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This page shows the FMEA Tool Report created by a specific organization or individual — including (in a separate browser window) the detailed FMEA that outlines the steps in the process; the failure modes, causes, and effects for each step; and the Risk Priority Number (RPN) for each step, each associated failure mode, and the entire process. In addition, the graph tracks the RPN for the process over time to see if the changes you are making are leading to improvement.

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Improving Drugs Round, Specialist Palliative Care

South Tyneside Foundation Trust Community Health S
Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom-England
Hospital-Other

 

Aim: To establish the RPN for each stage of the process and reduce the overall RPN



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Annotations
1 Reduced interruptions
2 Steps removed