Table 6 Level of patient harm as determined by NPSA grading system [27]
NPSA Severity Grading | GP Principals (n) | GP Registrars (n) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
No Harm - Impact Prevented Any patient safety incident that had the potential to cause harm but was prevented, resulting in no harm to people receiving NHS-funded care | 24 | 28 | 52 (27.2) |
No Harm - Impact Not Prevented Any patient safety incident that ran to completion but no harm occurred to people receiving NHS-funded care | 33 | 24 | 57 (29.8) |
Harm - Low Any patient safety incident that required extra observation or minor treatment and caused minimal harm, to one or more persons receiving NHS-funded care | 7 | 7 | 14 (7.3) |
Harm - Moderate Any patient safety incident that resulted in a moderate increase in treatment and which caused significant but not permanent harm, to one or more persons receiving NHS-funded care | 9 | 13 | 22 (11.5) |
Harm - Severe Any patient safety incident that appears to have resulted in permanent harm to one or more persons receiving NHS-funded care | 6 | 3 | 9 (4.7) |
Harm - Death Any patient safety incident that directly resulted in the death of one or more persons receiving NHS-funded care | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.6) |
Not applicable Non-patient safety incidents | 18 | 16 | 34 (17.8) |
TOTAL | 99 | 92 | 191 |