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Qual Saf Health Care 14:279-283 doi:10.1136/qshc.2004.010553
  • Original Article

Adverse events and near miss reporting in the NHS

Table 6

 Number of reports by clinical specialty which resulted in a major or catastrophic outcome

Specialty No of reports Total no of reports Percentage
Neonatal services 16 176 9.1
Accident & Emergency 82 1424 5.8
Adult mental health 29 524 5.5
Endoscopy 1 19 5.3
Obstetrics 47 942 5.0
Anaesthetics 26 621 4.2
Old age mental health 14 357 3.9
All clinical specialties 398 28998 1.4

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