Open disclosure project – views and experiences of patients and families
The views and experience of patients, families, carers and support person(s) on open disclosure in Australia were sought through research.
Open disclosure project details
The 100 Patient Stories project and the National Open Disclosure Pilot Evaluation were undertaken by the Commission and the University of Technology Sydney. Research papers generated reflect the views, experience and preferences of Australian patients and other harmed parties with regard to open disclosure.
Open disclosure project resources
- Patients’ and family members’ views on how clinicians enact and how they should enact incident disclosure: the “100 patient stories” qualitative study BMJ 2011
- What Prevents Incident Disclosure, and What Can Be Done to Promote It? Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2011
- Improving the disclosure of medical incidents BMJ Editorial 2011
- What do patients and relatives know about problems and failures in health care?