• Kerstin Klemp, Susan Dovey, Jose M Valderas, Julia Rohe, Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, Phillip Elliott, Martin Beyer, Ferdin M Gerlach, and Barbara Hoffmann.
• a Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Institute of General Practice , Frankfurt am Main , Germany.
• Eur J Gen Pract. 2015 Sep 1; 21 Suppl: 35-8.

BackgroundDespite awareness that comparative analysis of patient safety data from several data sources would promote risk reduction, there has been little effort to establish an incident classification system that is generally applicable to patient safety data in European primary care.ObjectiveTo describe the development of a patient safety incident classification system for primary care.MethodsA systematic review was followed by an expert group discussion and a modified Delphi survey, to provide consensus statements.ResultsWe developed a classification system providing a mechanism for classifying patient safety incidents across Europe, taking into account the varying organizational arrangements that exist for primary care. It takes into account organizational processes and outcomes related to patient safety incidents and can supplement existing classification systems.ConclusionClassification systems are key tools in the analysis of patient safety incidents. A system that has relevance for primary care is now available.

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