Patient safety and hospital accountability tackled at forum

Niche assisted the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards to get publicity for their 2008 National Forum on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, held in Adelaide. Coverage included an opinion piece in The Weekend Australian by keynote speaker Associate Professor Peter Baghurst, an interview with international keynote Professor Martin Marshall on ABC Radio National’s Health Report (listen or read a transcript at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2008/2405760.htm) and widespread press coverage of Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite’s views on patient safety (see http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,24564677-5003402,00.html?from=public_rss).