Strategies to prevent AEs
| Prevention strategy | Description | Prevention strategy was selected in following frequency (%) of preventable AEs (N=49) |
|---|---|---|
| Training | Improving (re)training programmes for skills needed | 25 (51) |
| Quality assurance/peer review | Continuously monitoring of data on quality based in prespecified standards and assessment of a health professional's performance by one or more individuals in the same field | 25 (51) |
| Procedures | Completing or improving formal and informal procedures | 19 (39) |
| Evaluation | Evaluating the current behaviour regarding safety | 18 (37) |
| Information and communication | Completing or improving available sources of information and communication structures | 11 (22) |
| Motivation | Increasing the level of voluntary obedience to generally accepted rules by applying principles of positive behaviour modification | 8 (16) |
| Technology/equipment | Redesigning of hardware, software or interface parts of the man–machine system | 4 (8) |
| Up-scaling | Handling the problem at a higher organisational level, for example, hospital department or hospital management level | – |
| Financial investment | Financial investments in required areas, for example, increasing the availability of facilities and equipment | – |
| Personnel | Increasing the number of personnel | – |