AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Exploring the Costs of Unsafe Care in the NHS: A Report Prepared for the Department of Health.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Exploring the Costs of Unsafe Care in the NHS: A Report Prepared for the Department of Health.

London, UK: Frontier Economics Ltd; October 2014.

This report provides an overview of evidence on preventable adverse events in the National Health Service and estimates that health care–acquired patient harm results in £1 to £2.5 billion in extra costs annually.

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