Rating scale | Description | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Severity | ||
1 | Any incident with the potential to cause harm. | 10 (27.8) |
2 | Mild harm, inconvenience, further follow-up or investigation to ensure no harm occurred. | 13 (36.1) |
3 | Moderate harm: required intervention or duration for longer than a day. | 8 (22.2) |
4 | Prolonged, substantial or permanent harm, including hospitalisation. | 5 (13.9) |
Preventability | ||
1 | Not preventable and originated in secondary care. | 2 (5.6) |
2 | Preventable and originated in secondary care OR not preventable and originated in primary care. | 10 (27.8) |
3 | Potentially preventable and originated in primary care. | 17 (47.2) |
4 | Preventable and originated in primary care. | 7 (19.4) |