Human: Building a Safer Health System transformed attitudes and behaviour toward patient
safety, but ignored one essential aspect. Many patients suffer from a specific adverse event …

'Primum non nocere'is a fundamental principle in medical practice. But how do we assess
harm in analgesic research, and in the treatment of post-operative pain in our patients? Are …

Aim: We explored the positions of nurses working in hospitals regarding the acceptability of
refusing to give a repeat dose of painkiller to a postoperative patient who requested it. These …

In this article my sole aim is to engage the reader to think about the management of pain in a
different way. I have deliberately taken a less formal style but provided references if you are …

Despite major advances in the management of pain since the Royal College of Surgeons
and the Royal College of Anaesthetists announced in 1990 that postoperative pain …

Frank Brennan, Dan Carr, and Michael Cousins (1) provide us with a treatise on the
consequences and causes of neglect of pain in medicine. Their broad scope is appropriate …

Patient safety is proving a challenge in cul-tural, technical, clinical and psychological terms,
and because of its massive scale and heterogeneity. There is general agreement that the …

As surgeons, we are arguably practitioners of one of the most entitled, rewarded and
rewarding occupations in the world. We are privileged to meet and interact with previously …

Recent studies have exposed the startling inadequacy of health care providers knowledge
about and practice of effective pain management. For example, in one study, it was reported …

This book presents a practical approach to patient safety issues with a focus on evolution
and understanding the key concepts in health care and turning them into implementable …