(Medscape) – Much remains unknown about the harm linked to poor healthcare systems and lack of access to care. A survey of more than 10,000 individuals conducted by Michele Peters, PhD, senior researcher at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, and colleagues, published in BMJ Quality & Safety, found that nearly 1 in 10 people in Great Britain reported harm from the NHS treatment or care, or the lack of access to care, within the past 3 years.

This estimate is higher than those reported in other countries. However, the findings also highlighted significant disparities among the different patient groups. (Read More)