that failures in referral and handover affect patient safety and quality, particularly where critical incidents are frequent. The fragmented and distributed nature of healthcare leads to disadvantaged populations falling through gaps in services. Previous reviews have highlighted that interpersonal continuity of care has the greatest potential to impact on a range of outcomes, but there is a lack of synthesized evidence relating to impact on quality, safety and effectiveness of care, including morbidity, mortality and psychosocial outcomes. The review has now been completed.

Social and cultural processes around reporting of adverse events in maternity care (Sponsored PhD)

The aim of the study is to understand the socio-cultural influences on reporting of adverse events and near misses in maternity care, including an understanding of what influences health care staff in their decision to report or not to report.