MidCentral reports double the mistakes from a year ago

Another influence was the board’s Speaking Up For Safety programme, which encouraged people to talk about practices or behaviour they saw that could result in poor outcomes for patients.

“We would expect any safety initiative to raise awareness and result in increased reporting.”

She said it was part of “a healthy safety culture, and supports ongoing learning and improvement”.

Ten of the incidents recorded related to falls, one was about medication management and one was an associated infection.

The board also reported nine serious adverse events from Mental Health and Addictions Services, which are collated separately.