Table 5

 Locations of incidents with a major or catastrophic outcome

LocationNo of reportsPercentage
Hospital ward12030.2
Patient’s home6416.1
Operating theatre389.5
Labour ward/delivery room369.0
Accident & Emergency235.8
Intensive care/high dependency unit225.5
Residential care unit205.0
Neonatal intensive care unit174.3
Public place/street112.8
All locations398100.0