Patient Safety Incidents
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
England
Publishing Organisation
National Health Service (NHS) England: Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Complications and Adverse Events
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator shows the rate of reported patient safety incidents per 1,000 total provider bed days for each of a Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG's) five main providers with 95% confidence intervals. Measures the number of reported patient safety incidents.
Numerator
Number of reported patient safety incidents.
Denominator
Total number of provider bed days.
Exclusions
Excludes private, independent and partnership providers, and patients who are registered with GPs outside of England.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By care setting of occurrence, incident type and degree of harm.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA), Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
National patient safety incident reports (NaPSIRs)
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025