Descartes - alive and well ...

... within the Incident Reporting System

'Policy guidance on recording patient safety events and levels of harm 

This guidance is for users of the new Learn from Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service, to provide context and guidance on selection of appropriate categories when recording incidents. It focuses on which Event Type is appropriate for different circumstances, and how to select the most appropriate options for the Levels of Harm categorisation required within Patient Safety Incidents.'

Previous harm grades

No harm

Low harm

Moderate harm

Severe harm

Death

individual

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INTERPERSONAL : SCIENCES

humanistic -------------------------------------------  mechanistic

SOCIOLOGY : POLITICAL

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group-population

New psychological harm grades No psychological harm Low psychological harm  Moderate psychological harm Severe psychological harm n/a	New physical harm grades No physical harm Low physical harm Moderate physical harm Severe physical harm Fatal

Q. 'n/a'. Discuss.

CPD reading.