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Healthcare Incident Investigation

When care goes wrong, everyone wants to understand.

Hospitals, clinics, laboratories and diagnostic centres, where patient safety events, complaints, staff injuries and facility incidents need investigation that builds trust rather than blame. We work across Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and in the Gulf.

1 in 10 patients harmed in care (WHO)About half of that harm is preventableReviewer engaged within 48 hoursFact-finding, not fault-findingFindings written for boards, insurers and regulatorsIndependent patient safety reviewComplaint investigationFacility incident investigationHuman factors training for clinical teams1 in 10 patients harmed in care (WHO)About half of that harm is preventableReviewer engaged within 48 hoursFact-finding, not fault-findingFindings written for boards, insurers and regulatorsIndependent patient safety reviewComplaint investigationFacility incident investigationHuman factors training for clinical teams

By the numbers

What every medical director should know.

0 in 10

patients worldwide are harmed while receiving care.

World Health Organization

0%

of that harm is preventable, by the same estimate.

World Health Organization

0hrs

for a P3i reviewer to be engaged after a serious patient safety event.

P3i service commitment

Where it goes wrong

Six events in care. And the system around each one.

Illustrative, drawn from typical findings. Swipe on mobile, or use the arrows.

One night on a busy ward

One night on a ward. See where care is most stretched.

The same ward, the same team. What changes is the hour.

19:0007:00

01:00 · HIGH RISK

Thin staffing

Fewer staff, more patients each, and decisions made alone.

RISK

Illustrative, drawn from the kinds of events we investigate.

In Pakistan

Hospitals in Pakistan pursuing national and international accreditation are expected to show that serious incidents are reviewed openly and that learning is acted on.

Globally

Health systems worldwide are moving from blame-focused reviews to learning-focused ones, with patients and families involved.

Nurses’ station with a handover board
Hospital pharmacy shelves
Family waiting area, faces not shown
Hospital building exterior

Photographs illustrate typical settings; they are not from P3i cases.

Who calls us

Medical director

Learning without blame

Quality and accreditation lead

Evidence of open review

Hospital CEO

Trust with patients and families

Facilities head

Safe, reliable buildings and power

How we help

Four ways we help hospitals. Learning, never blame.

01Independent patient safety reviewNon-adversarial review with clinical specialists.Ask about this →02Complaint investigationIndependent review of serious complaints.Ask about this →03Facility incident investigationFire, power and building incidents.Ask about this →04Human factors training for clinical teamsUnderstanding error to prevent it.Ask about this →

Something happened on your site this week? A first call costs nothing, and we will tell you what to preserve today.

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The P3i approach

How we investigate healthcare incidents. Fact-finding, not fault-finding.

Every P3i investigation is led by a senior investigator and supported by internationally qualified process specialists. You will not receive a list of people to blame, or a long list of generic actions. You will receive the facts, the proven causes, and a short plan that closes the gaps, in this case and across your system.

Independent

No products, repairs or contracts to sell you afterwards.

Senior-led

Thirty years of investigation, from the first call to the final briefing.

Beyond the event

Process specialists find the other cracks before they fail.

Ready to present

Written for boards, buyers, insurers and regulators.

How P3i does it for you

  1. 01

    One confidential call

    A confidential conversation with the hospital, agreeing scope before any records.

  2. 02

    Secure before it is cleaned up

    Charts, rosters, equipment and facility logs gathered respectfully.

  3. 03

    Facts, not versions

    Private interviews where nobody is pushed to name a culprit. The evidence decides.

  4. 04

    Find what the system allowed

    Handovers, staffing, escalation and facilities, reviewed without blame.

  5. 05

    A plan leadership can approve

    Short, costed, owned actions, and a check that they worked.

What you receive

Timeline of careSystems findingsClinical peer inputLearning planFamily accountAccreditation-ready report

Call us when

A serious patient safety eventA family asked for an independent reviewA facility fire or power failureAccreditation is coming

Free 30-minute case assessment.

Tell us what happened. In confidence, we will tell you what the investigation should cover, how long it will take and what to preserve today.

How we work with you

What happens after you call.

For healthcare, the first call covers what happened, what must be preserved, and who needs to be involved. From there, this is the usual pattern.

  1. First hour

    A call with a lead investigator. You leave it knowing what to preserve today and who to call next.

  2. Day one

    An investigator on site, anywhere in Pakistan. Scope and fixed fee agreed in writing.

  3. Week one

    A private briefing on early findings, so urgent risks are dealt with before the report is finished.

  4. Weeks three to four

    The final report, the wider system review and a remedial work plan, presented to your team.

  5. After

    We come back to check the actions were completed and actually worked.

Typical timings for a single-site event. Complex, multi-party matters take longer, and we tell you so on the first call.

What you receive

A full investigation report. This is only its first page.

The summary is what leadership reads first. Behind it sits the complete file: every witness heard, every document and record examined, and every finding tied to numbered evidence, so a board, an insurer, a buyer or a regulator can test it.

P3i Investigation Report · Summary Page 1 · Executive summary

1 · Established sequence

2 · Causes

Immediate
Underlying
Systemic

3 · Wider system findings

4 · Remedial work plan

ActionOwnerDateTest of effectiveness Fit personal locks for every operatorPlant Mgr30 daysSpot audit, 10 isolations

Illustrative summary page. Report length and structure depend on the scope of each case.

Inside the full report

  1. 01Executive summary SHOWNThe findings and actions leadership needs, on one page. This is the page shown here.
  2. 02Terms of reference & scopeThe questions asked, the boundaries of the investigation and who commissioned it.
  3. 03MethodHow evidence was gathered, and which analysis methods were chosen for this case, and why.
  4. 04Verified chronologyThe sequence of events, reconstructed from records, data and accounts, minute by minute where it matters.
  5. 05Site & technical examinationScene, equipment, failed parts, measurements and photographs, with specialists where needed.
  6. 06Witness evidenceInterview schedule, accounts in summary, and where the witnesses agree and where they conflict.
  7. 07Documents & recordsPermits, procedures, maintenance, training, rosters, CCTV, tracker and control-system data reviewed.
  8. 08Causal analysisImmediate, underlying and system causes, each one tied to numbered evidence.
  9. 09System reviewWhere the same weaknesses exist elsewhere in the operation.
  10. 10Findings & conclusionsWhat is proven, what is probable, and what remains open, stated plainly.
  11. 11Recommendations & work planTargeted actions, each with an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked.
  12. 12AppendicesEvidence register, photograph log, interview records, drawings and data extracts.

Every action has an owner, a date and a test of whether it worked. The evidence stays indexed, so any reader can check how each conclusion was reached.

Questions

What medical directors ask us first.

Will you blame doctors or nurses?

No. We review the system of care; clinical questions are reviewed by clinical peers.

Can families ask for a review?

Yes, and we usually suggest working with the hospital.

How is patient and staff information protected?

Yes, with arrangements agreed at the start.

Every ward can learn from one review. Start with a conversation.

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