Table 5.
Measures to improve medical error reporting
| Measures to improve medical error reporting | ||||
| Cadre | Measure | Entebbe N, (%) |
Kisubi N, (%) |
Total N, (%) |
| Nurse | Medical error alert at OPD | 5,(12.80) | 2,(7.70) | 7,(10.80) |
| Nurses, pharmacists and physicians to report medical errors |
0,(0.00) | 1,(3.80) | 1,(1.50) | |
| Error information sheets at OPD | 2,(5.10) | 0,(0.00) | 2,(3.10) | |
| Training on error reporting | 11,(28.20) | 9,(34.60) | 20,(30.80) | |
| Not punishing health workers who report medical errors |
21,(53.80) | 14, (53.80) | 35,(53.80) | |
| Physician | Medical error alert at OPD | 1,(14.30) | 1,(20.00) | 2,(16.70) |
| Nurses, pharmacists and physicians to report medical errors |
0,(0.00) | 1,(20.00) | 1,(8.30) | |
| Error information sheets at OPD | 0,(0.00) | 1,(20.00) | 1,(8.30) | |
| Training on error reporting | 4,(57.10) | 1,(20.00) | 5,(41.70) | |
| Not punishing health workers who report medical errors |
2,(28.60) | 1,(20.00) | 3,(25.00) | |